PROBATION AND PAROLE DISTRICT MANAGER A-ADULT

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PROBATION AND PAROLE DISTRICT MANAGER A-ADULT

Salary

$5,361.00 - $10,854.00 Monthly

Location

Monroe, LA

Job Type

Promotion

Job Number

415-24-115 MOD

Department

DOC-Adult Probation & Parole

Opening Date

09/30/2024

Closing Date

10/5/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

Louisiana Department of

Public Safety & Corrections –

Corrections Services

Division of Probation & Parole – Adult

MONROE DISTRICT

Monroe, Louisiana

www.doc.louisiana.gov

THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED BY DETAIL

OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF

LA DPS&C – CORRECTIONS SERVICES (Adult DOC)

This position may be filled as:

PROMOTION : This position may be filled as a detail. Should the position become available, the employee may be permanently promoted to this position.

Exams and License Requirements

• No Civil Service Test Score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.

• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.

• Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

• To apply for this vacancy , click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.

  REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.

• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.

• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.

• Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

• There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has90 days from the closing dateof the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

• Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

• This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.

• To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.

  The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

  For further information about this vacancy contact:

Zoei Sonnier

Probation and Parole Human Resources Department

Zoei.Sonnier2@la.gov

Ph: (225) 342-8698

Fax: (225) 342-5968

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus four years of professional level experience in adult probation and parole.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

Graduate training in corrections, criminology, criminal justice, counseling, penology, psychology or social work will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

An applicant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.

Possession of a valid Louisiana driver's license at time of appointment.

Willingness and ability to handle and carry firearms.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To manage a medium-sized Adult Probation and Parole Office directing the supervisory and investigative efforts of professional personnel who deliver probation, parole, pardon, work release, and Community Residential Center (CRC) services.

Level of Work:

Manager.

Supervision Received:

Broad direction from a higher level Probation and Parole-Adult Administrator.

Supervision Exercised:

Direct over Probation and Parole-Adult staff.

Location of Work:

Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC), Corrections Services, Division of Probation and Parole-Adult.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Probation and Parole Program Manager--Adult by the responsibility for managing a medium sized district office.

Differs from Probation and Parole District Manager B Adult by responsibility for managing a large-sized District Office.

Examples of Work

Directs and coordinates activities of a medium-sized professional staff of Probation and Parole Officers-Adult who are responsible for a highly complex mix of criminal justice cases under supervision, and for a sensitive, legally complex set of investigations for various decision makers in the criminal justice system, judges, Parole Board, the Office of the Governor, and the DPSC.

Screens and hires district office personnel and selects personnel for promotions subject to review and approval of superiors.

Assigns case loads and investigations to subordinate staff.

Administers and coordinates activities relating to the violation process including the arrest and transportation of violators and conduct of preliminary hearings.

Counsels and directs staff in regard to the legal mandates (law, regulation, court decision, etc.) of their work.

Serve as a liaison in the resolution of problems, coordination of services, and development of mutual areas of support.

Formulate policies and procedures. Disseminates and interprets policies, procedures, and legislation affecting district activities.

Contribute input and information to the division and DPSC in regard to formulation of procedures and policies.

Determine personnel, supply, and equipment requirements of the office through maintenance of statistical data, inventory control, and the budgetary process.

Conduct Basic Jail Guidelines audits and monitoring.

Assist in conducting jail operation audits on facilities housing DPSC inmates.

Conducts a variety of management activities to ensure compliance with the American Correctional Association (ACA) standards and maintains certification.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

  01

  Are you currently a permanent classified employee of the Department of Corrections/Corrections Services (Adult DOC)?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Do you possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes

• No

  03

  Do you have willingness and ability to handle and carry firearms?

• Yes

• No

  04

  If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.

• Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.

• No. Do not contact my employers, past or present, and DO NOT CONSIDER ME as a candidate for employment.

  05

  Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or felony or under indictment of a felony charge?

• Yes

• No

  06

  Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

• Yes

• No

  Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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