PAROLE AND PROBATON INTAKE REVIEWER

If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, apply to join the DPSCS team today!

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

This recruitment is being used to fill only the counties listed in the Location of Position section.

Caroline County

Denton Field Office
207 South 3rd Street
Denton, MD 21629

Frederick County

Frederick Field Office/DDMP

100 West Patrick St

Frederick, MD 21701

Garrett County

Oakland Field Office/DDMP

221 A South 3rd St

Oakland, MD 21550

Kent County

Chestertown Field Office

131 North Dixon Drive

Chestertown, MD 21620

St. Mary's County

23110 Leonard Hall Dr.

Leonardtown, MD 20650

Talbot County

Easton Field Office DDMP & East Regional Office

301 Bay St, Suite 302

Easton, MD 21601

The main purpose of this position is making Maryland communities safer through proactive community supervision of supervised individuals utilizing a strategy that focuses on criminogenic needs. This includes investigating and reporting, testing and referring supervised individuals, identifying and partnering with community resources, informing and supporting victims of crime, and collecting ordered monies.

To protect the citizens of Maryland by interviewing supervised individuals who are:

(1) placed on probation by the courts;  

(2) released on parole by the Maryland Parole Commission;  

(3) released from prison on mandatory supervision release; or 

(4) on supervision

This individual is the first employee from the Division of Parole and Probation to interact with these supervised individuals who are often angry, confrontational, and resistant to questioning. The accuracy and tone of this initial interview are critical to the supervision/monitoring process. In the absence of this individual, these duties are performed by clerical staff, agents, or monitors. 

The individual in this position must read and thoroughly explain to supervised individuals all of the general and special conditions of supervision/monitoring; accurately and completely enter required information into the Offender Based State Correctional Information System (OBSCIS II); explain to supervised individuals the requirements for reporting to the agent/monitor for the first time; and gather information from a variety of documents and information systems about each supervised individuals to build a thorough case file for an agent/monitor to begin supervising/monitoring the case. In some jurisdiction assessment of supervision level and/or initial referrals for treatment may be done. Interview supervised individuals in order to gather necessary information, review rules and conditions, answer questions, and provide reporting instructions to appropriate agent/office assignment. Input accurate and complete data in OBSCIS II informational systems in order to timely open offender cases and livescan/fingerprinting.

Education:   Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: One year of experience interviewing offenders and processing parole and probation documents.

Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

1. Experience interviewing supervised individuals (probation, parole, or similar).

2. Experience where you interacted with individuals who were confrontational or resistant.

3. Experience entering case information into criminal justice or case‑management systems.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.

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