Parole Agent Ii
Fresno, California Area
Supervise Parole Agent's and clerical/support staff responsible for a set caseload of adult parolees/releasees, provide direction and guidance to staff on policies and procedures related to the parolee function, instruct subordinates on the policies and standards of individual treatment of the adult parolees, consult with staff and provide guidance on complex case issues, make recommendations on reports to paroling authorities; analyze data on unit performance, parolee performance, and paroling authority actions to ensure compliance and conduct caseloads audits. Provide training and mentoring to staff on appropriate courses of action in various situations involving contact with parolees, their family and the community.Directly supervise and counsel a partial caseload of adult parolees/releases, engage in activities designed to bring about the prevention and deterrence of a return by the parolees/releasees to behavior that constitutes parole violations and/or crime, adapt parolee/release treatment program to the individual, confer with parolee/release friends and relatives to explain and interpret the treatment programs with a view toward eliciting their support, investigate proposed parole release programs to determine acceptability, work closely with various public and private agencies concerned with correctional rehabilitation to investigate alleged and/or possible violations of conditions of parole and release, and recommend appropriate case dispositions, and maintain current case history records of cases supervised.Supports the Parole Agent III in parole unit administrative duties, including: responding to citizen complaints, implementation of new mandates, laws, and programs.Attend meetings, training, and conferences; share in the management of the office site, interact with applicable persons and agencies (including local police, sheriff, non-profit organizations) and act on behalf of the Parole Agent III in his/her absence.