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Also called community corrections specialist, correctional casework specialist, correctional probation specialist and correctional specialist.

$66,270
Median pay a year
89,390
People do this work
6
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Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist

Summary

Probation officer providing social services to assist in the rehabilitation of law offenders through case management, progress evaluation, and development of treatment plans. Conducts interviews, supervises community-based sentences, and administers compliance tests

Experience

Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist

Where you worked

Month Year to Month Year
  • Prepared and maintained case folders for each assigned inmate or offender
  • Gathered information about offenders' backgrounds by interviewing offenders, their families, and relevant contacts
  • Interviewed probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in meeting probation contracts and rehabilitation plans
  • Supervised individuals on community-based sentences, including conducting curfew checks and home visits
  • Administered drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens, to ensure compliance with treatment programs
  • Developed rehabilitation programs for assigned offenders, establishing rules of conduct, goals, and objectives
  • Wrote reports detailing offenders' progress and participated in decisions regarding court proceedings

Skills

Leading & Coordinating
Recommending legal actions
Core Skills
Investigating legal issues, Writing reports or evaluations, Arranging health services, Collecting client information, Interviewing for progress, Monitoring health or behavior, Administering drug screening tests, Evaluating individual characteristics, Planning programs

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On site, Remote

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree
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  • Prepared and maintained comprehensive case folders for assigned offenders, ensuring accurate documentation of progress and needs.
  • Interviewed probationers regularly to evaluate their progress and discuss challenges affecting their rehabilitation.

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Prepared and maintained comprehensive case folders for several assigned offenders each month, ensuring accurate documentation of progress and needs

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Several each monthA few each weekMost of the caseload

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Interviewed probationers regularly to evaluate their progress and discuss challenges affecting their rehabilitation.

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More probationers met their goalsFewer violations occurred after discussionsProbationers reported feeling more supported

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  • Recommending legal actions
  • Investigating legal issues
  • Writing reports or evaluations
  • Arranging health services
  • Collecting client information
  • Interviewing for progress
  • Monitoring health or behavior
  • Administering drug screening tests
  • Evaluating individual characteristics
  • Planning programs
  • Maintaining client information
  • Explaining procedures

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What a Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist does

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Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

What it pays

How much does a Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist make?

Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.

25th percentile$54,250
Median$66,270
75th percentile$84,780

About 89,390 people do this work in the United States.

What it pays in each state
State25th percentileMedian75th percentile
AK$64,710$77,000$96,480
AL$49,000$61,050$74,290
AR$44,910$51,180$57,830
AZ$52,410$60,910$68,770
CA$80,300$103,640$123,540
CO$61,350$71,680$85,110
CT$80,870$97,350$117,410
DE$70,980$81,880$92,150
FL$44,990$50,960$58,490
GA$53,950$60,270$64,710
HI$63,080$73,830$79,860
IA$62,070$77,390$83,250
ID$55,310$59,780$65,400
IL$59,510$74,390$98,390
IN$49,840$60,170$75,110
KS$57,390$61,890$68,180
KY$54,070$59,610$62,590
LA$49,740$62,910$75,560
MA$74,210$94,590$114,420
MD$69,480$76,390$85,640
ME$58,590$71,140$71,140
MI$64,710$79,760$83,180
MN$65,620$81,580$103,100
MO$46,840$46,840$47,260
MS$31,010$34,110$44,180
MT$57,690$59,750$61,290
NC$51,510$62,220$66,270
ND$57,590$65,140$72,650
NE$50,450$63,460$74,050
NJ$58,770$80,280$105,120
NM$60,010$66,000$73,920
NV$59,030$75,840$83,030
NY$68,510$80,350$96,160
OH$50,860$61,120$73,690
OK$43,930$50,380$54,700
OR$71,470$84,920$100,010
PA$55,220$67,370$83,280
SC$53,160$56,780$65,990
SD$61,480$66,870$75,210
TN$51,550$58,010$62,690
TX$48,100$52,880$63,150
VA$49,780$58,820$66,110
VT$73,670$83,820$91,120
WA$76,190$82,750$94,420
WV$46,220$53,120$61,460
WY$56,420$56,580$60,300

Other names

Other names for this job

community corrections specialist, correctional casework specialist, correctional probation specialist, correctional specialist, correctional treatment specialist, correctional treatment specialist case manager, corrections specialist, juvenile justice specialist, juvenile probation parole specialist, juvenile specialist, offender employment specialist, OES.

More names for this work

offender job retention specialist, offender workforce development specialist, OWDS, parole specialist, probation case specialist, probation specialist, adult probation and parole officer, adult probation officer, attendance officer, community supervision officer, correctional case manager, correctional counselor, correctional officer, correctional probation officer, correctional treatment case manager, corrections counselor, court worker, crime prevention worker, dcc parole officer, DPO, deputy juvenile officer, deputy probation officer, detention attendant, detention officer, detention worker, division of community corrections parole officer, intensive supervision officer, juvenile correctional officer, juvenile counselor, juvenile court counselor, juvenile detention officer, juvenile officer, juvenile probation officer, juvenile probation parole officer, juvenile supervision officer, parole agent, parole officer, people officer, prisoner classification interviewer, probation agent, probation and parole officer, probation and patrol agent, probation counselor, probation officer, probation worker, truant officer, youth probation officer.

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