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127490
PROBATION AND PAROLE DISTRICT MANAGER B--ADULT
PS118     $68,848 - $139,360
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 10/01/2022

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To manage a large-sized Adult Probation and Parole Office directing the supervision and investigatory 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 District Manager A - Adult by the responsibility for managing a large District Office.

Differs from Probation and Parole Regional Administrator-Adult by the absence of responsibility for managing a region comprised of several district offices.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

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

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

Coordinate training.

Develop systems and procedures to ensure equitable distribution of workload and optimum use of personnel.

Assign caseloads and investigations to subordinate staff.

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

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

Maintains contacts and collaborates with sheriffs, chiefs of police, district attorneys, directors of treatment facilities, and a variety of other officials and administrators.

Serve as a liaison in the resolution of problems, the coordination of services, and the 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.

Assists in conducting jail operation audits on facilities housing Department of Corrections inmates.

Maintain liaison with CRCs for the purpose of problem resolution, contract compliance, and related issues.

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

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
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 REQUIREMENT:
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.