Community corrections job description

Community Corrections Officers supervise and monitor offenders on various community-based orders across several locations including community and corrections offices, correctional centres, courts, and home visits.

Role overview Community Corrections Officers supervise and monitor offenders on various community-based orders across several locations including community and corrections offices, correctional centres, courts, and home visits.

Becoming A Community Corrections Officer

A Community Corrections Officer oversees programs that help offenders find an alternative to jail time.
Namely, most Community Corrections officers are assigned individuals who are serving parole or probation sentences.
As such, the Community Corrections Officer has a tremendous volume of oversight-related responsibilities, and they will have to re.

Step 1 - Meet The Position’S Requirements

Requirements for becoming a Community Corrections Officer will vary depending on the agency you serve and the community in which you intend to serve.
Most positions will require:.
1) A valid U.S. citizenship.
2) You to be at least 21 years of age or older.
3) No prior felony convictions or drug-related offenses.
4) A high school diploma or GED These cr.

Step 2 - Acquire Practical Skills and Knowledge

The skills needed to be an adept Community Corrections Officer are quite diverse.
Your duties may include:.
1) Regular interviews with offenders to monitor program progress and compliance.
2) Administration of urinalysis drug screenings.
3) In-home checkups on select occasions.
4) Documented assessment of parole or probation subject for presentation to.

What does the Department of corrections do?

The Department of Corrections (DOC) is looking for people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.
DOC manages all state-operated adult prisons and supervises adult inmates who live in the community.

What makes a good correctional officer?

Good Correctional Officers remain calm in stressful situations and are able to appropriately use peer-to-peer conversations and humor to eliminate tension.
They are very perceptive and pick up on social cues and inmate mannerisms to direct them to the help they need before a serious situation occurs.

What does a community corrections officer do?

“We're all here because we believe that with the right management, support, and services, offenders have more opportunities to change

” Community Corrections Officers supervise and monitor offenders on various community-based orders across several locations including community and corrections offices, correctional centres, courts, and home visits

What does the Department of corrections do?

The Department of Corrections (DOC) is looking for people who want to make a difference in the lives of others

DOC manages all state-operated adult prisons and supervises adult inmates who live in the community

What skills do correctional facilities need?

Correctional facilities may look for community corrections officers with the following skills: Correction officers communicate with offenders in custody and those in supervised community-based orders

They often give advice to offenders to reduce the rate of re-offending

×A community corrections officer's job may entail:

Conducting assessments
Helping with the transition from prison to community
Providing referral services to offenders
Giving written and verbal advice about offenders to the State Parole Authority
Monitoring and helping offenders attend assessments, treatments or educational programs
Investigating offenders suspected of violating probation or parole

Community Corrections Officers oversee programs that help offenders find an alternative to jail time. They provide guidance, support and program opportunities for all inmates returning to the community, ensure inmates are accountable to the conditions of their release from incarceration as they transition back into the community, and collaborate with community stakeholders who have a vested interest in the successful reentry of inmates.