Parole Officer Trainee 1 - Similar to Grade 13
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Positions
This title exists in Corrections and Community Supervision and has approximately 885 position.
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*The number of positions is approximate and represents the number of positions established (both filled and vacant); it is not an indication or reference to position type or duration, or intent to be filled.
Career Ladder
A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series.
| Title | Grade | Hiring Rate/yr | Job Rate/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parole Officer Trainee 1 | 13 | $49,363 | $63,169 |
| Parole Officer Trainee 2 | 17 | $61,516 | $78,307 |
| Parole Officer | 21 | $75,850 | $96,173 |
| Senr Parole Officer | 24 | $88,639 | $111,897 |
| Supvg Parole Officer | 63 | $111,925 | $141,439 |
All salary grades for trainees titles are Non-Statutory (NS) equated to the salary grade identified. These grade equations apply to the starting salaries in their respective salary schedule for the traineeship levels.
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Job Duties
As a Parole Officer Trainee 1, you must be willing and able to attend approximately ten weeks of training, be trained in the handling and discharge of firearms, and work with offenders who have histories of committing violent crimes, including sex offenders, and who have various issues such as substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, and gang involvement. This work will require the development and implementation of appropriate treatment services. Responsibilities also include: working with community providers and law enforcement agencies; the arrest and custody (including transportation) of offenders; field visits to the residences, programs, and places of employment of offenders; entering case contact notes into a computer; preparing written reports and testifying at parole hearings. The work schedule often requires hours outside of the normal 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Also as a Parole Officer Trainee 1, you would typically be assigned to a Field Parole Office in one of several geographic regions around the state, provide supervision and guidance to an assigned caseload of releasees from state and local correctional facilities, and help releasees comply with the terms and conditions of their release. You would perform both social work and law enforcement functions. You would work with community-based organizations to deliver needed services to an offender population under court-imposed sentences and place releasees under arrest when necessary. You may be assigned to work with juvenile offenders and work releasees.
The Classification standard for this title illustrates the nature, extend, and scope of duties and responsibilities of the classes they describe. There is no classification standard available currently for this title.
Summary of Minimum Qualifications
Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.
You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.
There are two examinations held for this position. Please note: New York State employees may qualify for both.
For qualified employees of New York State on or before the date of the examination, the candidate must be a qualified employee of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service AND have a bachelor’s degree.
For all other qualified individuals, the candidate must have a bachelor’s degree.
For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.
00-360010
26-191010
Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. Job postings on StateJobsNY will contain the most up-to-date qualifications.
How to Apply
When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for email notification so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.
Mobility Options
Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the career ladder. Additional movement may be achieved through transfer or other examinations.
For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322.
You can also visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists.