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Probation/Parole Officer 3

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Probation/Parole Officer 3

Salary

$62,337.60 - $96,699.20 Annually

Location

Sioux City - 51103 - Woodbury County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-00659

Agency

223 Corrections - Community Based Corrections - Sioux City

Opening Date

09/10/2025

Closing Date

9/21/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Point of Contact

jody.hagaman@iowa.gov

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Job Description

The Department of Corrections - Third District is seeking a Probation/Parole Officer 3 based in Sioux City, Iowa. Assigned work unit is the North Residential Treatment Facility.

The Probation/Parole Officer 3 position is used to perform a variety of advanced and highly skilled duties on a full-time basis. The officer predominately supervises cases that have been assessed as being high risk for violence, victimization and overall recidivism, and also may have a specific problem/treatment need requiring substantial knowledge, expertise, and skills on the part of the officer, which may require additional training, certification or licensure. This may include providing services to individuals under specialized supervision for sex offenses, chronic substance abusers, youthful clients or others who are also high risk and require regular and routine work in the field with community resources, families, law enforcement and other collateral contacts.

This position requires the officer be highly proficient in risk assessments, case management, and supervision strategies to include applying social learning principles and cognitive-behavioral strategies, building upon or developing protective factors, developing effective quality professional working relationships, developing intensive and effective case management plans as well as the ability to support and implement quality improvement efforts.

This classification includes performing professional casework with high risk clients, assist with supervisory duties, continuous quality improvement, or other program oversight duties, and training/coaching/mentoring other staff on an ongoing basis.

The work environment of a Probation/Parole Officer 3 may vary, requiring flexibility in carrying out specific job requirements; including but not limited to work location and work hours along with group facilitation. Clients who are high risk require increased supervision and interventions along with swift and urgent responses to violations and other critical incidents. Caseloads are usually smaller and more intensive and the officer devotes a greater amount of time and attention to building quality professional relationships with clients using a balanced approach between treatment and accountability.

In addition to the above, all applicants must have their IBTSA Level 1 certification for sex offender treatment programming or work to obtain their certification within two years of the hire date.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to three years of full-time work in a human services or criminal justice field.

• A total of seven years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes thirty months of full-time work as a Probation/Parole Officer 2.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description. ( and\ pay/JobClassDescriptions/ProbationParoleOfficer3-30312-80312.pdf)

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Do you have a total of seven years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience?

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Do you have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes thirty months of full-time work as a Probation/Parole Officer 2?

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State of Iowa

Agency

223 Corrections - Community Based Corrections - Sioux City

Address

515 Water St

Sioux City, Iowa, 51103

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