Probation and Parole Officer - Hamilton, Canada - Ministry of the Solicitor General

Ministry of the Solicitor General

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Hamilton, Canada

6 days ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

As public servants working in the Ministry of the Solicitor General, you will lead with integrity, demonstrate professionalism, champion inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility and human rights, and strive for excellence.

Probation and Parole Officers are entrusted by our fellow citizens to play a pivotal role in the justice sector, promoting community and victim safety through the assessment and effective case management of offenders on community supervision.

While supporting public safety, ensuring offender accountability, and enforcing compliance, Probation and Parole Officers are tasked with assisting vulnerable offenders who face significant barriers and require guidance navigating the challenges of living with issues such as mental health, addictions, historical and ongoing systemic discrimination (e.g., racism) and related barriers such as poverty, transiency and historical/intergenerational trauma.

They are committed to evidence-based practice in response to the changing needs of diverse communities.

Probation and Parole Officers are honest, accountable, caring, ethical, respectful, inclusive, and are passionate about reducing recidivism to support victim and community safety.

This is an exciting and intrinsically rewarding career within the Ontario Public Service where you can assist the offender population in making significant changes in their lives.

This posting includes the following positions and locations:

Two 12-month with possible extension full-time positions at the London South Probation and Parole Officer (561 Southdale Road)
One 12month with possible extension fulltime position at the London Core Probation and Parole Officer (233 Wharncliffe Rd S)
One 6month with possible extension fulltime position at the London Core Probation and Parole Officer (233 Wharncliffe Rd S)
One 18month with possible extension parttime hours/week) position at the Owen Sound Probation and Parole Officer (611 9th Avenue East)
One 6month with possible extension fulltime position at the Hamilton Centre Probation and Parole Officer (119 King Street West, Suite 104)

Additional Information:

- _If you have not completed the Ministry's Probation and Parole Officer basic training program and the experience requirement, you will be hired in the Probation Officer (PO1) salary range ($1, $1, per week._

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism: We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

Visit the

OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the

OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's

Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

What can I expect to do in this role?: Working as part of a diverse and dynamic team, you will:

Provide probation, parole and conditional sentence services to adult offenders
Investigate and gather information to prepare reports ordered by the Courts and the Ontario Parole Board to support sentencing and parole decisions
Enhance community safety by monitoring and enforcing conditions of court orders
Assess criminogenic and other risk and needs and develop and implement offender case management plans to address those needs
Help offenders to make positive changes by guiding and supporting their efforts through meaningful interventions, skills building, cognitivebehavioural counselling, referrals, programming and motivational interviewing
Liaise with victims and build relationships with diverse criminal justice system partners and stakeholders such as police, courts and community agencies (including Indigenous communities and organizations)

Voluntary Information Session

Voluntary information sessions will be conducted on January 27 and 31, 2023 to share additional information about this opportunity and the role.

This is voluntary and will not impact the screening process. If interested, please attend a virtual information session via

Microsoft Teams on:

Friday, January 27th at 11:00 a

m Meeting ID:

Passcode:
A5RARP

OR

Tuesday, January 31st at 6:00 p

m Meeting ID:

Passcode:
EZV8Uc

How do I qualify?:

Mandatory:

Applied social work expertise:

Demonstrated counselling and motivational interviewing experience
Relationship building skills to counsel, provide offenders with guidance and support
Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, monitor, update and evaluate offenderfocused case management
Experience in the delivery of structured individual and grou