Parole or Probation Officer - ANZSCO 411714
- Assessment Authorities: VETASSESS
Parole or Probation Officer supervises offenders who have been placed on probation by court order or released conditionally from corrective service institutions.
Probation and parole officers may perform the following tasks:
- manage and supervise offenders who have received community-based supervision orders (community service, home detention, probation or parole, for example) and ensure that they comply with the relevant order conditions
- monitor home detainees by means of home visits and electronic monitoring technology, and report all breaches of conditions
- develop and implement community-based work programmes
- assess suitability, placement and management of offenders granted community service orders and fine option orders
- interview offenders, their families, employers and educators to obtain information
- submit reports and recommendations on whether parole should be granted
- provide advice to assist the courts in determining the suitability of offenders to be placed on community-based orders
- assist offenders to obtain employment
- identify the risks and needs of offenders and refer them to appropriate programmes and/or external agencies
- advise parolees and those on community-based orders on matters such as education, employment, finance, housing and other community services that may assist in their rehabilitation
- conduct regular interviews with offenders and report on their progress
- maintain contact with families to help solve problems of readjustment and rehabilitation
- assist in preparing briefs for prosecuting offenders who fail to comply with community-based orders or breach parole conditions
- maintain and develop offender records and administrative procedures
- take part in staff development and training programmes, and provide training to new staff
- participate on various committees to assist in policy, practice and community development.
This occupation is on the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme Occupation List (RSMS ROL) , you may be eligible to apply for the following visa subclass:
- Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as a Parole or Probation Officer?
If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as a Parole or Probation Officer, please fill out the below assessment form. The assessment is free. After submitting the form, a registered migration consultant will look into the information and advise you of the outcome of the assessment via your email address.
