How do they match: Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

  • Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

  • Correctional Treatment Specialist
  • Court Worker
  • Crime Prevention Worker
  • Detention Worker
  • Probation Worker

  • Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

  • Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs.
  • Arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders.
  • Identify and approve work placements for offenders with community service sentences.
  • Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.

  • Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
  • Refer individuals to educational or work programs.