How do they match: Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

  • Youth Probation Officer
  • Counselor
  • Classification Counselor
  • Correctional Counselor
  • Corrections Counselor
  • Court Worker
  • Crime Prevention Worker
  • Detention Worker
  • Pre-Parole Counseling Aide
  • Probation Worker
  • Probation Counselor

  • Arrange for postrelease services, such as employment, housing, counseling, education, and social activities.
  • 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.

  • Counsel clients or patients with substance abuse issues.
  • Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
  • Refer individuals to educational or work programs.