State of Maryland

A Parole and Probation Assistant Regional Administrator is professional administrative staff work responsible for supervision of technical and administrative functions in an Office of Regional Operations in the Division of Parole and Probation. Employees in this classification coordinate fiscal, personnel, and physical resources essential to parole and probation regional field office operations.  Employees in this classification do not supervise Parole and Probation Field Supervisors but may supervise personnel who provide staff training and specialized services and clerical support staff.  

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a Parole and Probation Regional Administrator and may be subject to call-in on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and any hour of the day or night.             

Positions in this classification are evaluated using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work Sections of the a class specification.           

The Parole and Probation Assistant Regional Administrator is differentiated from Parole and Probation Field Supervisor II in that Parole and Probation Assistant Regional Administrator is responsible for supervision of technical and administrative functions in an Office of Regional Operations while the Parole and Probation Field Supervisor II has supervisory responsibility for lower-level Parole and Probation Field Supervisors.  The Parole and Probation Assistant Regional Administrator is differentiated from the Parole and Probation Regional Administrator in that the Parole and Probation Regional Administrator has supervisory responsibility for Parole and Probation Assistant Regional Administrators, Parole and Probation Field Supervisor II positions and is responsible for all parole and probation field services in a designated region.

Identifies and recommends ways to strengthen service systems;

Conducts on-site audits of operating efficiency of regional programs, services, and work force to determine effectiveness of supervisors in terms of functional performance and attainment of program objectives;

Assists Regional Administrator in the formulation of service delivery plans, installation of new resources, and the adoption of administrative procedures for compliance with program and personnel standards;

Determines optimal use of resources through analytical studies of workload distribution and alignment of staffing patterns for field operations;

Assists the Regional Administrator in developing data for the agency annual operating budget and contributes program and fiscal reports on the regional operations for the executive plan and annual reports prepared by the Division of Parole and Probation;

Consults with agency representatives regarding implementation and interpretation of State personnel policies and administrative guidelines;

Acts as liaison between the Regional Administrator and criminal justice officials, the Maryland Parole Commission, Division of Corrections and local social welfare agencies;

Promotes public interest in agency activities through presentations before civic groups and professional organizations;

Keeps abreast with professional literature reporting innovations in parole and probation administration and correctional research, and attends special conferences and seminars to assure continuing education;

May prepare extensive and in-depth analytical reports on the organization, administration and management of field offices in a designated region;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of the principles and practices of parole and probation;

Knowledge of personnel and fiscal management and equal employment opportunity;

Knowledge of business and management principles involving planning, resource allocation, and human resource utilization; Knowledge of the organization, management and administration of parole and probation field operations; Knowledge of the nature, organization and functions of criminal justice systems;

Knowledge of community resources including training and employment services;

Skill in preparing reports and documenting findings;

Skill in using computer applications and software;

Skill in interpreting and applying laws and regulations regarding parole and probation policies and procedures;

Ability to perform consultation services with field staff in the design, conduct and evaluation of program initiatives;

Ability to identify specific operations and administrative problems through policy analysis and develop solutions to problems encountered in field services administration;

Ability to facilitate program coordination among parole and probation field offices;

Ability to communicate effectively and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with criminal justice officials, the Maryland Parole Commission, Division of Correction and local social welfare agencies.

Education:    A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in business or public administration or the social, behavioral or correctional sciences.  

Experience:  Six years in parole and probation work, at least two years of which must have involved administrative or supervisory responsibility over full time professional staff in an agency responsible for the supervision of adult probationers or parolees.  

Notes:   

1.  Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours of graduate level education in business or public administration or one of the social, behavioral, or correctional sciences for one year of the required general experience.      

2.  Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military services experience as a commissioned officer in social work or correctional counseling classifications or specialty codes in the criminal justice field of work at the rate of two years of military experience for one year of the required experience.

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.  

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.