How to become a probation and parole officer in Utah
The Utah Department of Corrections (UDC), Division of Adult Probation and Parole (AP&P) hires state probation and parole officers under the title Adult Probation and Parole (AP&P) Agent. You must be at least 19.
Pay
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No AP&P agent opening was posted on the state job site (statejobs.utah.gov) at capture, and no official DHRM salary range for the title was found. AP&P agents supervise both probationers and parolees for the state.
Requirements
- Minimum age: 19
- Education: High school diploma or GED (UDC requirement for its certified positions)
- Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent resident for 5 years (UDC certified positions)
- Agents are certified law enforcement officers through Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)
- UDC certified positions: age 19 or older (can apply at 18 and 3/4)
- No adult or juvenile felony conviction; no dishonorable military discharge; any domestic violence conviction must be expunged
- Disqualified for active warrants (or warrants active in the past 12 months) and for any court probation, including a plea in abeyance
- Controlled substances: up to 3-year wait after last use of schedule I/II drugs; 1-year wait after last marijuana/THC use
- No neck or head tattoos
- Omitting information during hiring is automatic disqualification with a two-year reapplication bar
Source:[corrections.utah.gov]
Hiring process
- Apply to a posted AP&P agent recruitment on statejobs.utah.gov
- Background review against UDC certified-position disqualifiers
- Utah POST law enforcement certification (or reactivation of an existing certification)
Source:[corrections.utah.gov]
Academy
Length not published. Agents must be POST-certified law enforcement officers; academy length for AP&P hires not found in an official source opened.[corrections.utah.gov]
Pension and retirement
- Plan: Utah Retirement Systems (URS), Tier 2 Public Safety and Firefighter system (Hybrid or 401(k)-only option)
- Benefit formula: Hybrid: years before July 1, 2020 x 1.5% + years after July 1, 2020 x 2%, times the highest five years' earnings converted to a monthly average; employer 401(k) contribution = 14% minus the Hybrid DB plan rate
- When you can retire: Age 65 with 4 years, 62 with 10, 60 with 20, or any age with 25 years of service; reduced about 7%/yr (ages 60-63) and 9%/yr (64-65) with under 25 years
Public safety membership covers full-time law enforcement officers in a recognized public safety department who completed a certified training program; AP&P agents are POST-certified law enforcement officers, but URS does not list job titles. Vesting after 4 years.
Source:[urs.org]