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Program Specialist IV - Field Services Specialist - Community Justice Assistance Division (799680 799693 799694 799692 799683)
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JOB SUMMARY

Performs highly complex consultative services and technical assistance work. Work involves 
planning, developing, and implementing a major agency program; providing consultative services 
and technical assistance to program staff, governmental agencies, community organizations, and 
the public; and training, leading, and prioritizing the work of others. Works under limited supervision 
with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

A. Coordinates and works with program staff in program planning, development, implementation, 
analysis, and documentation of Diversion Programs and case management practices of the 
Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD); coordinates and evaluates 
complex to highly complex CSCD audits; and ensures programs are in compliance with Special 
Grant conditions and Community Justice Assistance Division (CJAD) standards, policies, 
statutes, and guidelines.

B. Coordinates audits by developing audit objectives, preparing pre-audit summaries, and 
coordinating pre-audit meetings; collects, organizes, analyzes, and prepares materials in 
response to requests for program information and reports; and analyzes operations and reviews 
reports, recommendations, and justifications.

C. Conducts on-site audits; interviews probation officers, CSCD directors, and probationers; 
compiles audit results by reviewing documentation collected and calculating the statistical 
results; coordinates the evaluation of CSCD auditing needs and the analysis of audit results, 
develops action plans, and prepares draft and final audit reports with findings.

D. Provides training and technical assistance in the program area; coordinates with staff to 
determine training needs; prepares training materials and training aids; and prepares reports 
regarding training needs and training effectiveness.

E. Organizes, assigns, and reviews the work of others; and provides guidance to staff in the 
development and integration of new and revised methods and procedures.

* Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.



MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A. Education, Experience, and Training

1. Bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by an organization recognized by 
the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or by the United States Department 
of Education (USDE). Major course work in Behavioral Science, Criminal Justice, or a 
related field preferred. Each year of experience as described below in excess of the required 
four years may be substituted for thirty semester hours from an accredited college or 
university on a year-for-year basis.

2. Four years full-time, wage-earning community case management, auditing, operational 
review, or technical review experience.

3. Technical review, program evaluation, or program administration experience preferred.

4. Community supervision experienced preferred.

B. Knowledge and Skills

1. Knowledge of adult offender community-based sanctions and programs used in statewide 
community corrections programs and residential facilities.

2. Knowledge of technical, operational, and compliance review procedures and techniques.

3. Knowledge of applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and statutes.

4. Knowledge of departmental standards and guidelines and statutory authority for 
community corrections programs and residential facilities preferred.

5. Knowledge of agency and departmental organizational structure, policies, procedures, 
rules, and regulations preferred.

6. Skill to communicate ideas and instructions clearly and concisely.

7. Skill to coordinate with other staff, departments, officials, agencies, organizations, and the 
public.

8. Skill to interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

9. Skill in the use of computers and related equipment in a stand-alone or local area network 
environment.

10. Skill to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts to devise solutions to problems.

11. Skill to organize, assign, and review the work of others.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

A. Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, push, stoop, reach above the shoulder, grasp, pull, bend 
repeatedly, identify colors, hear with aid, see, write, count, read, speak, analyze, alphabetize, 
lift and carry under 15 lbs., perceive depth, operate a motor vehicle, and operate motor 
equipment.

B. Conditions include working inside, working around machines with moving parts and moving 
objects, radiant and electrical energy, working closely with others, working alone, working 
protracted or irregular hours, and traveling by car, van, bus, and airplane.

C. Equipment (machines, tools, devices) used in performing only the essential functions include 
computer and related equipment, calculator, copier, fax machine, telephone, dolly, and 
automobile.

Other facts

Tech stack
Community Case Management,Auditing,Operational Review,Technical Review,Program Evaluation,Program Administration,Adult Offender Programs,Compliance Review,State and Federal Laws,Communication Skills,Training Coordination,Data Analysis,Organizational Skills,Leadership,Problem Solving,Statistical Analysis

About Texas Department of Criminal Justice

For more than 36,000 dedicated public servants, our mission is to provide public safety, promote positive change in offender behavior, reintegrate offenders into society and assist victims of crime. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is the Lone Star State’s largest state agency and manages more than 146,000 offenders in state prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities that contract with the TDCJ. The agency also provides funding and certain oversight of community supervision and is responsible for the supervision of offenders released from prison on parole or mandatory supervision.

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Government Administration
Founding Year: 1848

What you'll do

  • The Program Specialist IV coordinates and evaluates Diversion Programs and case management practices, ensuring compliance with standards and conducting audits. They also provide training and technical assistance, while leading and prioritizing the work of others.

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