Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required to Perform Essential Job Functions: Performance of essential functions requires interaction with accused and convicted criminal offenders; Ability to learn and implement evidence-based practices in the field of community corrections including effective interventions/supervision strategies; Ability to receive feedback, willingness to learn and embrace continuous improvement; Ability to learn and apply new skills, methods and procedures as well as balance treatment and accountability when working with offenders; Ability to engage productively and sensitively with persons of varying cultures and diversity; Ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems; Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable; Ability to analyze situations quickly and objectively, and to determine proper course of action to be taken; Ability to prioritize, organize and utilize enhanced time management skills; Ability to cope with situations firmly, courteously, tactfully, and with respect for the rights of others; Ability to perform physical demands and exhibit mental aptitude needed to perform work duties including recognition of unusual or threatening conditions, maintain self-control and take appropriate action; Ability to determine appropriate situations for use of force; Ability to physically handle resistive/assaultive individuals; Ability to perform arrests; Ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria including exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives; Ability to operate, maneuver and/or control equipment, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions; Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform statistical analysis; and. In addition to the Essential Job Functions and Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities identified, the following competencies are considered during the hiring process and are integral to the position: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Possesses, acquires, and maintains the technical/professional expertise required to do the job effectively and to create solutions.