Kathy Carter
Hickory,NC
Summary
Dedicated and resilient
Probation Officer with advanced leadership skills and knowledge of legal system processes. Communicates effectively with others and helps motivate individuals to make positive life changes.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Adult Probation Officer
NC Dept
Hickory, NC
04.2014 - 03.2020
- Supervised offenders to reduce risk to community.
- Determined appropriate supervision levels by conducting risk and needs assessments.
- Wrote progress reports and testified under oath at court hearings.
- Referred felony and misdemeanor offenders to necessary community resources.
- Maintained organized offender records and documentation in compliance with department and legal standards.
- Conducted investigations into violations and other allegations.
- Maintained compliance with all legal statutes, policies, and procedures.
- Monitored defendants' compliance and progress in treatment by reviewing reports from counseling agencies.
- Screened offender referrals and completed intake interviews and paperwork.
- Built relationships with defendants and offenders, assessing living conditions and case background information.
- Adhered to legal requirements by performing office, home and employment visits.
- Suggested special community service rehabilitation programs to help further support offenders.
- Completed reports on behalf of court and associated legal entities.
- Gathered information from people in community, family members and agencies about conduct of probationers.
- Employed appropriate incentives and sanctions to achieve desired behaviors and outcomes.
- Verified social and legal history information of individual probationers.
- Oversaw administration of DNA indexing and drug and alcohol screenings for offenders.
- Evaluated people on probation to determine best course of rehabilitation.
- Interpreted data from various assessment tools to determine appropriate level of supervision.
- Observed residents for compliance and behavior issues.
- Collaborated with senior leadership during decision-making processes and created thorough offender reports for corrective action planning.
- Helped resolve probationer issues with housing, employment and healthcare.
- Coordinated community and job placement resources.
- Researched each case thoroughly to strengthen case outcomes.
- Handled over 80 full-cycle caseloads per month.
- Interpreted legal concepts and issues to complete and close out cases.
- Initiated crisis intervention by following official crisis communication plans and training.
- Performed thorough legal research to strengthen case arguments.
- Arranged and implemented offender prison release programs.
Federal Probation Officer
Federal Internship
Hickory, NC
05.2011 - 08.2011
- Built relationships with defendants and offenders, assessing living conditions and case background information.
- Transported and monitored offenders on probation and parole for compliance with court protocols.
- Supervised offenders to reduce risk to community.
- Determined appropriate supervision levels by conducting risk and needs assessments.
- Referred felony and misdemeanor offenders to necessary community resources.
- Maintained organized offender records and documentation in compliance with department and legal standards.
- Conducted investigations into violations and other allegations.
- Maintained compliance with all legal statutes, policies, and procedures.
- Adhered to legal requirements by performing office, home and employment visits.
- Suggested special community service rehabilitation programs to help further support offenders.
- Completed reports on behalf of court and associated legal entities.
- Gathered information from people in community, family members and agencies about conduct of probationers.
- Employed appropriate incentives and sanctions to achieve desired behaviors and outcomes.
TK Teacher
Hickory Christian Academy
Hickory, NC
07.2001 - 08.2007
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Completed daily reports, meal count sheets and attendance logs.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC08.2011
Skills
- Adult probation
- Home inspections
- Substance abuse
- Interstate Compact familiarity
- Weapons training
- Exceptional communicator
- Group therapy
- Report writing
- DNA indexing
- Drug diversion understanding
- 12-Steps program familiarity
- Intake procedures
- Work release
- Child abuse clearance
- Security clearance
- DOP protocols
- Supervising residents
- Delinquency monitoring
- Interviewing expert
- Documentation
- Verbal and written communication
- Efficiency
- Database searches
- Data Collection
- Team Building
- Proficient in [Software]
- Credentialing process
- Taser Training
- Presentence Investigation Reports (PSI)
- Behind the Walls Forum: Life in Prison seminar
- Case management
- Court filings
- Administration of Physical Restraints training
- Interdepartmental collaboration
- Interview and Interrogation Training
- Training and mentoring
- Managing and Rehabilitating Offenders seminar
- Trained in defensive tactics
Certification
- omestic Violence Training October 2014
- Law Enforcement State Training October 2014
Timeline
Adult Probation Officer
NC Dept
04.2014 - 03.2020
Federal Probation Officer
Federal Internship
05.2011 - 08.2011
TK Teacher
Hickory Christian Academy
07.2001 - 08.2007
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Appalachian State University