WILLIAM JAY FRESHWATER
Naples,Florida
Summary
Dynamic corrections professional with nearly 25 years of extensive experience in community corrections, demonstrating a strong commitment to program management and staff supervision. Proven ability to uphold departmental policies and procedures while fostering a positive and rehabilitative environment. Eager to leverage expertise in a challenging role within the Rising Star Program, contributing to innovative solutions and enhancing community outcomes. Passionate about driving change and supporting individuals on their paths to rehabilitation and success.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Correctional Probation Senior Supervisor
Florida Department of Corrections
04.2025 - Current
- Managing a team of two Correctional Probation Supervisors, eighteen Probation Officers, and one Probation and Parole Specialist.
- Ensuring compliance with department policies and court orders for those under supervision.
- Conducting quality assurance reviews of officer reports and case management documentation.
- Training new officers.
- Assigning new cases when received from the intake office.
- Reviewing and approving all correspondence and investigations including pre-sentence, other state, special, and other investigations for the courts, Department of Corrections, and other states for quality, accuracy, and content per departmental policy and procedure.
- Reviewing and approving all violation reports, affidavits, and warrant requests for offenders for quality, accuracy, and content per departmental policy and procedure.
- Communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work.
- Serving as an on-call supervisor.
Correctional Probation Supervisor
Florida Department of Corrections
02.2020 - 04.2025
- Reviewed and approved all correspondence and investigations including pre-sentence, other state, special, and other investigations for the courts, Department of Corrections, and other states for quality, accuracy, and content per departmental policy and procedure.
- Reviewed and approved all violation reports, affidavits, and warrant requests for offenders for quality, accuracy, and content per departmental policy and procedure.
- Communicated with, motivated, trained, and evaluated employees, planning and directing their work.
- Served as an on-call supervisor for GPS alerts, emergency phone calls, and issues in the field by officers.
Correctional Probation Specialist
Florida Department of Corrections
12.2016 - 02.2020
- Encouraged and fostered offender compliance with the supervision order through guidance, goal setting, monitoring of offender behavior, and supervision in the community.
- Conducted field and office supervision visits via personal contact, collateral/community contacts, surveillance contacts, telephone contacts, and electronic methods to ensure compliance with conditions of supervision and to aid offenders as appropriate.
- Supervised high-risk sex offenders and conditional release cases.
Correctional Probation Senior Officer
Florida Department of Corrections
10.2006 - 12.2016
- Encouraged and fostered offender compliance with the supervision order through guidance, goal setting, monitoring of offender behavior, and supervision in the community.
- Conducted field and office supervision visits via personal contact, collateral/community contacts, surveillance contacts, telephone contacts, and electronic methods to ensure compliance with conditions of supervision and to aid offenders as appropriate.
- Supervised the specialty courts involving Drug Court, Mental Health Court, and Veterans Court.
- Served as an on-call officer to respond to GPS alerts.
Correctional Probation Officer
Florida Department of Corrections
02.2001 - 10.2006
- Encouraged and fostered offender compliance with the supervision order through guidance, goal setting, monitoring of offender behavior, and supervision in the community.
- Conducted field and office supervision visits via personal contact, collateral/community contacts, surveillance contacts, telephone contacts, and electronic methods to ensure compliance with conditions of supervision and to aid offenders as appropriate.
Education
B.S. - Business Administration
Berea College
Berea, KentuckySkills
- FACE IT Facilitator
- Thinking for a Change Facilitator
- CPO Academy Instructor
- Mindshift Trainer
- Electronic Monitoring
Certification
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement Instructor
- Thinking for a Change Train the Trainer
- Mental Health First Aid Trainer
- Certified DUI School Instructor
Professional Development
- Middle Management
- Hostage Negotiations
- Computers and Technology in Criminal Justice
- Organized Crime
- Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Investigations
- Injury and Death Investigations
- Sex Crimes Investigations
- CMS Instructor Techniques Course
- Interview and Investigations
- Advanced Report Writing and Review
- Criminal Law
Timeline
Correctional Probation Senior Supervisor
Florida Department of Corrections
04.2025 - Current
Correctional Probation Supervisor
Florida Department of Corrections
02.2020 - 04.2025
Correctional Probation Specialist
Florida Department of Corrections
12.2016 - 02.2020
Correctional Probation Senior Officer
Florida Department of Corrections
10.2006 - 12.2016
Correctional Probation Officer
Florida Department of Corrections
02.2001 - 10.2006
B.S. - Business Administration
Berea College