Direct Care and Treatment

Minnesota Sex Offender Program

Minnesota Association of Professional Employees  (MAPE)
 
 

This position requires you to work rotating 10-hour shifts and also requires 70% field travel.

 
2026-10-28
2026-11-03
145175
Investigation Specialist 2
None
Full Time
Full Employer Contribution
PSO - DCT MAPE State Operated Svcs
MSOP St Peter
Kelly Esser
kelly.esser@state.mn.us
Schneider,Dana M
dana.schneider@state.mn.us

The Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) is a secure, therapeutic sex offense specific treatment program. MSOP promotes public safety while helping clients successfully reintegrate into the community when their risk has been sufficiently reduced. Clients on provisional discharge must comply with individualized court-ordered conditions addressing treatment needs, risk factors, and community safety. Our Reintegration Agents supervise and manage clients through case management, investigations, GPS monitoring, surveillance, and regular communication to ensure compliance with court ordered conditions, MSOP policies, and legal requirements. Agents also support successful community reintegration by assisting with housing, employment, and social stability. Primary responsibilities include: o Supervising and supporting MSOP clients on provisional discharge to ensure law-abiding behavior, compliance with applicable rules and conditions of provisional discharge, and successful community reintegration. o Document client information in a timely manner to support case planning, inform decisions and recommendations, and track the client’s progress and challenges during provisional discharge. o Work professionally with internal and community partners to help MSOP clients implement appropriate interventions and adjust to the community during provisional discharge. Serve as a liaison to the community. o Serve as on-call agent as needed to address concerns. o Support a continuous learning environment by maintaining knowledge of industry best practices, assisting in the advancement of policies and procedures, and identifying areas of improvement.

o Supervising and supporting MSOP clients on provisional discharge to ensure law-abiding behavior, compliance with applicable rules and conditions of provisional discharge, and successful community reintegration. o Document client information in a timely manner to support case planning, inform decisions and recommendations, and track the client’s progress and challenges during provisional discharge. o Work professionally with internal and community partners to help MSOP clients implement appropriate interventions and adjust to the community during provisional discharge. Serve as a liaison to the community. o Serve as on-call agent as needed to address concerns. o Support a continuous learning environment by maintaining knowledge of industry best practices, assisting in the advancement of policies and procedures, and identifying areas of improvement. There are two levels at which you may qualify for this position - Reintegration Agent 1 and Reintegration Agent 2: Minimum Qualifications: Reintegration Agent 1 (Investigation Specialist 1): • Valid MN Driver’s License with the ability to travel daily across the state; AND • A minimum of one (1) year of Agent experience supervising and managing adult offenders in a community setting; experience must include all the following: o Managing a caseload of clients by observing daily activities to maintain the clients’ conditions of release o Preparing case summaries and reports for clients and documenting progress o Assisting clients in transition/reintegration from a secure correctional or civil commitment setting back into the community o Working with evidence based practices, such as cognitive behavioral programming and motivational interviewing OR • Three (3) years of experience supervising adult sexual offenders/clients in a correctional or secure direct care and treatment setting; experience must include the following: o Working directly with clients by observing and supporting daily activities o Ensuring compliance with secure facility rules o Knowledge of the civil commitment and/or criminal court process o Experience working with minimal direction and handling sudden schedule changes o Documenting clients’ progress o Understanding of treatment principles and modalities OR • A Bachelor’s degree in: Law Enforcement, Corrections, Criminology/Criminal Justice or Sociology which includes completion of an internship in an area such as: Corrections and Rehabilitation or Corrections Assessment and Intervention or Law Enforcement Investigation and interviewing. Reintegration Agent 2 (Investigation Specialist 2): • Valid MN Driver’s License with the ability to travel daily across the state; AND • Four (4) years’ experience as a supervising agent, managing and supervising a sex offender caseload in a community setting that includes all the following: o Supervising individuals transitioning from correctional or civil commitment settings to the community, ensuring compliance with court-ordered conditions while reducing risk to public safety. o Conducting complex investigations and surveillance while planning, coordinating, and leading high-risk, sensitive, and complex supervision cases. o Providing advanced casework, technical guidance, and subject matter expertise through case consultation, mentoring, and lead work for Reintegration Agents. o Advanced knowledge of evidence-based best practices in community supervision, investigations, risk assessment, and risk management for justice involved individuals. o Building and maintaining collaborative partnerships with community agencies, service providers, law enforcement, and other stakeholders to support successful reintegration and public safety. o Exercising sound independent judgment and make timely decisions when responding to emergencies, critical incidents, and rapidly evolving situations.

Available upon request from the Human Resources Department.

hose crossing Appointing Authorities may be required to successfully complete a physical assessment form, provide education documentation (high school diploma, GED, college transcript, or college degree) and provide documented proof of freedom from tuberculosis completed within the last year.