$5,000 Recruiting Bonus for TDCJ Parole Officers

Newly Hired for Midland, Monahans, or Odessa

Who is eligible to sign a Bonus Contract?

• Full-time parole officers who were newly hired and graduated from the parole officer academy on or after September 12, 2018,

• TDCJ retirees who rehired as full-time parole officers after 90 calendar days of retirement from TDCJ, or

• TDCJ former employees rehired as full-time parole officers after one year of separation from TDCJ, or

• Current non-uniformed TDCJ employees are eligible for the recruiting bonus upon employment into a full-time parole officer position. If the employee has been in a uniformed position during the last 12 months, the employee is ineligible to enter into a recruitment bonus contract. Additionally, employees who have previously received a recruiting bonus are not eligible to receive an additional bonus.

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What are the terms?

• You must be eligible to receive the recruitment bonus.

• You must sign a contract agreeing to work for one year from the date of bonus payment.

• You must repay the bonus in-full or partially if employment with TDCJ ends before one year from the date of bonus payment.

Page update: 06/27/2025