Deputy Probation Officer II/III

National Police; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

National Police seeks a Deputy Probation Officer to supervise offenders in community settings and support rehabilitation efforts through case management, counseling, and court reporting. The role requires coordinating with courts, families, and social services to ensure compliance with probation terms.

Responsibilities include interviewing probationers, developing case plans, and referring to mental health, medical, and substance-use programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in criminal justice, social science, behavioral science or related field.
• Two years of experience with the public, record-keeping, laws/regulations, and diverse populations.
• CORE training for Probation/Juvenile Corrections; CPR/First Aid certifications.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional peace officer duties in community corrections and juvenile residential settings.
• Prepare court reports, case plans, and sentencing recommendations.
• Conduct investigations, interviews, and risk assessments for probationers.
• Coordinate with families, law enforcement, social services, schools and courts.
• Oversee program participation (mental health, substance abuse, community service) and supervise probationers.

Education

Bachelor’s in criminal justice

Associate’s in criminal justice

Core training (Probation/Juvenile Corrections)

832 PC training

CPR/First Aid training

Tools

CORE training

PC 832 Course

CPR/First Aid

Job description

Salary: $70,075.20 – $103,750.40 Annually

Position Summary:

Under close or general supervision or direction, performs a variety of professional peace officer duties in the field of adult and juvenile community corrections and juvenile residential corrections; conducts investigations and monitoring of adult or juvenile offenders in a community setting and may provide custody, security, and programming of juveniles in an institutional setting; provides pre-trial, pre-sentence and post-sentence recommendations to the court; caseload management, support, and guidance to alleged and convicted offenders; and performs related duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

• Performs the full range of responsibilities as a California Peace Officer as identified in PC 830.5.
• Maintains communication and liaison with families, law enforcement, social services, educators, and other community resource agencies.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Performs case management services while ensuring adherence to conditions of probation and facilitating rehabilitation by supervising, counseling, and monitoring clients on probation.
• Interviews probationers, families, and other individuals using evidence-based practices to investigate and assess probationer criminal and social history, risks, and needs and to determine how each case is to be treated; develops and implements case plans based on probationer’s history and needs.
• Prepares various court reports including assessments, case plans, petitions, discovery, and related legal and case documents; provides court with a sentencing recommendation.
• Conducts investigations and field searches using accepted data collection methods to establish facts and draw valid conclusions; analyzes data including, but not limited to medical, social history, and legal reports, as well as other documents.
• Effectively makes arrests of violators, serves warrants, and issues citations.
• Represents the department at various court proceedings and/or testifies in court and other hearings regarding sentencing recommendations, probation violations and termination, revocation hearings, probation modifications, case disposition, and case related issues.
• Requests evaluations, refers, and coordinates and monitors participation in mental health, medical, substance abuse, community service, and related treatment and rehabilitation programs.
• Intervenes in crisis situations, counsels individuals and families, and makes referrals.
• Works closely with schools, courts, community agencies, law enforcement, District Attorney and staff, client attorneys, other legal representation, and others during the course of client’s probation including attending various meetings.
• Coordinates ongoing activities of various probation programs including but not limited to work release, home supervision/electronic monitoring, and community service.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of reports, files, legal documents, correspondence, and records.
• Transports probationers to custodial facilities and court hearings.
• Attends meetings and participates in training; stays abreast of new trends, new legislation, court decisions and innovations in the field of probation.

Requirements:

• Deputy Probation Officer I: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in criminal justice, social science, behavioral science, or a closely related field; OR Equivalent to an associate’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in criminal justice, social science, behavioral science, or a closely related field; AND Two (2) years of experience working with members of the public, keeping records, interpreting and applying laws and regulations, and working with people from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Deputy Probation Officer II: In addition to the qualifications listed above, one (1) year of experience at a level equivalent to the County’s class of Deputy Probation Officer I, including the required Probation Officer and/or Juvenile Corrections Officer CORE training, depending upon assignment, 832 PC training, and CPR/First Aid training.
• Deputy Probation Officer III: In addition to the qualifications listed in Deputy Probation Officer I, two (2) years of experience at a level equivalent to the County’s class of Deputy Probation Officer II.
• Must possess a valid US driver’s license upon date of application. Must obtain California driver’s license following hire date per California DMV regulations.
• A Standards and Training Probation Officer and/or Juvenile Corrections Officer CORE certificate certified by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)
• A certificate of completion of Penal Code 832 Course in Arrest, Search and Seizure issued by California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.; and
• A CPR/First Aid certification by the authority of the Board of State and Community Corrections Training Manual.