Juvenile Officer Multilingual - Division VIII - 0408006

Washington County, Arkansas; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington County seeks a Juvenile Officer/Multilingual to supervise youths on probation, FINS orders, or supervised release. The role requires multilingual abilities fluent in Spanish and Marshallese and involves coordination with the court and law enforcement.

Duties include assessing probationers, meeting with court‑involved youth to ensure compliance with orders, maintaining records, and providing limited counseling with referrals to probation programs.

Qualifications

• Multilingual abilities fluent in Spanish and Marshallese.
• Experience with probation, FINS orders, or supervised release conditions.
• Ability to interact with court, law enforcement, and officials.

Responsibilities

• Supervise juveniles placed on probation, FINS Order, or supervised conditions of release.
• Assess juvenile probationers and status offenders.
• Meet with court-involved youth to ensure adherence to orders of the court and terms of probation; maintain records of activities and status.
• Provide clients with limited counseling and refer them to probation assistance programs.
• Confer with law enforcement and court personnel in matters pertaining to violation of probation.

Skills

Multilingual Spanish

Marshallese

Job description

WASHINGTON COUNTY IS UNDER A BURN BAN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

• Type: Full Time
• Posted Date: 09/10/2026

Applications accepted from: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED Multilingual preferred but not required for this position

Pay Grade: 10

Workday & Hours: 40 hours a week Monday -Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Benefits Eligibility: Eligible (After meeting eligibility requirements, Health - Dental - Vision - Life Insurance - EAP Program - Retirement APERS -Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System)

Vacation, Sick time, Holiday time

Job Summary

The Washington County Juvenile Officer/Multilingual performs professional work supervising juveniles placed on probation, FINS Order, or supervised conditions of release. Work involves assessing juvenile probationers and status offenders, meeting with the court-involved youth to ensure adherence to orders of the court and terms and conditions of probation; maintaining records of activities and status. Within this position the employee will be required to have multilingual abilities that are fluent specifically in Spanish and Marshallese dialects. Employee is also responsible for providing clients with limited counseling and referring clients to probation assistance programs, and conferring with law enforcement and court personnel in matters pertaining to violation of probation by clients. Duties assigned to employees in the job title vary according to division assignments and/or allocation of workload. Employee is subject to the usual potential hazards of contact with legally delinquent juveniles.

Must be able to pass a criminal background check, obtain and maintain federally mandated security clearances where required, this position is subject to pre-employment and reasonable suspicion testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

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Washington County is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.