Municipal Court Probation Officer I

Personnel Board of Jefferson County; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 43,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Birmingham is seeking well-qualified Municipal Court Probation Officers to oversee court-ordered probation activities for adult offenders. This role manages cases, maintains contact with offenders, and supports court orders in a courtroom setting under supervision.

Responsibilities include intake review, court appearances, documentation, drug testing, and collaboration with community resources. Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree, a valid driver’s license, and CMS

Qualifications

• Driver’s license required.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• No felony convictions or misdemeanors of moral turpitude including but not limited to domestic violence or theft.
• Ability to obtain a Court Monitoring Specialist (CMS) certification within one year of employment (Note: there is no financial cost to the employee for obtaining this certification).

Responsibilities

• Completes intake procedures by reviewing probationers’ background information, interviewing probationers, and assessing risk and needs to gather information about the probationer.
• Monitors probation cases through gathering information relevant to cases and communicating with associated departments/agencies to help ensure compliance with court orders.
• Performs administrative tasks such as documentation, maintaining information files, and processing paperwork to ensure files on all probationers are up-to-date and accessible for court staff.
• Performs drug testing tasks including collection, storage, and disposal of urine samples in accordance with applicable state and federal drug testing standards and departmental policies and procedures in order to detect the presence of drugs and/or alcohol and to document results.
• Develops and maintains cooperative relationships by serving as a liaison for the department to correspond with coworkers, other departments, divisions, agencies, and community resources.
• Attends court hearings to provide testimony on probation cases and to gather referrals and other pertinent information on probationers.
• Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.

Skills

Driver's license

Age requirement

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Job description

Municipal Court Probation Officer I - City of Birmingham

LOCATIONS: Birmingham

TARGET CLOSE DATE: 10/30/2026

PAY GRADE: Grade 19

TYPE: Full time

JOB SUMMARY: The City of Birmingham is seeking well-qualified Municipal Court Probation Officers to be responsible for implementing and overseeing court-ordered probation activities for adult offenders. This role manages cases and supervises clients ordered to probation by maintaining contact with offenders to ensure compliance with court orders, attending court hearings, preparing various documentation, developing relationships with community resources, and attending professional development events. A Municipal Court Probation Officer's work is performed in a courtroom setting under the direct supervision of the Court Administrator, Municipal Court Probation Administrator, Senior Probation Officer, presiding judge, and general direction of the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: The City of Birmingham provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is presented below:
$42,972 - $66,684

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Driver’s license.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• No felony convictions or misdemeanors of moral turpitude including but not limited to domestic violence or theft.
• Ability to obtain a Court Monitoring Specialist (CMS) certification within one year of employment (Note: there is no financial cost to the employee for obtaining this certification).

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Completes intake procedures by reviewing probationers’ background information, interviewing probationers, and assessing risk and needs to gather information about the probationer.

• Monitors probation cases through gathering information relevant to cases and communicating with associated departments/agencies to help ensure compliance with court orders.

• Performs administrative tasks such as documentation, maintaining information files, and processing paperwork to ensure files on all probationers are up-to-date and accessible for court staff.

• Performs drug testing tasks including collection, storage, and disposal of urine samples in accordance with applicable state and federal drug testing standards and departmental policies and procedures in order to detect the presence of drugs and/or alcohol and to document results.

• Develops and maintains cooperative relationships by serving as a liaison for the department to correspond with coworkers, other departments, divisions, agencies, and community resources.

• Attends court hearings to provide testimony on probation cases and to gather referrals and other pertinent information on probationers.

• Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Job is primarily sedentary, involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is conducted both indoors in office settings as well as courtroom settings. Work involves the use of standard office equipment, such as a computer, phone, copier, etc. Employees may be exposed to bodily fluids such as urine.

EEO STATEMENT: The Personnel Board of Jefferson Countyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Each Merit System member city/agencyoperates its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION: To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability, please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at [e-mail] or phone at 205-279-3500 (select option 1) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The accommodation process is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the job application process.

NOTE: This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System.

DISCLAIMER: This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required for this position and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.