Adult Probation Officer
Salary: $17.73/hour
Position Summary:
Warren County is looking for an Adult Probation Officer that can counsel adult offenders toward achieving compliance with legal conditions of probation by performing the following duties, conducts pre-sentence investigations, and serves in a variety of capacities and assignments within the department as required by the Chief Adult Probation Officer. A probation officer is an important part of rehabilitating offenders back into society.
To be a successful Adult Probation Officer, you should have excellent written and verbal communication skills, critical thinking, decision making, level-headedness and organizational skills are some of the most important competencies needed for this job.
Essential Functions:
- Conduct pre-sentence investigations covering the defendant’s personal history, the charged offense through interviews with defendants, officers, victims and other pertinent parties and by completed record checks.
- Prepare report for Judge noting sentencing guidelines and mandatory sentencing information.
- Testifies in court and makes appropriate recommendations
- Provide personal counseling, and coordinate with outside treatment sources, to help client and family adjustment in the community.
- Conduct direct supervision of cases assigned. Complete necessary home and employment visits, conduct investigations and make arrests in sometimes dangerous situations.
- Maintain appropriate communication with client families, friends, teachers, social agencies, and pertinent others concerned with aiding clients in their rehabilitation.
- Prepare pre-parole plans for effected clients, review progress and monitor behavior.
- Ensure proper implementation of procedures according to department, court and regulatory guidelines.
- In cases of probation violation, apprehend client and determine need for counseling, specialized treatment or for parole revocation. File required probation/parole violation reports.
- Maintain complete case files of reports, recommendations, referrals, plans, client conversations/meeting, etc.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree with major in social sciences or law enforcement related field required
- Minimum three (3) to five (5) years prior experience in criminal justice or social services area.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Pass a background check