Juvenile Probation Officer

What you will be doing

The Juvenile Probation Officer is responsible for monitoring, motivating, and supervising a caseload of both formal and informal case juvenile offenders to address accountability, facilitate community restoration, and develop the skills necessary for productive, crime‑free adulthood.

Services are individualized and focus on rehabilitation, building upon each youth’s strengths. The officer screens and processes juvenile criminal referrals from early pre‑court services through the court process, providing supervision and case management. The officer facilitates communication and service delivery with parties including the youth, families, attorneys, the court, service providers, and victims of juvenile offenses.

The officer develops case plans in coordination with community agencies and treatment programs to provide trauma‑informed services for delinquent youth, their families, and victims. The officer represents the department in formal court environments and produces petitions, reports, and other documentation for the court under tight timelines.

Through restorative justice, we hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior, promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities, and assist offenders and families in developing the skills to prevent crime.

Our core values include:

• Prioritizing Safety – of our youth, staff, families, and communities
• Responsiveness – providing timely response to youth, families, victims, staff, and justice partners
• Professional Relationships – recognizing that successful treatment services rely on positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships and a spirit of inclusiveness
• Dedication – doing the right things for the right reasons and modeling relentless integrity and leadership
• Respect – for each person’s unique strengths and individual differences

Join a dynamic, fast‑paced team in Alaska’s largest juvenile probation office. We use cutting‑edge, evidence‑based, trauma‑informed practices, collaborate closely with courts, law enforcement, schools, and treatment providers, and promote training and professional development. This role offers unique opportunities for professional growth while serving Alaska’s youth and families.

The position is co‑located with the McLaughlin Youth Center, a 24‑hour juvenile detention and treatment facility. The office serves the Anchorage bowl and surrounding areas, staffed by four units of Juvenile Probation Officers and administrative staff, with approximately 30 staff members.

This is a full‑time, 7.5‑hour workday position that may include an alternative work‑week schedule, with occasional weekend work on a rotation. The officer must be on‑call/standby on a rotating basis and may be required to travel periodically.

In addition to the minimum qualifications, we seek candidates who demonstrate the following competencies:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving
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  Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to address problems or opportunities, drawing on knowledge, experience, and additional resources as needed
• Teamwork
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  Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and spirit, working with others to achieve goals
• Oral and Written Communication
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  Expresses information effectively to individuals or groups, considering audience and nature of content; makes clear, convincing presentations and listens attentively, responding appropriately

• Psychology
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  Knowledge of concepts, principles, and theories of human behavior and performance in various contexts, mental processes, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
• Integrity/Honesty
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  Maintains organization integrity, displays high ethical standards, and is trustworthy
• Interpersonal Skills
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  Demonstrates friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness; establishes effective relationships; handles difficult or distressed individuals; is culturally sensitive
• Adaptability
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  Adjusts planned work by gathering information and…