Surveillance Officer

Job Description Summary Surveillance officers provide surveillance and supportive casework services to probationers at the direction of the Superior Court under the provisions of evidence-based practices and consistent with the Arizona Code of Judicial Administration.

Job Description Hiring Pay Rate: $23.98 - $26.08 per hour

Join our Adult Probation team. Work closely with Adult Probation Officers as a team to monitor assigned probationers and assist in guiding them through compliance. This is a shift-based position with opportunities for evening and night, and weekend work. Shift hours are decided with Probation Officer I and Supervisor based on needs of the department.

The duties of a surveillance officer include monitoring the assigned probationers, and meeting with probationers in their homes or at their places of work. Surveillance officers may perform searches and make arrests. Because probationers under Court supervision are convicted felons and/or persons with domestic violence convictions, these job duties expose the surveillance officers to a risk of being assaulted by probationers, family members and others in proximity to the probationers.

As a result, the surveillance officer position is designated as a safety-sensitive position in accordance with ACJA § 6-106(A) and ACJA § 6-107(A). All surveillance officers must "demonstrate, by proficiency testing, competency and understanding of the physical and verbal techniques and tactics presented at the defensive tactics training academy." ACJA § 6-107(G)(1)(b). The proficiency testing is based upon whether they can perform the skills or tactics (or comparable alternatives) necessary for self-defense.

This is a classified position that reports directly to a Probation Unit Supervisor. Incumbents may take work direction from Probation Officers and perform duties with direct and indirect levels of supervision. Incumbents have no supervisory responsibilities.

• Be a United States citizen or legal resident.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Have a high school diploma or GED.
• Be a minimum age of twenty-one (21) years.
• Complete background/reference checks, interviews, polygraph and/or drug testing, and pre-Employment psychological examinations.
• Must successfully complete 40-hour Defensive Tactics Training Academy as soon as practical, but no later than 120 days from the date of employment [see ACJA § 6-107(G)].
• Must demonstrate, by proficiency testing, competency and understanding of the physical and verbal techniques and tactics presented at the Defensive Tactics Training Academy.
• Must successfully complete eight (8) hours of defensive tactics refresher training on an annual basis.
• Must maintain certificate of successful completion of defensive tactics training.
• Must successfully complete the Intensive Probation Institute, within the first twelve (12) months of assignment. [see ACJA §1-302(K)(4)].
• Must submit to a medical examination required by Corrections Officer Retirement Plan.

• Experience in adult or juvenile probation, corrections, law enforcement, community supervision field.
• Experience working with justice-involved individuals, high-risk populations, or individuals with behavioral or substance-use challenges.
• Experience conducting field contacts, investigations, compliance monitoring, searches, or related public-safety activities.
• Experience preparing accurate, detailed reports and maintaining confidential case records.
• Experience working effectively independently and as part of a team in high-stress or safety-sensitive environments.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

• Performs closely structured surveillance and observation concerning compliance with conditions of probation, including directing and counseling the probationer and conducting field contacts (home, work, treatment facilities, community restitution or jail) as a member of a team.
• Obtains, assembles, secures, keeps and files a complete identification record concerning the person on probation, including arrest reports, contact notes regarding compliance with terms of probation and case plan to prepare written reports for the…