Juvenile Probation Officer 1​/2 (PCN 063610

Juvenile Probation Officer 1/2

The Division of Juvenile Justice is recruiting to fill a Juvenile Probation Officer 1/2 position in Bethel at Bethel Juvenile Probation. This position will be filled at either the 1 or 2 level depending on the applicant's qualifications and job experience. It is recommended that you apply for all levels if you are qualified.

What you will be doing includes:

• Case management:
  Supervise and manage a caseload of juvenile offenders from Nome and outlying areas, ensuring compliance with court orders, probation terms and completing rehabilitative goals.
• Assessment:
  Conduct comprehensive assessments of juveniles to determine risk factors, needs, and appropriate intervention strategies.
• Counseling and support:
  Provide counseling, guidance, and support to juveniles and their families, promoting positive behavioral changes and rehabilitation.
• Monitoring and reporting:
  Regularly monitor juvenile activities, conduct home visits, and submit detailed reports to the court regarding progress, concerns, and recommendations.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work collaboratively with legal, social services, and community organizations to develop and implement intervention plans that address the unique needs of each juvenile.

Our mission, values, and culture 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 efforts with our clients, coworkers, victims, and others rely on positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships and a spirit of inclusiveness
• Dedication – doing the right things for the right reasons and modeling integrity and leadership
• Respect – for the inherent value of each person's unique strengths and individual differences

Benefits of joining our team include:

We are a small, dedicated team with long-term tenancy and close ties in the communities we serve. We take pride in working well with the local agencies including police departments and courts, district attorney's, school districts, and residential- and community-based treatment providers. Our caring and dedication to the achieving the most benefit to our probationers is recognized throughout our area. Joining our team will bring the opportunity to have a significant impact on lives and our communities.

We believe in enhancing strengths in our staff by promoting training and professional development.

The working environment you can expect is co-located with the Bethel Youth Facility, a 24-hour juvenile detention and treatment facility, located at 950 State Highway in Bethel. This office is comprised of five Juvenile Probation Officers (JPO), one JPO supervisors, one Social Services Associate (SSA) and one Office Assistant (OA). In addition to Bethel, we supervise probationers in fifty-six (56) surrounding communities in the Kuskokwim Yukon region.

This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week, Monday through Friday. This position requires the ability to assume on-call duties on a rotating basis, after hours on evenings and on weekends. Supervision of probationers also requires travel to outlying communities.

Who we are looking for in addition to the minimum qualifications below, we are looking for a candidate with the following competencies:

• Stress tolerance:
  Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations
• Integrity/Honesty:
  Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Interpersonal skills:
  Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

If this sounds like your skill set, or one you would like to develop, please apply through Workplace Alaska.

Please note:

This position requires frequent travel within the State, and 20-hours of annual one-on-one control tactics training.