Juvenile Probation Officer ; PCN

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

Influence, motivate, and steer young offenders to work towards community restoration and developing the competencies they need to lead productive and crime‑free adult lives. The supervision and accountability‑based services you provide will be challenging but in return produce major, long‑term benefits to the families and youth served. This is achieved by:

• 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.

Through Restorative Justice, we hold youth offenders accountable for their behavior; promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities; and assist offenders and their 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 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

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.

This position is co‑located with the Bethel Youth Facility, a 24‑hour juvenile detention and treatment facility, located at 950 State Highway in Bethel. The office is comprised of five Juvenile Probation Officers (JPO), one JPO supervisor, 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. The 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.

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,…