Probation Program Assistant

Job Description – Probation Program Assistant (02010) – Montana Judicial Branch. The position is located in Butte, MT and open until filled. Closing date ongoing.

• Work/life balance
• Family friendly policies
• Dedicated and caring colleagues
• Health coverage
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays (combination of up to 38 per year)
• Opportunities and room for professional growth
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness – Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF

The Montana Judicial Branch offers a variety of opportunities to help you make a difference in your community, and further your career. As a service-oriented employer, we seek employees with a passion for customer service to help us fulfill our mission to provide an independent, accessible, responsive, impartial, and timely forum to resolve disputes; to preserve the rule of law; and to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitutions of the United States and Montana.

Resume – Please include dates of employment and your supervisor’s name/phone number for each position.
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• Performs initial assessment of offenders taken into custody after normal working hours; determines the seriousness of the situation and contacts appropriate individuals if necessary; tracks juvenile offenders on house arrest or curfew.
• Develops new community service work sites for individual placement by calling or visiting organizations in the community; organizes and schedules community service projects for those on probation; explains community service requirements to probationers in conjunction with other staff members.
• Provides direct supervision to those completing community service commitments; maintains records of hours worked; provides activity reports and other information to the probation officer or supervisor.
• Provides onsite supervision for youth during working hours.
• Facilitates or presents programs for youth such as an alcohol awareness program; researches topic of discussion and additional resources in order to personalize training to each group; maintains records and databases pertaining to program(s) presented.
• Provides liaison contact with Compliance Tracker.
• Recruits, screens, and trains members of the community who serve on task forces; investigates, implements, and evaluates community youth task force and, with the assistance of the community youth task force, identifies appropriate subcommittees.
• Initiates contact with victims to determine the amount of restitution to be paid; sets up payment schedules with probationer; tracks the amount of restitution owed and paid; contacts probationers about payment problems; initiates the paperwork needed to pay victims.
• Transports probationers to and from work sites or other facilities.
• Monitors and records dispositions assigned to youth; contacts youth to urge compliance with provisions of probation; tracks and records compliance or non‑compliance; prepares reports on status of compliance and submits to probation officer or supervisor.
• Provides instruction to youths in a classroom setting to youth on probation in accordance with lesson plans developed by certified teachers; evaluates student progress based on work output, test scores, and classroom observations and behavior; maintains order in the classroom; provides feedback to parents and guardians; prepares reports, educational records and other records required by supervisor.
• Assists a probation officer with the development of a case plan for youths; provides after‑school tutoring to youth and tracks progress.
• Maintains database dealing with program and/or financial aspects of the assigned program.
• May provide courtroom testimony when requested.
• May also prepare legal documents such as petitions, orders, and summons as assigned.

• Knowledge of the general principles of youth probation work and related court procedures.
• Knowledge of youth behavior and family dynamics.
• Some knowledge of the operation of a personal computer with a word processing application.
• Some knowledge…