Probation Program Assistant

Position: Probation Program Assistant (02010)

This first review of applications will be Tuesday October 28th, 2025. This position will be open until filled. Please submit the following required documents on the State of Montana Careers website:

• Resume - Please include dates of employment and your supervisor’s name/phone number for each position.
• Cover Letter
• Three Professional References

When submitting the required documents, you must check the “relevant document” box to ensure your attachments are uploading correctly to the specific application for this position. Documents not requested will not be considered in the recruitment process. The Judicial Branch is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

An employee new to the Judicial Branch will serve a one-year probationary period. The successful applicant will be subject to a criminal background check, including the Child Protection Services registry.

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.

Benefits of working for the Judicial Branch:

• Work/life balance
• Family friendly policies
• Dedicated and caring colleagues
• Health coverage
• Retirement plans
• 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

This position is in Butte, MT. The Butte Hill and its huge copper deposits was once known as "the richest hill on earth." Today Butte's colorful history can be seen in its preserved Victorian uptown business district and stately mansions.

The Butte Trolley tours historic sites in the summer. Activities and guided services for this area include ranch vacations, natural hot springs, hiking, boating, resort cabins, river floats, hunting, fishing, horseback rides, golf, cross-country and downhill skiing, and snowmobiling.

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Job Overview:

This is initial assessment, community service, probation compliance tracking, restitution monitoring, or youth education work in support of the probation program in a youth probation department.

Work includes performing initial assessments of youth offenders after normal working hours and determines the seriousness of the situation; providing assistance to youth probation officers by following through on probationers who are assigned to community service projects by obtaining sponsors, assigning probationers to projects, and tracking compliance; monitoring and recording the dispositions assigned to youth; monitoring, collecting, and recording restitution owed and paid;

providing educational assistance as a mentor or tutor; facilitates or presents drug/alcohol programs, and/or recruits, screens, trains, and works with members of a community task force.

Work involves considerable contact with probationers either in person, over the phone, or by mail. Guidelines include district court rules, placement committee guidelines, probation department policies and procedures, school policies and procedures, teacher guides and instructions of certified teachers or administrators, and provisions of the Montana Youth Court Act. Work is evaluated, through discussions and review of reports, for accuracy and completeness of work, adherence to policies and procedures, and effectiveness of program goals.

Job Duties:

Essential Functions:

Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all the duties which may be performed.

• 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…