Juv. Probation​/Parole Specialist II - Muscogee MSC - Columbus GA. (COM

Juv. Probation/Parole Specialist II - Muscogee MSC - Columbus GA. (COM)

Under general supervision, provides social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation. Makes recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of youth, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

• Interview youth offender regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.
• Recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to non-compliance with terms of probation or parole.
• Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of youth offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs.
• Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned youth offender.
• Discuss with youth offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played a role in their criminal behavior.
• Conduct pre‑hearing and pre‑screening investigations and testify in court regarding offenders’ backgrounds and recommend sentences and sentencing conditions.
• Inform youth offenders of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.
• Write reports or evaluations. Counsel clients or patients with substance abuse issues.
• Arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders.
• Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of youth offenders by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.

• Associate degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND two (2) years of job‑related experience in a human services delivery setting.
• OR four (4) years of direct case management job‑related experience working with offenders and their families in a human services delivery setting.
• OR two (2) years of experience at the lower-level Juv. Probation/Parole Spec 1 (SSP
  130) or position equivalent.

Must possess and maintain State of Georgia P.O.S.T. certification within the first (6) months of employment.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Relevant university/college internship and work study experience may be evaluated for an equivalent substitution of work experience.
• This position is eligible for a Military Incentive. The incentive is for current/former service members who have served on active duty.

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits, the GA Department of Juvenile Justice is part of a statewide initiative called Total Rewards that seeks to attract and retain employees by supplementing their base pay and benefits with programs designed to improve the quality of their work environment and lead to greater job satisfaction and work/life balance. Eligible employees are offered generous benefits, including health and dental insurance;

retirement and savings plan options; and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

We are a qualified employer for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

DJJ is an equal employment opportunity employer.