Probation Officer - Electronic Monitoring

To monitor assigned offenders placed on electronic monitoring as part of community control and/or pre–trial supervision. To successfully fulfill the essential job functions, one must be able to interact with accused and/or convicted criminal offenders using evidence-based practices while employing effective interventions and supervision strategies.

• Promote and adhere to the Vision, Mission, and Core Principles and Values of the Probation Department;
• Foster an inclusive and culturally competent work environment;
• Contribute to a strong supportive and productive team environment;
• Provide positive reinforcement and build rapport with offenders;
• Effectively and efficiently maintain and manage a caseload of offenders as assigned;
• Monitor and assess the offender’s compliance with Court-ordered conditions which includes regular contact with the offender, attorneys, law enforcement, employers, treatment providers, the Court, family, and community agencies;
• Manage electronic monitoring equipment setup, installation, and instruction process, which includes travel to a jail facility;
• Manage electronic monitoring equipment inventory;
• Monitor offender movement based upon privileges and inclusionary/exclusionary zones assigned by the Court;
• Respond to inclusionary/exclusionary zone alerts in a timely manner;
• Assess offender risk level to determine recommendations for the appropriate level of supervision;
• Appear in Court and participate in proceedings determining the eligibility and parameters for potential electronic monitoring placements;
• Prepare summaries and Court documents regarding the offender for the Court’s review;
• Report indigency status for financial purposes and collect payments for fees while in the program;
• Correspond and collaborate with community resource providers and collateral contacts concerning offender’s progress;
• Review information regarding the offender’s cases;
• Utilize case management system to enter data;
• Develop and sustain productive working relationship with local law enforcement;
• Monitor random drug screens of offenders;
• Maintain a professional demeanor during stressful situations;
• Respond courteously to inquiries;
• Maintain proficiency and applicable certification with all job and training requirements;
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending professional training and conferences;
• Adhere to assigned work schedule while exhibiting regular and predictable attendance;
• Maintain professional conduct and attire;
• Maintain effective lines of communication with all staff and stakeholders;
• Promote and adhere to departmental policies and procedures;
• Maintain confidentiality of department information; and
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Performance of essential functions requires interaction with accused and convicted criminal offenders;
• Ability to learn and implement evidence-based practices in the field of community corrections including effective interventions/supervision strategies;
• Ability to receive feedback, willingness to learn and embrace continuous improvement;
• Ability to learn and apply new skills, methods and procedures as well as balance treatment and accountability when working with offenders;
• Ability to engage productively and sensitively with persons of varying cultures and diversity;
• Ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems;
• Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is…