Juvenile Probation Officer - Intake - Juvenile Probation Officer Level Iii

Juvenile Probation Officer III

The Juvenile Probation Officer III (JPO III) oversees the intake, supervision and case management of youths referred to the department and/or subsequently, placed in diversionary programming or level III supervised probation. Juvenile Probation Officer III is responsible for the processing of youths referred to the department, manages pre-adjudicated cases and youth in deferred prosecution programs; monitors the progress of youths assigned to their case load through home visits, school visits, and regular communication with guardians, parents, and team members;

performs investigations into youth's history and enters information into reports with recommendations to the Juvenile Court; oversees actions of youths placed on home detention.

The JPO III will be rotated between Intake and Probation Services based on operational need and/or for professional development to meet organizational needs.

El Paso County offers a very comprehensive benefit package consisting of the following:

• Holidays: 16 holidays per year as recognized.
• Vacation:
  Accruals are credited on a biweekly basis and available for use as it is accrued after 6 months of continuous service. Year to year carry-over accruals are limited to twice the employee's annual rate. Part-time employees accrue vacation at half the rate of full-time employees.
• Sick Leave:
  Accruals are credited on a biweekly basis and available for use as it is accrued after 3 months of full time service. Employees accrue 15 days of sick leave per year.
• Miscellaneous Paid Leaves:
  Military Leave – 15 days of paid leave per fiscal year for active military service Bereavement Leave – 3 days of paid leave for the death of an immediate family members and 4 hours for other family members and friends.
• Medical
  
  Health Benefits:
  
  Plan Costs – Biweekly Rates
• Retirement:
  Retirement benefits are provided by the Texas County and District Retirement Fund (TCDRS). Regular employees become a member of TCDRS upon hire. All regular employees are required to contribute 7% to the retirement fund and the County matches 250% upon eligible retirements.
• Deferred Compensation:
  Employees may defer earnings, on a pre-tax basis, into a 457 deferred compensation program. This is an optional program.
• Life Insurance:
  Full-time County employees are provided a basic life insurance benefit of $10,000 life insurance at no cost. Supplemental coverage is available for additional fees.
• Long-Term Disability:
  The Long-Term disability program provides 60% of the employees' income when the employee becomes disabled because of an illness, injury or accident for a period above 90 days.
• Short-Term Disability:
  The Short-Term disability program provides 60% of the employees' income when the employee becomes disabled because of an illness, injury or accident for a period shorter than 90 days.
• Retiree Health Insurance:
  Employees who retire from the County are eligible to continue Health Insurance at the rate set by the El Paso County Risk Pool Board.
• Employee Assistance Program:
  Employees are enrolled in an Employee Assistance Program that provides a variety of counseling services.
• Section 125 Medical & Dependent Care Program:
  The section 125 program is optional for employees and provides a method to pay medical and dependent care expenses on a pre-tax basis.
• Healthy Lifestyle Reimbursement:
  Reimbursement of $15 per month for 6 months of continuous gym usage.
• Educational Assistance Program (EdAP):
  Reimbursement up to $2000 per calendar year for eligible education expenses.
• Employee Fitness and Wellness Center:
  The Employee Fitness and Wellness Center opened in October 2021 at the County Courthouse. The cost is $5 per employee per month.