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.

The JPO III reports to:
Director of Intake or Director of Juvenile Probation Services, as assigned by the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer. This is a non-supervisory position.

The work environment includes an office environment and field environment. The office environment includes occasional exposure to outside weather conditions and moderate noise levels. The field environment requires visiting homes of youth located in high crime areas, extensive walking on different levels of terrain, and climbing stairs. The position also requires the transport of youth via vehicle, train or airplane to appointments and/or placement.

El Paso County offers a comprehensive benefit package consisting of holidays, vacation, sick leave, medical health benefits, retirement, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, retiree health insurance, employee assistance program, section 125 medical and dependent care program, healthy lifestyle reimbursement, educational assistance program, and employee fitness and wellness center.