Probation Officer II - Adult Probation (0726

Nature of Work

Under general supervision performs professional duties ranging from moderate to difficult in providing correctional casework services to assigned individuals under probation supervision at the direction of the superior court; performs related work as assigned; establishes and maintains a positive and healthy work environment.

• Pre-trial
• Pre-sentence
• Field Office in our Flagstaff location

Purpose:

The purpose of the vision statement is to give an overall view of what we wish our organization to be. Our mission statement is the more specific method of meeting our vision.

Building relationships and enhancing lives to create a safer community.

The Mission of the Coconino County Adult Probation Department is to create a safer community by reducing the number of future crimes, thereby reducing the number of future victims. This is to be accomplished by providing to our clients individualized programming and supervision to include:

• Cognitive-Behavioral education, treatment and supervision based upon individual assessment of risk and need.
• Restorative justice to the community and victims.
• Community and client involvement and collaboration.
• Effective, quality-based methods of supervision.
• Measurable processes and outcomes.

To maximize Court appearance, public safety, and effective release practices.

CORP. Our Retirement Plan participation is mandatory for all eligible employees in which the employer and the employee contribute a certain percentage of the employee's salary. For this purpose, Adult Probation is referred to as "AOC" (Administrative Office of the Courts). AOC probation and surveillance officers have the option to choose between a Defined Benefit (DB) plan and the 401(a) retirement account managed by Public Safety Retirement System (PSPRS) and administered by Nationwide Retirement Solutions.

Newly hired employees will have a 90‑day window to make an irrevocable decision which plan to enroll in.

Full‑time employees of government organizations may be able to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

• Performs social investigations and evaluations of assigned offenders including interviews with relatives, members of social agencies, employers, and others, prepares required reports and assessments and makes recommendations to the Court.
• Advises and supervises offenders as ordered by the Court in order to enforce compliance with court directives.
• Develops and implements client‑based programs and refers offenders for placement in needed services.
• Appears and testifies in court.
• Builds positive working relationships with offenders.
• Conducts visits with offenders at the office and at various sites.
• May perform searches, urinalysis collection, makes employment contacts; makes arrests, provides crisis intervention.
• Enters data and provides statistical data for computer‑based management.
• Maintains written and computerized records, runs reports, and verifies statistics with central records.
• Keeps track of client payments.
• Consults with attorneys and works with victims and community agencies.
• May transport offenders.
• May counsel offenders.
• Works in partnership with the community for input, planning, and accountability (Restorative Justice).
• Trains other officers.
• Makes most case decisions independently.

• Must be a United States citizen or legal resident.
• Must possess a valid driver's license &/or must obtain an Arizona driver’s license by date of hire and maintain it throughout employment.
• Have a bachelor's degree with a preference in the behavioral sciences or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Two years progressively responsible experience as a probation officer.
• OR any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Be a minimum age of twenty‑one (21) years.
• Complete background/reference checks, interviews, polygraph &/or drug testing, and pre‑employment psychological…