Institutional Probation Officer, Juvenile Services; MALE

Overview

Provide a safe, secure and positive environment for juveniles detained in the Juvenile Detention Center. Supervise the activities of juveniles to meet their educational, emotional, recreational, disciplinary, and basic child care needs. Supervise family visitation and document juveniles  behavior and adaptation to a secure, supervised setting on a daily basis.

• Maintains a safe, secure and positive environment while meeting the educational, emotional, recreational, disciplinary, and basic needs of each detainee
• Provides individual and group counseling for detainees
• Provides discipline when detainees violate rules and may restrain youth who are out of control
• Intervenes in aggressive and self-injurious behaviors with crisis intervention, counseling, and physical and mechanical restraint
• Supervises the personal grooming, hygienic activities and housekeeping tasks of detained youth
• Maintains security of residents and facility through regular accounting of population and materials as well as search of juveniles
• Conducts facility-wide and personal searches for contraband
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

• Male applicant required.
• Bachelor s degree or higher AND a minimum of 1,750 hours of work experience in casework, counseling, community or group work or related experience in a social service, community, corrections, or juvenile agency that deals with offenders or disadvantaged persons required. OR
• Bachelor s degree AND One (1) year full-time graduate study (30 hours) in criminology, corrections, counseling, law, social work, psychology or a related field.
• TO APPLY, must have a valid Driver License and proof of automobile liability insurance.
  
  Note:
  
  A Texas driver license is required to hold the position.
• Applicants who graduate from a foreign school must present written documentation that validates their education as meeting the standards of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) from a Texas Juvenile Justice Department approved service.
• Ability to obtain and maintain current certification for Texas Juvenile Detention Officer, Texas Juvenile Probation Officer, First Aid, CPR, and Non-Violent Restraint with annual renewal required.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• IMPORTANT

To be considered for this position, your application must be complete and clearly reflect the minimum qualifications. Incomplete information in the EDUCATION (including type of degree, field of study, and graduation status), EXPERIENCE, or CERTIFICATION/LICENSE sections may result in disqualification, as eligibility for minimum qualifications cannot be confirmed without complete documentation. If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment at new hire processing.

Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudication in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to walk, sit, stand, bend, stoop and lift. Exposure to communicable and contagious diseases; potential for physical and mechanical restraint situations involving juveniles who are violent and self-destructive. Regular attendance is essential. Incumbent must arrive at work on time, prepared to perform assigned duties and work assigned schedule. Incumbent must have the ability to work well with others.

Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the position without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of themselves and others. Requested accommodations to work hours and schedules are considered on an individual basis.

Tarrant County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life and long-term disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation).

In addition to these basic employee benefits and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 13 paid holidays, a Wellness Program, and more.

Note:

These benefits are for Tarrant County employees only. For benefit information regarding Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) employees, please contact Patrice Harrison at .