Part Time Probation Officer I

Job Description

Starting Rate: $20.64

Hourly rate does not reflect shift differential pay and weekend differential pay

Flexible schedule with 6-hour shifts including days, nights and weekends

Must be willing to work a minimum of 6 shifts per month

Dauphin County Work Release Center is currently accepting applications for the position of Part Time Probation Officer I. An employee in this position oversees - on-site and afield - County inmates sentenced to work release. He/she is responsible for the following job duties:

• Assists with the daily operations of the Work Release Center.
• Establishes and maintains prescribed files, manual and automated
• Directs and counsels persons assigned to his/her authority
• Consults with offenders' families, friends, associates and employers; law enforcement and social service agencies; and other County Probation professionals pursuant to composition and fulfillment of respective rehabilitation plans
• Monitors offenders electronically (GPS), by telephone, and afield
• Prepares regular and special reports to the Work Release Supervisor and/or the Court, as the latter directs.
• Administers drug testing and searches with the work release residents
• Transports offenders to/from Dauphin County Prison, community service events and social service providers
• Responsible for in-processing/out-processing offenders to and from the work release center
• Monitors offenders through our offender management system to include documenting case notes

Training opportunities include:

• Probation and Parole Academy, Department of Corrections Training Academy, Defensive Tactics, Taser, Narcan…

Minimum Education, Experience, and Training Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Criminal Justice or a related field.
• Military experience

Other Requirements:

A valid driver's license and a positive driving record along with a favorable criminal background check are required.

This is also an on-call position. The employee must be available to work on various day and night shifts to maintain adequate staffing of the work release center and by working several shifts a month. This is a union position.

Dauphin County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive workplace free of discrimination and harassment. Dauphin County prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.