Chief Juvenile Probation Officer II

Overview

Chief Juvenile Probation Officer II - ). This position is posted until filled. Submit required documents on the State of Montana Careers website:
Resume (include dates of employment and your supervisor’s name/phone number for each position), Cover Letter, and Three Professional References. When submitting the required documents, you must check the “relevant document” box to ensure attachments upload correctly. Documents not requested will not be considered in the recruitment process. The Judicial Branch is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

An employee new to the Judicial Branch will serve a one-year probationary period. The successful applicant will be subject to a criminal background check, including the Child Protection Services registry. Travel may be required and working hours may include evenings and weekends.

The Montana Judicial Branch offers a variety of opportunities to help you make a difference in your community, and further your career. As a service‑oriented employer, we seek employees with a passion for customer service to help us fulfill our mission to provide an independent, accessible, responsive, impartial, and timely forum to resolve disputes; to preserve the rule of law; and to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitutions of the United States and Montana.

• Work/life balance
• Family friendly policies
• Dedicated and caring colleagues
• Health coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and Holidays (combination of up to 38 per year)
• Opportunities and room for professional growth
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness - Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF

This is supervisory and administrative youth probation work as the chief probation officer of a medium-sized youth probation program in the 12th Judicial District Court in Havre, Montana. Work includes planning, organizing, and supervising youth probation services in a district court. This position exercises formal supervision over a staff of three to five employees including professional youth probation officers and support staff and involves functional areas such as community service, restitution, teaching assistants/tutoring, youth mentoring, or intensive supervision.

Although most of the incumbent’s time is spent on supervisory and administrative matters, the incumbent will also carry a limited caseload. Work is performed with considerable independent judgment, discretion, and decision making under the general direction of the district court judge, chief judge in a two-judge district. Work is evaluated through meetings and review of reports for conformity with the Youth Court Act;

the effective supervision of subordinates; the coordination of probation programs and functional areas; and conformance to district court policies, Judicial Branch policies and procedures, and guidelines established by the probation officers’ association.

• Plans, schedules, assigns, directs, coordinates, and evaluates the work of subordinates; assesses the need for additional services in new functional areas and recommends staffing levels; develops policies and procedures for the department; conducts regular staff meetings to keep staff appraised of activities in all program areas.
• Confers with judicial officer(s) or court administrator to identify and assess youth probation needs; develops goals, plans, and measurements to establish, maintain, and improve the quality of services offered to youth in the district.
• Prepares and administers the department’s annual budget; prepares grant applications and administers provisions of grants; prepares reports on activities and accomplishments of the department.
• Serves as the department’s liaison with the county attorney(s), law enforcement agencies, schools, and public and private social services agencies; serves on committees and boards as assigned; prepares and presents speeches to groups such as school classes, civic groups, the media, and other professional organizations; coordinates youth court services…