Adult Probation Officer — Lincoln, NE

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Supreme Court - Agency 5

Location:

Lincoln, NE Hiring Rate: $20.608 Job Posting: JR Assistant Probation Officer
- Lincoln (Adult) (Open) Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed): 08-07-2026

** The (Judicial Branch) does not sponsor STEM (form i-983) or non-immigrant work visas for this position. **

• 79% employer-paid health and prescription insurance
• Dental and vision insurance plans available to purchase
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, available to purchase
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential support
• Flex Spending (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

• 156% state-matched of the first 4.8% contribution to retirement plan
• FREE $20,000 Life Insurance Policy
• Optional Life Insurance and AD&D available to purchase

• 13 paid holidays annually
• Paid vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately
• Military leave and Funeral/Bereavement leave

• Paid training to develop your skills
• Free continuing education credits to maintain professional certifications
• Access to specialized courses through Judicial Branch
• Education Opportunity for bilingual pay

Location:

605 South 10 Street, Ste B100, Lincoln, NE

Regular travel within the district to conduct community visits and support operations as part of our commitment to active community supervision. Occasional regional travel for orientation, training, and educational workshops.

Core hours are Monday–Friday daytime. As part of our 24/7 commitment to community safety, occasional on-call, evening, weekend, and holiday availability is required.

Starting Salary: $42,863.87 annually (Hiring Rate). Immediate Growth*:
Earn a 2.5% pay increase after successfully completing your probation period when starting at the Hiring Rate. Starting Rate Flexibility:
Higher starting pay may be considered based on education and experience, subject to final management approval.

* Please Note:

Candidates approved to start above the Hiring Rate (at or above the Minimum Permanent rate) are not eligible for the 2.5% post-probation increase. Future Increases:
Annual cost-of-living adjustments (applied on July
1) are subject to State Legislature approval.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Associate degree or 63 hours of course work from four-year college in a related field.
• Combination:
  Or 2 years of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
• All educational credits must be granted from an accredited institution approved by the U.S. Dept. of Education.

Knowledge

• Basic principles, practices, and procedures of probation services.
• Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and procedures.
• Rules, regulations, and procedures of the department.
• Probations techniques and procedures.
• Report writing.
• Interviewing techniques.
• Tracking technologies.

Skills

• Making home visits.
• Interviewing probationers.
• Tracking probationers’ location(s).
• Utilizing probation and protective techniques.
• Applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Preparing activity reports and updating databases.
• Operating computers and applicable software applications.
• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements

• Incumbents may be subject to travel.
• Light…