Deputy Probation Officer ; Residential Treatment​/Detention Services

County of Los Angeles Probation Department

Examination number: F8608A.

Filing period:
Monday, November 18, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. (PT). This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and subject to closure without prior notice.

Type of Recruitment: Open Competitive Job Opportunity.

The Los Angeles County Probation Department is leading the way in rebuilding lives and making our communities healthier and safer. Working hand in hand with the Board of Supervisors and partner agencies, our goal is to promote rehabilitation and reduce recidivism through a "Care First, Jails Last" approach.

Are you looking for a place to make a difference in people's lives? Are you passionate about helping and guiding youth? Are you a respected and creative member of the community?

The Probation Department is looking for highly motivated individuals who can assist and advise youth on ways to redirect behavior into pro-social channels, while assisting youth in managing their behavior through coaching, counseling, and acknowledging pro-social behavior. Do you see yourself making a difference in the organization's mission and the community? Then join our team!

Probation Officer positions hold the status of sworn, Peace Officers in the Probation Department. (Please see the Requirements and Special Information sections for additional information on Peace Officer requirements and the Background Investigation process).

They perform probation work under close supervision, assisting in and learning to perform the work of professional level probation officers involved in the care and treatment of detained youth placed in either a Probation Department residential treatment facility or a detention services facility. Officers must be able to physically restrain combative youth.

Positions assigned to a residential treatment facility are responsible for performing the less difficult and less complex tasks associated with caseload management, dorm and facility security, supervision of work and fire suppression crews, and public relations and community liaison services. Positions are also responsible for assisting in the re-socialization of probation youth.

Positions assigned to a juvenile hall are responsible for performing the less difficult and less complex tasks associated with assessing life skills, risks, and needs of probation youth, and translating those factors into treatment objectives using evidence-based best practices. They counsel clients on conditions of probation and the need for compliance progress toward rehabilitation, develop individual case plans, determine appropriate treatment programs and services, recommend follow-up action as appropriate, and perform caseload management, and dorm and facility security activities.

• Provides for the care, safety and control of probation youth in a camp or a juvenile hall, maintains group and individual behavioral standards, and performs case management and life-skills assessment activities.
• Observes and records the behavior and actions of individual probation youth and comforts or disciplines as necessary.
• Conducts the living group process, including the proper supervision of probation youth eating, showering, using restroom facilities, visiting, and performing school and recreation activities.