Adult Probation Officer

Adult Probation Officer

The Adult Probation Officer provides casework services to probationers at the direction of the Superior Court under the provisions of evidence-based practices and consistent with the Arizona Code of Judicial Administration. The duties of an Adult Probation Officer include supervising the caseloads of assigned probationers, meeting with probationers in their homes or at their places of work, conducting interviews and social or pre-sentence investigations, evaluating probationers' progress, performing searches, and making arrests.

Probation Officers coach individuals under their supervision, teach problem-solving skills, and foster professional relationships that help to reduce recidivism. Probation Officers implement the use of risk-reduction strategies and other evidence-based practices in their supervision to encourage long-term, positive behavioral change.

Candidates will be required to have a complete pre-employment background/reference check, polygraph and psychological examination. Probation Officers participate in the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS).

About the Adult Probation Department:
The Adult Probation Department of the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County is dedicated to providing a safe, fair and impartial forum for resolving disputes, enhancing access to our services, and providing innovative, evidenced-based practices that improve the safety of our community and ensure the public's trust and confidence in the Judicial Branch. Join our nationally recognized Adult Probation Department and become part of an award-winning agency of professionals committed to enhancing community safety through service, accountability, and influencing change.

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Position

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or University
• Twenty-one (21) years of age by time of hire.
• Must be a US Citizen or Legal Resident of the United States of America.
• Must possess or can obtain by the time of hire, a valid Arizona driver license.
• Completion of the 40-hour Defensive Tactics Training Academy no more than 120 days from the date of employment.
• Completion of the Probation Certification Academy and Intensive Probation Institute, if assigned, within the first twelve (12) months of employment ACJA 6-107(F).
• Submission to a medical examination required by Correctional Officer Retirement Plan.
• Successfully complete eight (8) hours of defensive tactics refresher training on an annual basis and maintain certificate of successful completion of defensive tactics training.

Our Preferred Candidate has experience with:

• The principles and practices of social and correctional casework, interviewing and counseling.
• The criminal justice system and community resources.
• Principles of human behavior and evidence-based practices in community corrections.
• Diversion, Standard and Juvenile and/or Adult Intensive Probation and community supervision.
• Principles and practices of pre-sentence investigations and case load management.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Effective time management and organization techniques

Skill in:

• Self-control, patience, initiative, courtesy, tact and diplomacy
• Interviewing, motivating and establishing interpersonal relationships
• Critical analysis of individuals and situations to problem solve and make sound decisions
• Effective oral and written communication in English with individuals of varying educational levels

Ability to:

• Maintain effective relationships with diverse populations
• Demonstrate professional behavior and ethical standards of conduct
• Apply principles and methods of correctional casework
• Plan and manage multiple assignments efficiently and effectively

Essential Job Tasks :

• Coaches probationers on cognitive behavioral and problem-solving skills for the purposes of upholding the conditions of probation while simultaneously working to reduce future criminal behavior.
• Conducts accurate assessments to identify risk and needs and develops individualized case plans focusing on risk reduction.
• Conducts meaningful field visits, (home, work, treatment facilities, community restitution or jail), office visits and breathalyzer/urinalysis in order to employ appropriate risk reduction strategies based upon assessment results.
• Obtains, assembles, secures, keeps and files a complete identification record concerning the probationer; including arrest reports, contact notes regarding compliance with conditions of…