Pretrial Probation Officer

Job Opportunity

Are you ready to join the City of Richmond? We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. This class provides assessment and monitoring for adult offenders in the criminal justice system, including pre-trial probation services and monitoring for defendants/offenders participating in jail diversion or court-ordered programs. Incumbents provide development, screening, assessment, supervision and monitoring of adults subject to pretrial assessment or probation.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Obtaining commitment orders to determine a defendant's eligibility.
• Conducting interviews to gather background information about a defendant.
• Administering actuarial-based risk assessments to determine risk of re-offense and failure to report to Court.
• Making phone calls to collateral contacts to verify the information provided by the defendant.
• Determining a risk level and use an objective tool to make release recommendations.
• Generating reports from a database and package reports for arraignment hearings.
• Researching and entering outcomes of arraignment and bond hearings into a database.
• Conducting random urine screens to detect illegal drug use.
• Developing and maintain ongoing professional relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Performing other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor in accordance with agency policies, procedures and operational requirements.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities required include considerable knowledge of electronic databases and related software applications, understanding and application of Evidence Based Practices, use of computer programs such as Microsoft Office Suite, and proven ability to interact professionally with judges, non-judicial personnel, attorneys and the general public.

Minimum training and experience includes a bachelor's degree in criminal justice or related field such as Psychology, Social Work, or Counseling, and two years of related experience.