Supervising Probation Officer Job San Diego area,California USA,Management

Position: SUPERVISING PROBATION OFFICER

San Diego, California, United States AA and VH Career Fair Clients

About the job SUPERVISING PROBATION OFFICER

CLASSIFICATION PURPOSE AND DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS To supervise and coordinate the delivery of a wide variety of probation casework; supervise preventative and rehabilitative services to adult probationers and juvenile offenders in field and institutional settings; and to perform related work as required.

Supervising Probation Officer is the first-line supervisory level class in the series. Under the direction of a Division Chief, Probation, Supervising Probation Officers utilize evidence based intervention strategies and programs and are responsible for coordinating, directing, scheduling and supervising subordinate employees in field services, a special program, or an institution focusing on an offender's risks and needs in an effort to change behavior and reduce recidivism.

Positions in this class are found only in the Probation Department.

Supervising Probation Officers are responsible for making decisions and ensuring that rules, regulations and policies of the Probation Department and State of California are appropriately applied and followed. Supervising Probation Officer differs from the next lower class, Senior Probation Officer, in that the latter is a lead worker who carries a caseload and/or provides direct preventative and rehabilitative services to adult and juvenile probationers, but is not responsible for supervising others.

Supervising Probation Officer differs from the next higher class, Division Chief, Probation, in that the latter is a program manager responsible for several field units, a major program, or an institution.

The complete Deputy Probation Officer series includes the following:

Deputy Probation Officer (Class No. 005065)
Senior Probation Officer (Class No. 005090)
Supervising Probation Officer (Class No. 005115)

Essential Functions Field Services/Special Operations

Assigns cases and reviews work in progress to ensure conformance with established time frames and departmental standards.

Reviews case management, including assessments, planning, linking, monitoring and advocacy for assigned juvenile and adult caseloads.

Trains and supervises subordinates on administrative and legal procedures, policies and other work-related information.

Identifies performance expectations for assigned employees, and conveys such expectations to subordinate staff.

Oversees employee performance and prepares performance appraisals.

Reviews and evaluates case histories.

Determines whether case plans and project operations comply with legal requirements and oversees changes to ensure compliance.

Ensures the use of risk and needs assessment instruments.

Appears in court and schedules and oversees court appearances of subordinates.

Interprets departmental policies for judges, law enforcement agencies and the public.

Prepares and reviews complex reports, letters, documents and directives.

May be called upon to act in the absence of the Division Chief, Probation.

May be required to perform the functions of the lower classes in this series.

Institutional Services

Assists in the planning, programming, and organizing of activities involved in the operation of a juvenile institutional facility.

Reviews and recommends operating procedures to ensure that remedial and preventative services are providing for the rehabilitation and treatment of offenders.

Serves as a shift supervisor over staff providing services to juvenile and adult probationers.

Trains, reviews and evaluates the work of subordinate staff.

Identifies performance expectations for assigned employees, and conveys such expectations to subordinate staff.

Oversees employee performance and prepares performance appraisals.

Reviews case histories and ensures that treatment plans and court directions are followed.

Makes administrative and operational decisions in the absence of the Division Chief, Probation to ensure facility security and safety of personnel and detainees.

Prepares written reports, letters, and correspondence.

Reviews and updates operational procedures and policies.

May be required to perform the functions of the lower classes in this series.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of:

Organization and operation of the San Diego criminal justice system including law enforcement agencies
Responsibilities, functions and operations of the Probation Department
Administrative and operational policies and procedures of the Probation Department
Evidence based behavioral science principles and their application to casework
Principles and methods of personnel supervision and training
Principles and concepts of progressive discipline
Community-based policing
Familiarization between law enforcement and community residents
Laws, regulations, codes and ordinances pertinent to adult and juvenile detention and probation work
Current trends and techniques of preventative/remedial services applicable to criminal justice programs
Mission, values, goals, and objectives for the…


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