Juvenile Probation Officer II - High Risk Offender

Juvenile Probation Officer

The salary will be $59,221.00 effective 10/01. Essential functions include the following. This list is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. Other duties may be assigned.

Under the general supervision of the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer and as an extension of the juvenile court, the Juvenile Probation Officer provides supervision services to juveniles in the juvenile justice system and their families in compliance with the policies and standards established by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, County Commissioners, Chief Probation Officer, and the Juvenile Board.

Provide supervision services to high risk offenders and their families.

• Provide supervision services to juvenile probationers and their families, including essential services such as risk assessments, case management, delinquency prevention, crisis intervention, academic and educational support, rehabilitation, and treatment.
• Facilitate, prepare, and process case tracking documentation for court and case management related services, including probation status, transfers, revocations, social background investigations, and other recommendations to juvenile courts, and in some cases, criminal courts.
• Present competent court testimony in juvenile and criminal courts.
• Be present in all court hearings involving juvenile offenders within the department's jurisdiction.
• Apprise probationers and parents or guardians of court procedures as well as programs and conditions of probation.
• Recommend and conduct service of warrants and directives to apprehend.
• Recommend, coordinate, and set detention hearings for juvenile offenders detained.
• Transport offenders to and from detention hearings, appointments, and placement facilities as directed.
• Ensure consideration of victim's impact statements at detention, adjudication, and release proceedings.
• Investigate, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning detentions, adjudications, and probation violations.
• Provide consultation, correctional counseling and interventions to probationers, their families, and victims.
• Cooperate with other counties and states in making home evaluations and supervision of juveniles on interim supervision from other jurisdictions.
• Prepare acceptance and progress reports for counties requesting courtesy supervision.
• Seek and secure placements outside the home for eligible children as appropriate.
• Refer probationers requiring special services to appropriate agencies and monitor their progress.
• Administer urinalysis testing.
• Recommend and obtain psychiatric and/or psychological examinations in cases where emotional/mental disturbance is a factor.
• Make home, school, and field visits to probationers.
• Keep informed on new developments and techniques in the criminal justice field and, where advisable and appropriate, apply to work.
• Keep current on new legal issues and laws regarding criminal justice.
• Coordinates and collects monetary restitution, disposition fees, and probation fees.
• Conduct exit plans and interviews with offenders and families.
• Provide written explanation of sealing of files and restricted access of records to juvenile offenders.
• Serves on "on-call" status for 24-hour days.
• Provide assistance to victims, law enforcement agencies and child welfare agencies regarding juveniles who commit criminal offenses.
• Plan, organize and implement specialized juvenile probation services to maximize public protection and offender rehabilitation such as intensive supervision services, victim liaison services, community restitution services, transitional aftercare services, sex offender services, mental health services, etc.
• Administer specialized programmatic services…