Probation Assistant

San Joaquin County Probation Department, Stockton, California, United States

This recruitment is being conducted to fill multiple part‑time opportunities in the San Joaquin County Probation Department. Probation Assistants will support Probation Officers assigned to programs that provide services for adult and juvenile probationers and/or at‑risk youth and may work nights and weekends, depending on the assignment.

• Keeps youth in school by helping them with positive decision‑making.
• Helps provide a safe school environment.
• Checks with teachers to clear absences and makes daily telephone calls and/or home visits to ensure school attendance.
• Participates in incentive trips.
• Provides monthly statistical information to program coordinator.
• Signs students up for Project 654.
• Team member for Juvenile Drug Court Program‑KADAP, Family Assistance Team, and/or Crossroads Team.
• Assists Probation Officers with caseload management.

Education: 30 semester units from an accredited college or university, preferably in administration of justice or another social or behavioral science.
Licenses and Certificates: Possession of a valid California driver’s license.

Principles of written and oral communication, including thorough knowledge of language mechanics, syntax, and composition; interviewing techniques; principles and methods of logic and data organization; sociology and psychology, particularly as related to personality development, behavior patterns, motivation, and group and family dynamics; some knowledge of casework practice, crisis intervention, treatment modalities, educational norms, philosophy of law, probation, courts, basic physiology, mathematics, research, and basic statistics.

Interact with students and teachers as a support team; establish rapport with children and adults; recognize emotional and behavioral problems; express self clearly, orally and in writing; follow written and oral instructions and procedures; work well with others.

Mobility – frequent standing, walking, stooping, bending, climbing stairs, driving; constant use of a computer.
Lifting – able to lift 50 pounds.
Visual – constant overall vision and color perception, constant eye‑hand coordination, constant depth perception, frequent reading/close‑up work, constant field of vision/peripheral.
Dexterity – frequent repetitive motion and reaching.
Hearing/Talking – constant requirement to hear normal speech, constant hearing on telephone; ability to hear faint sounds, constant talking on telephone.
Emotional/Psychological – potential contact with hostile individuals; exposure to emergency situations; may be exposed to trauma, grief and death; frequent public contact; decision‑making and concentration.

Special Requirements – some assignments may require working weekends, nights, and/or occasional overtime.
Environmental – occasional exposure to varied weather conditions.

San Joaquin County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and is committed to providing equal employment to all without regard to age, ancestry, color, creed, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation or belief, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. For more information go to Equal Employment Opportunity Division (sjgov.org).
San Joaquin County complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and, upon request, will consider reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Part‑Time

Employee Benefits:

Part‑time employees who meet the appropriate eligibility criteria may receive health insurance benefits and step increases.