Probation Officer

Probation Officer

The City of Westminster welcomes diverse candidates from the broadest base possible. Our goal is to find the best candidate for the job—someone who belongs, not just fits. We value life and professional experiences, recognizing equivalent combinations of knowledge, skills, and education. Aligned with our city SPIRIT values, the successful candidate will have a passion and commitment to serving a diverse population of residents and must respect and uphold the principles of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

We encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for this role, even if you believe you have a less traditional background than described we invite you to apply.

The Probation Officer works in the Municipal Court providing caseload supervision, case management, and monitoring compliance with the Court's order for defendants assigned to probation. Other duties include meeting regularly with offenders to ensure they are connected with external resources necessary to address their identified needs, scoring ODARA documents for the Court, filing petitions to revoke probation when the defendants violate their conditions, preparing status reports for the prosecution team for revocation hearings, and conducting pre-sentence investigations and preparing comprehensive pre-sentence reports.

This position is 100% in-office with a Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. schedule. The full salary range for this position is stated above. The starting range of pay is dependent on qualifications and experience of each individual candidate. The City of Westminster has a Multilingual Stipend Program to encourage, and reward benefited employees who are conversationally fluent in languages other than English.

Benefited employees have the opportunity to test their language proficiency skills and qualify for a bi-weekly stipend that will vary based on the employee's level of proficiency and usage.

The City's work culture encourages passionate, positive and enthusiastic employees who, along with our City Council and City Manager, are strong supporters of our mission:
The City of Westminster provides high-quality core services and fosters resilience in order to promote a safe and thriving community. Westminster is a city of beautiful, safe, well-maintained neighborhoods and destinations with a vibrant, diverse economy, rich and resilient environment and a strong sense of community belonging. Our core values are embodied in our SPIRIT (Service – People – Integrity – Respect – Innovation – Teamwork).

This position supports the goals of the Chief of Staff's Office, which coordinates and oversees cross-departmental initiatives and activities across a wide range of municipal systems, services, and programs. This includes managing the Municipal Court Division, the City Clerk's Division, the City Hall Operations Division, the City's justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts, as well as the Policy & Budget Division.

This position also directly supports the goals of the Municipal Court to administer equitable, fair, and impartial justice in a timely and courteous manner; protect fundamental rights; promote public safety; and facilitate community reparation through SPIRIT. Every employee is accountable to:

• Demonstrate a high level of customer service; encourage others to focus on the customer; foster an environment where customer service is a priority
• Communicate with customers to ensure that, where possible, they are satisfied, and that their needs are being addressed; solicit and evaluate customer feedback
• Act as an ambassador by understanding and fostering the organization's mission and vision
• Exhibit pride in self, the department, the city, and the community; conduct self in a professional manner
• Demonstrate integrity and build trust through credibility, reliability, commitment, loyalty, and ethical behavior
• Address difficult or contentious issues in a constructive manner
• Support/promote change; demonstrate flexibility, and take…