Juvenile Probation Specialist

Juvenile Probation Specialist

The mission of the Juvenile Probation Department is to provide care, protection, and mental and physical development of youth, to protect the public interest and safety, and rehabilitate juvenile offenders. A Juvenile Probation Specialist is assigned to investigate, assess, counsel, and supervise juvenile offenders. This is achieved through the development and monitoring of compliance with Probation Rules, an individualized case plan, and individualized programming.

A Juvenile Probation Specialist supervises low, moderate and high-risk youth in the community. A Juvenile Probation Specialist may also fulfill compliance duties, supervising lower risk youth that come through the juvenile court system who may not need the extensive services and supervision provided to other youth on probation. A Juvenile Probation Specialist is a non-exempt, unclassified employee appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Greene County Juvenile Court Judge under Ohio Revised Code Section 2151.13.

Job duties include preparing and completing probation intake paperwork, developing an individualized case plan for juvenile offenders, supervising youth in the community, providing assessments, engaging with youth through evidence-based programming, attending various court hearings, collecting drug screens and DNA samples, connecting youth to electronic monitoring, planning community service activities, supervising out-of-state Interstate Compact cases, providing transportation for medical and mental health appointments, keeping abreast of new legislation, and performing any other duties assigned by the Judge, Court Administrator and/or Director of Probation.

Minimum requirements include a B.A. or B.S. in Criminal Justice, Social Work, Sociology, Corrections, Counseling or related fields, ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions, ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients, ability to communicate clearly and effectively, ability to react rationally and effectively to crisis situations, possession of a valid Ohio driver's license, two years of full-time paid work experience, satisfactory completion of professional reference checks, satisfactory completion of BCI and FBI background checks, confirmation of valid Ohio driver's license, confirmation of degrees, licenses and/or certificates, and no prior or current misconduct.

Work conditions include potential for adverse contact with aggressive, disruptive and/or unruly individuals, potential for exposure to blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases, working under time constraints to meet deadlines, and being on-call for law enforcement and the Director of Probation. The Greene County Juvenile Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, age, disability or military status in employment or the provision of services.

Benefits include health, dental, vision, life insurance, optional life insurance plans, wellness program, employee assistance program, and deferred compensation plans. The County pays 80% of the health care premium and 39% of the dental premium. All full-time employees are eligible for $50,000 group life insurance paid 100% by the County.