Job Description

Probation Officer

Performs intermediate skilled work providing supervision to pre-trial, sentenced, and truant clients. Including investigating and assessing clients and truants to provide written and verbal reports to the Court. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Probation and Court Services Manager and/or Director.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Responsible for leading and coordinating juvenile alternative sanctions.
• Assist in the collection and monitoring of random chemical testing, including the conducting of urine analysis.
• Assist with the supervision and monitoring of low-risk offenders. Meet with clients to arrange pre-trail/house arrest electronic monitoring (EHM).
• Assist with juvenile and adult diversion programs. This includes assisting with adult group probation meetings, arrange community service work for adult and juvenile clients, determine restitution and file revenue recapture on files with past due restitution and fees, assist agents with probation violations and reports to the Court.
• Assist with completing pre-trial adult bail evaluations for the Court and provide support for court coverage during in-custody hearings.
• Assist in administering Court Services related programming. Monitor and close administrative and informal probation adult and juvenile diversion files on CSTS.
• Assist in providing case management to juvenile and adult diversion clients.
• Assist with the facilitation of all department programming such as Decision Points and restorative practices.
• Assist with running criminal history and driver license checks on clients.
• Assist in providing case management on truancy cases, including the preparing of reports, communications with schools, families, and other county agencies, and making appropriate referrals.
• Assist pretrial staff and other agents with general daily tasks and clerical duties as needed.
• Must be available for after work hour emergency callouts regarding assigned cases as required.
• Available to perform on-call duties during non-scheduled work hours (weekday, evening, or weekends) as required.
• Performs other duties and activities as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in corrections or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience working with juveniles and community corrections is preferred.

Promotional opportunities shall be considered when necessary and appropriate for the advancement of an employee and in the best interest of Wright County, upon recommendation of the Probation and Court Services Director and approval of the County Administrator (or designee).

A valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility is also required upon hire. Have availability to an insured vehicle that can be used for County business. Must successfully pass a BCA background investigation.

Knowledge of the probationary and corrections field procedures and practices and data practices law; knowledge of local, State, and Federal laws and regulations regulating and applicable to pre and post sentence adult and juvenile, truancy, and diversion programs; knowledge and understanding of Department policies, procedures, and regulations; knowledge of the evidence-based principles, practices, and techniques of correctional case work and theory; knowledge, skills, and ability to maintain accurate and complete records, including electronic records; skill in the use of standard office equipment, including computer and software programs; verbal and written communication skills sufficient to effectively present information, respond to questions from a wide variety of audiences including individuals from diverse backgrounds, individuals not fluent in English, individuals with a wide variety of disorders, to testify in court; reading comprehension skills sufficient to read and interpret a wide variety of documents; interpersonal skills sufficient to exchange and or convey information, receive work direction, give direction, and maintain effective working relationships; ability to learn applications/systems specific to the Department; ability to perform data entry into various databases; ability to perform agent-of-the-day (AOD) duties; ability to make critical decisions in high-risk situations, utilizing self-defense techniques, bulletproof vests, and protective spray to ensure personal and public safety; ability to defend self and others in a physical encounter; ability to maintain confidentiality; ability to work independently with minimal supervision; ability to remain calm and handle stressful situations; ability to effectively deal with clients, identify problem areas, take charge and de-escalate dangerous behavior; ability to respond when families and communities face health and safety emergencies; ability to pay attention to detail and effectively organize time and anticipate, plan and successfully respond to changing circumstances; ability to independently investigate, supervise, and counsel juvenile and adult clients; knowledge and ability to perform duties directed by the Court; ability to carry out other county department's duties upon request; ability to perform all job duties in compliance with safety guidelines and with an ongoing awareness of safety practices; ability to communicate courteously and professionally while maintaining positive working relationships with others when carrying out all job functions.

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires lifting and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms and pushing or pulling; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

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