Job Title
Probation Officer - BCJPD Pay Rate Min to Mid Range
Time Type
Full time Summary
Description
Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department
Juvenile Probation Officer
$25.90 starting hourly rate.
$6,000.00 additional base pay from Texas Juvenile Justice Department total annual amount.
$2,424.00 certification pay upon certification total annual amount.
SUMMARY: The overall purpose and general responsibilities of the job.
Monitors a caseload of juvenile offenders including conducting home, school, and office visits, and preparing chronological reports to document progress and for court proceedings and treatment purposes; conducts interviews; prepares social history investigations; develops individual supervision plans; counsels juveniles and families; prepares documents; refers juveniles to outside services as needed; administers drug tests; serves summonses; represents the department at court and detention hearings; and attends meetings and training sessions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Monitors a caseload of juvenile offenders, including conducting home, school, and office visits, and preparing chronological reports to document progress and for court proceedings and treatment purposes;
Serve as a role model to youth and assist them in developing social and life skills while providing guidance and support through daily interaction; promote positive outcomes for youth by providing opportunities, fostering positive relationships and furnishing the support needed to build on leadership strengths;
Conducts interviews with juveniles and their families to collect background information, including social history investigations;
Develops individual supervision plans for juveniles and counsels juveniles and families, including attending subsequent school, therapeutic, and other related meetings;
Prepares and files court papers such as petitions, motions to modify dispositions and affidavits requesting a directive to apprehend and serves summonses;
Represents the department at court hearings and detention hearings; Refers children for outside services such as counseling;
Administers drug tests on juveniles; Transports juveniles/families to appointments;
Provides community and school presentations about probation and may serve as group facilitator; and Attends training sessions;
Facilitates and/or coordinates education/awareness groups.
Minimum Education and Experience. Bachelor’s degree conferred by a college or university accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board plus one year of social service experience. One year of experience must include full-time casework, counseling, or community or group work in a social service, community, corrections, or juvenile agency that deals with juvenile age youth. One year of graduate study in criminology, corrections, counseling, law, social work, psychology, sociology, or other related field may be substituted for the one year of casework experience.
Special Requirements. Must secure and maintain certification as a Juvenile Probation Officer by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD). Must secure and maintain a favorable background investigation. Must clear a psychological assessment, pre-employment physical and a pre-employment drug screen test. Must have a valid driver’s license, motor vehicle liability insurance, personal injury insurance and a personal vehicle, or available alternate means of transportation. Must have a cell phone. Required to be on call 24 hours a day. May be required to work more than 40 hours during the workweek. May be required to work weekends, holidays and perform shift work in an emergency situation.
Knowledge . Must have knowledge of case management practices; knowledge of mediation and behavior modification techniques; knowledge of issues affecting troubled adolescents; knowledge of social services…