Probation Officer I - Holbrook IPS

About the role

Probation officers provide casework services to probationers at the direction of the Superior Court under the provisions of evidence-based practices and consistent with the Arizona Code of Judicial Administration.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the caseloads of assigned probationers, meeting with probationers in their homes or at their places of school/work, conducting interviews and social or pre-sentence/pre-disposition investigations, evaluating probationers' progress, performing searches, and making arrests.
• Build relationships to encourage compliance with the case plan including conditions of probation through frequent telephone contacts, work/school site contacts, day, and evening home contacts.
• Direct and/or refers probationers and parents/guardians when supervising juveniles to community resources, treatments or other interventions based on assessments, behaviors and conditions of probation.
• Participate in case review conferences to determine if change in level of supervision is warranted.
• Performs searches, breathalyzers/urinalysis collection, and makes a documented effort to locate absconders.
• Serves warrants, makes arrests, and brings persons before the court who are on probation including defaulting probationers facing revocation.
• Monitors payment of restitution and probation fees and ensures victims' notification rights are provided according to statutory requirements.
• In confrontational situations with probationers or others, appropriately and effectively respond and use defensive tactics and techniques, as learned at the Defensive Tactics Safety Training Academy, when necessary.
• Investigates cases referred to the officer and makes a written report to the court.

Qualifications

• Be a United States citizen or legal resident.
• Have a valid driver's license.
• Have a bachelor's degree with a preference in the behavioral sciences or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Be a minimum age of twenty-one (21) years.
• Complete background/reference checks, interviews, polygraph and/or drug sing, and pre-employment psychological examinations.
• Successfully complete 40-hour Defensive Tactics Training Academy as soon as practical, but no later than 120 days from the date of employment.
• Successfully complete eight (8) hours of defensive tactics refresher training on an annual basis.
• Maintain certificate of successful completion of defensive tactics training.
• Successfully complete the Probation Certification Academy and Intensive Probation Institute, if assigned, within the first twelve (12) months of employment.
• Submit to a medical examination required by Corrections Officer Retirement Plan.

Skills

• Ability to operate a variety of equipment necessary to perform job duties such as motor vehicles, computers, telephones, radios, handcuffs, body armor and other equipment depending on case assignments.
• Independent body mobility to stand, walk, bend and sit for prolonged periods of time and/or drive a vehicle.
• The manual dexterity necessary to reach, grasp, handwrite, and use a computer.
• Vision sufficient to see and read.
• Hearing and speech sufficient to communicate in person and over the phone.
• The ability to withstand varying weather temperatures.
• The ability to lift, drag, push and carry items of various weight.
• Self-control, patience, initiative, courtesy, tact and diplomacy in order to maintain effective relationships with a diverse population.
• Interviewing, motivating, and interpersonal relationships.
• Time management and organization with the ability to apply principles and methods of correctional casework.
• Critical analysis of individuals and situations in order to problem solve and make sound decisions.
• Effective oral and written communication.

Benefits

Navajo County offers a comprehensive employee benefits package to regular employees working 40 Hours Per Week That Includes (Regular Part Time employees working 30 – 39 hours a week receive some benefits on a pro-rated basis. Part Time employees working less than 30 hours a week and temporary employees do not receive benefits).

• Currently we are hiring for positions throughout the county. Please mark yes for each location you are willing to work: anywhere in Navajo County Winslow Holbrook Snowflake Show Low

Required

• Do you have the required 4 year College Degree and able to provide proof? Yes No
• Have you ever been arrested or charged Yes/No If yes, please list charges and date
• Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor? Yes/No If yes, please list charge and date.
• How would you be an asset to probation? (150 words or less)
• This job requires a high volume of data entry and court report writing. Do you type at least 40 words per minute? (Test may be required.) Yes No