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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, including directing and counseling the probationer and parents/guardians when supervising juveniles and conducting field contacts (home, work, treatment facilities, schools, community restitution or detention).
• Obtain, assemble, secure, keep and file a complete identification record concerning the person on probation, including arrest reports, contact notes regarding compliance with terms of probation and case plan to prepare written reports for the court.
• 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 refer 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.
• Perform searches, breathalyzers/urinalysis collection, and make a documented effort to locate absconders.
• Serve warrants, make arrests, and bring persons before the court who are on probation including defaulting probationers facing revocation.
• Monitor payment of restitution and probation fees and ensure 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.
• Perform and demonstrate through proficiency testing, competency in, and an understanding of physical and verbal defensive tactics techniques, including the following, or their comparable alternatives:
• Forcefully raise arms above head (straight arm wristlock and takedown)
• Perform minor aerobic activity
• Stand for up to 2 hours at a time
• Engage in balanced movements
• Throw hand strikes (fist strikes and palm heel strikes)
• Use impact weapons (ability to swing arms in a striking action with a baton that weighs 16 ounces)
• Kick at targets below 24"
• Perform controlled falls and return to standing position unassisted (break falls and recovery)
• Complete hand strikes and kick drills at partial speed
• Sustain exposure to Oleoresin (OC) spray
• Engage in fighting techniques while on the ground
• Bend knees lower center and touch the ground with one hand (break fall recovery and baton closing techniques)
• Bend knees to a 45 degree angle (all ground techniques)

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.
• Pass background/reference checks, interviews, polygraph and/or drug testing, 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.
• Demonstrate, by proficiency testing, competency and understanding of the physical and verbal techniques and tactics presented at the Defensive Tactics Training Academy.
• 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

• The 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)

Pay

Pay details are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

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