Juvenile Probation Officer

UNCLASSIFIED POSITION IN JUVENILE COURT

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in a behavioral science (psychology, sociology), criminal justice, or a related field and two (2) years of experience working in a juvenile justice system or a related area (one (1) year of lead or supervisory experience is preferred); or a year for year interchange of indicated education and experience equal to the minimum qualifications.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:

Valid State of Georgia driver's license or proof of mobility equivalent may be requested.

EXAMINATION:

The examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience, accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education, and experience as listed to be rated as qualified. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/coursework used to qualify for this position.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE ALL CORRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTAL BECAUSE ERRORS CAN RESULT IN NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. 

JOB SUMMARY

Monitors an assigned caseload of juveniles who become involved with or subject to the intervention of the Juvenile Court System.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Provides individual, family, or group counseling as needed to ensure compliance with court orders and ensures progressive efforts toward rehabilitation and prevention.

Schedules, prepares, and presents juvenile cases for court.

Conducts interviews with youth offenders and parents and/or guardians.

Monitors participation of juveniles in resource programs and compliance at home, school, work, and in the community.

Conducts interviews and legal, social, and custody investigations of juveniles and prepares reports to be utilized by Assistant District Attorneys, Public Defenders, court-appointed attorneys, and judges.

Recommends individualized action plans for dispositional phases of court hearings. Identifies available community resources designed to meet the needs of youth offenders.

Prepares monthly reports on the status of juvenile cases.

Ensures that court cases and diversionary cases are.

Monitors and manages the court juvenile case management system for data collection, coding, storage, analysis and prepares written materials, charts and graphs on specialized techniques and research results for use by judges and other stakeholders.

Makes recommendations on incentives and sanctions.

Suggests youth program improvements based on service outcomes and completion rates.

Acts as a liaison for entities such as Juvenile Court, Family Dependency Court, Fulton County Superior Drug Court, substance treatment providers and social service agencies.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

Requires knowledge of Principles and practices of supervision. Criminal and juvenile laws and codes.

Theories and principles of counseling related to the juvenile justice system. Court practices and procedures. Legal terminology, including terminology related to the juvenile justice system.

Theories and principles of childhood and adolescent development/behavior. Theories and principles of sociology, psychology, and/or criminal justice. Techniques used to conduct interviews with juveniles.

Principles and practices of legal case management related to juvenile justice. Community resources/programs associated with children/adolescents. General office practices, procedures, equipment, and technology.

Requires skill in Organizing and prioritizing work.  Using investigative and mediation techniques.

Performing effective legal case management. Using spreadsheet, database, word processing, presentation, financial/accounting and other software to gather, organize, analyze, and present information. Conducting effective interviews with juveniles.

Intervening effectively in crisis situations.  Building sustainable working relationships with other County personnel, officials, and the public.  Communicating effectively with coworkers, supervisor, and the public. Generating enthusiasm and support for program objectives.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work is typically performed in an office-like environment. May work in high conflict situations and with difficult, sometimes dangerous parties.

  Positions in this class typically require sitting, standing, mobility, lifting, carrying, bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, using foot controls, driving, talking, hearing, and seeing. Work in this class also involves safety and security risks. Light Work:

Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.

PERFORMANCE METRICS

Factor 1: Decision Making

Process: There is choice in determining the process to accomplish the work.

  This choice includes designing the set of operations. Positions do not necessarily perform the operations.

Factor 2: Complexity

Formative: Evaluates the relevance and importance of theories, concepts, and principles, and tailors them to develop a different approach or tactical plan to fit specific circumstances.

Factor 3: Purpose of Contact

Detect, Secure or Advise: Purpose is to detect, discover, expose information, problems, violations or failures by interviewing or investigating.

Purpose 4: Line/Staff Authority

Individual Contributor: No supervisory accountability.

It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation.