TSU Juvenile Probation Officer 1/2 (PCN 063556)

State of Alaska•Juneau, AK

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. The Juneau Youth Probation is recruiting to fill a Juvenile Probation Officer 1/2 located at the Johnson Youth Center. As a Retry Case Manager JPO, you will be working to positively influence, motivate, and steer young offenders toward community restoration and developing competencies to lead a productive and crime-free life. This position assists with transitioning youth back into the community after completion of a b1 institution order as well as the managing of community cases. JPOs are asked to set high expectations for themselves as well as the youth they work with. You will collaborate with detention and treatment facility staff as well as other community agencies for care and collaboration. At times you may be required to arrest, restrain, and transport a youth or to travel to itinerant community for JPO duties. Additional JPO duties include, but are not limited to, drafting court documents, data entry, court presentation, youth supervision, site audits, mandatory training, and on-call coverage. The supervision and accountability-based services you provide are designed to promote notable, long-term, positive benefits to the families, youth, and communities that we serve. Our organization's mission and culture focus on the safety and restoration of victims and communities, and assisting offenders and their families in developing the skills to prevent crime. Our core values include: Prioritizing Safety, Responsiveness, Professional Relationships, Dedication, Respect, and Accountability.

Requirements

Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and theories of human behavior and performance in various contexts, mental processes, or the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
Training in juvenile justice, criminal justice, criminology, sociology, social work, psychology, guidance and counseling, the behavioral sciences, or a closely related field and/or experience providing juvenile justice probation, adult probation, adult protection services, child protection services, or supervision of juvenile offenders in a juvenile justice facility; or providing care or service to delinquent juveniles.
Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
Progressively responsible professional experience providing juvenile justice probation, adult probation, adult protection services, child protection services, or supervision of juvenile offenders in a juvenile justice facility; or providing care or service to delinquent juveniles.
Successful candidates are subject to a background investigation, criminal record check, fingerprinting, and must complete a medical examination.
A valid Alaska driver's license is required at the time of appointment.
Must complete a pre-employment physical to determine if the essential duties of the position can be safely performed.
The successful candidate must pass a comprehensive background investigation, which includes a state and FBI fingerprint-based background check.
Must answer the Supplemental Questions for the application to be evaluated.
Applicants must certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Competencies in Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.
Competencies in Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
Competencies in Stress Management: Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency, or dangerous situations that require quick, sensible, and defensible decisions).

Responsibilities

Positively influence, motivate, and steer young offenders toward community restoration and developing competencies to lead a productive and crime-free life.
Assist with transitioning youth back into the community after completion of an institution order.
Manage community cases.
Collaborate with detention and treatment facility staff as well as other community agencies for care and collaboration.
Arrest, restrain, and transport a youth.
Travel to itinerant communities for JPO duties.
Draft court documents.
Perform data entry.
Conduct court presentations.
Supervise youth.
Conduct site audits.
Complete mandatory training.
Provide on-call coverage.