Juvenile Probation Officer 1/2 (PCN 064928M)

State of Alaska•Anchorage, AK

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. The Division of Juvenile Justice is recruiting to fill multiple Juvenile Probation Officer 1/2 positions located in the Anchorage Juvenile Probation office on the campus of the McLaughlin Youth Center. The Juvenile Probation Officer is responsible for monitoring, motivating, and supervising a caseload of both formal case and informal case juvenile offenders to address accountability, facilitate community restoration, and develop the skills necessary to lead productive and crime free lives as adults. The services provided to youth are individualized and focused on their rehabilitation, building upon their strengths. This position will screen and process juvenile criminal referrals from the early pre-court services through the court process, with supervision and case management. The position will facilitate communication and service delivery with parties to include: the youth, their family, attorneys, the court, service providers, and victims of juvenile offenses. The position will develop case plans after coordination with multiple community agencies and treatment programs to provide trauma informed services for delinquent youth, their families, and victims. The position frequently represents the department in formal court environments and produces petitions, reports, documents, and reports to the court most often under inflexible timelines.

Requirements

Competencies in Psychology: 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.
Integrity/Honesty: 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.
Interpersonal Skills: 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.
Adaptability: 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.
For JPO 2: 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.
Competencies in Decision Making (for JPO 2): 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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Competencies in Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
Competencies in Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
Competencies in Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Responsibilities

Monitoring, motivating, and supervising a caseload of juvenile offenders.
Addressing accountability and facilitating community restoration.
Developing skills in youth to lead productive and crime-free lives.
Screening and processing juvenile criminal referrals.
Facilitating communication and service delivery with youth, families, attorneys, the court, service providers, and victims.
Developing case plans with community agencies and treatment programs.
Providing trauma-informed services for delinquent youth, their families, and victims.
Representing the department in formal court environments.
Producing petitions, reports, and documents for the court under inflexible timelines.
Being "on-call/standby" on a rotating basis on weekdays and weekends.
Traveling periodically.