Juvenile Probation Officer 1/2 (PCN 063612)

State of Alaska • Kotzebue, AK

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is open to All Applicants. This position will be filled at either the 1 or 2 level depending on the applicant’s qualifications and job experience. It is recommended that you apply for all levels if you are qualified. The Division of Juvenile Justice is recruiting to fill a Juvenile Probation Officer 1/2 position in Kotzebue at Kotzebue Juvenile Probation. What You Will Be Doing: Influence, motivate, and steer young offenders to work towards community restoration and developing the competencies they need to lead productive and crime free adult lives. The supervision and accountability-based services you provide will be challenging but in return produce major, long-term benefits to the families and youth served. This is achieved by: Case Management: Supervise and manage a caseload of juvenile offenders from Nome and outlying areas, ensuring compliance with court orders, probation terms and completing rehabilitative goals. Assessment: Conduct comprehensive assessments of juveniles to determine risk factors, needs, and appropriate intervention strategies. Counseling and Support: Provide counseling, guidance, and support to juveniles and their families, promoting positive behavioral changes and rehabilitation. Monitoring and Reporting: Regularly monitor juvenile activities, conduct home visits, and submit detailed reports to the court regarding progress, concerns, and recommendations. Collaboration: Work collaboratively with legal, social services, and community organizations to develop and implement intervention plans that address the unique needs of each juvenile.

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.
• A valid Alaska driver's license is required at the time of appointment.
• Successful candidates are subject to a background investigation, criminal record check, fingerprinting, and must complete a medical examination to determine the essential duties of the position can be safely performed.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage a caseload of juvenile offenders from Nome and outlying areas, ensuring compliance with court orders, probation terms and completing rehabilitative goals.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of juveniles to determine risk factors, needs, and appropriate intervention strategies.
• Provide counseling, guidance, and support to juveniles and their families, promoting positive behavioral changes and rehabilitation.
• Regularly monitor juvenile activities, conduct home visits, and submit detailed reports to the court regarding progress, concerns, and recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with legal, social services, and community organizations to develop and implement intervention plans that address the unique needs of each juvenile.

Benefits

• Training, professional development, and opportunities for career growth.
• Housing may be available through the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s Last Frontier Housing Initiative.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed