Youth Center of the High Plains - Juvenile Probation Officer

Randall County•Randall County, TX

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About The Position

Randall County Juvenile Probation is hiring a Juvenile Probation Officer to supervise and manage cases involving juvenile offenders. The role requires investigating and analyzing each juvenile’s circumstances and making appropriate recommendations to protect the community and support the child’s rehabilitation. The position may require work some nights, weekends, and holidays. Applicants must undergo a drug test, psychological exam, and background check. A bachelor’s degree and at least one year of casework, counseling, or community or group work experience are required; relevant internship work counts. Eighteen hours of qualifying postgraduate coursework may substitute for the experience requirement. A focus in a related field is preferred. Applicants must be at least 21 years old and hold a current, insurable Texas driver’s license. Juvenile Probation Officer certification and CPR/First Aid and approved restraint certification are required, or candidates must be able to obtain them. Beginning salary is $55,723.95 ($26.79 hourly), plus a $6,000 state salary benefit and, once certified, a $3,000 stipend divided among 26 payroll cycles per year. Benefits offered to full-time employees include optional health, dental, and vision plans; bereavement leave; longevity pay; holiday leave; vacation and sick leave; and potential annual cost-of-living and performance increases.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 21 years of age.
At least one year of casework, counseling, or community or group work, including relevant internship work; 18 hours of qualifying postgraduate coursework may substitute for this experience.
Current Texas driver’s license and ability to be insured.
Juvenile Probation Officer certification, or ability to become certified.
CPR/First Aid and approved restraint certification, or ability to become certified.
Submit to a drug test, psychological exam, and background check.
Ability to assess family risks and needs, develop plans, work independently and collaboratively, establish effective working relationships, and control hostile situations and persons.

Nice To Haves

Focus in criminal justice, criminology, corrections, counseling, law, social work, psychology, or sociology.

Responsibilities

Compile detailed social investigations on all referrals.
Make appropriate detention and disposition recommendations.
Participate in case and departmental staff meetings.
Prepare detailed and accurate court documents.
Conduct timely home visits, school checks, curfew checks, and other appropriate contacts.
Oversee children’s compliance with court orders or agreed supervision.
Make appropriate referrals for children, including placement when necessary.
Maintain up-to-date case files and chronological entries, and prepare supervision plans.
Apprehend and transport juvenile offenders.
Participate in community efforts focused on preventing or intervening in juvenile delinquency.
Assess family risks and needs and develop appropriate plans to address them.
Demonstrate leadership within the department and in the public.
Work independently and as a team player.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Effectively control hostile situations and persons.