Probation Officer I/II

San Bernardino County (CA)•San Bernadino, CA

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About The Position

The Probation Department is recruiting for Probation Officers who perform the full range of duties in handling a juvenile or adult caseload. Incumbents are peace officers responsible for investigating offenses and social history backgrounds of adult or juvenile offenders; writing reports and making recommendations to the court relative to adult and juvenile cases; supervising and counseling probationers, Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS), and mandatory supervision clients, in order to meet the conditions and goals of their probation; and conducting field investigations. Your application will be reviewed to determine eligibility for the highest level within the series. Please Note: Salary posted is the range for all levels. Please see job description and salary for each level below: Official Title: Probation Officer I For more detailed information, refer to the Probation Officer I job description. Official Title: Probation Officer II For more detailed information, refer to the Probation Officer II job description. Learn more about the San Bernardino County Probation Department at https://sanbernardinocountyprobation.org/. TRAINING/ADVANCEMENT Probation Officer I's (Trainee) are eligible for promotion to Probation Officer II upon meeting the minimum requirements for Probation Officer II and receipt of a satisfactory work progress report. Incumbents must be promoted within 18 months or be terminated.

Requirements

Applicants must be 21 years of age (20.5 at time of testing) and meet Peace Officer Requirements
Completion of a Bachelor's degree from a college or university. No Experience Required.
Thirty (30) semester (45 quarter) units of completed college coursework in psychology, sociology, criminology, criminal justice or other closely related behavioral science from a college or university, half of which must be upper division coursework.
Completion of an Associates of Art/Science degree or equivalent in psychology, sociology, criminology, criminal justice or other closely related behavioral science from a college or university and Eighteen (18) months of full-time experience as a San Bernardino County Probation Corrections Officer.
Graduation from a U.S. high school, G.E.D. or a U.S. Department of Education approved High School Equivalency Test and Three (3) years of full-time experience as a San Bernardino County Probation Corrections Officer.
one (1) year of experience as a Juvenile Correctional Officer, Parole Agent, professional casework or group work experience which has included counseling and direct involvement in complex treatment assignments (e.g., probation officer, social worker, group counselor).
Degree must be accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.
Employment and/or vocational counseling are not qualifying experience.
A list of coursework in a qualifying field or legible copies of transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable) are preferred and must be submitted with the application if qualifying under option 2.
Degrees or coursework completed outside of the U.S. must be accompanied by an evaluation report from a reputable credential evaluation service indicating equivalency to degrees or coursework completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.
Be successful on the Written Test, Physical Agility Test, and Department Interview to continue to the background investigation.
Pass a background investigation, which includes, but is not limited to, a fingerprint check, psychological testing and a polygraph test (current San Bernardino County Probation Dept. employees in peace officer positions will not be required to take the polygraph test). Applicants must not have been convicted of a felony, or currently be on court ordered probation (or have been within the last year).
Be at least 21 years of age at time of hire (Applicants should be at least 20.5 years at time of testing) and possess a High School diploma, General Educational Diploma (GED), or have passed a High School Proficiency Exam or equivalent.
Provide official sealed transcripts of completed college coursework.
Show proof of having completed the required basic certified training specified by Standards and Training for Corrections for the State of California and PC 832 (Laws of arrest, search and seizure), or meet this obligation within the first year of employment. Training will be provided upon hire. New hires who possess PC 832 certification will not be required to repeat training if they provide a copy of their PC 832 certificate.
Be legally authorized to work in the United States, pursuant to Government Code 1031 at the time of hire.
Possess a valid Class C Driver License. Employees in this class may be required to use personal vehicles and may be required to show proof of automobile liability insurance.
Meet minimum vision (both eyes) and hearing (both ears) requirements. Vision and hearing tests will be administered.
Pass a treadmill and medical test.

Responsibilities

investigating offenses and social history backgrounds of adult or juvenile offenders
writing reports and making recommendations to the court relative to adult and juvenile cases
supervising and counseling probationers, Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS), and mandatory supervision clients, in order to meet the conditions and goals of their probation
conducting field investigations