PART TIME PROBATION OFFICER I

Dauphin County•Swatara Township, PA

23d•Hybrid

About The Position

Dauphin County Work Release Center is currently accepting applications for the position of Part Time Probation Officer I. An employee in this position oversees - on-site and afield - County inmates sentenced to work release. He/she is responsible for assisting with the daily operations of the Work Release Center, establishing and maintaining prescribed files, and directing and counseling persons assigned to his/her authority. The role involves consulting with offenders' families, friends, associates and employers; law enforcement and social service agencies; and other County Probation professionals pursuant to composition and fulfillment of respective rehabilitation plans. The Probation Officer will monitor offenders electronically (GPS), by telephone, and afield, and prepare regular and special reports to the Work Release Supervisor and/or the Court. Responsibilities also include administering drug testing and searches with the work release residents, transporting offenders, and managing the in-processing/out-processing of offenders. The role requires monitoring offenders through the offender management system, including documenting case notes. This is an on-call position requiring availability to work various day and night shifts to maintain adequate staffing and working several shifts a month. This is a union position.

Requirements

Must be willing to work a minimum of 6 shifts per month
Must be available to work on various day and night shifts to maintain adequate staffing of the work release center

Nice To Haves

Probation and Parole Academy
Department of Corrections Training Academy
Defensive Tactics
Taser
Narcan

Responsibilities

Assists with the daily operations of the Work Release Center.
Establishes and maintains prescribed files, manual and automated
Directs and counsels persons assigned to his/her authority
Consults with offenders' families, friends, associates and employers; law enforcement and social service agencies; and other County Probation professionals pursuant to composition and fulfillment of respective rehabilitation plans
Monitors offenders electronically (GPS), by telephone, and afield
Prepares regular and special reports to the Work Release Supervisor and/or the Court, as the latter directs.
Administers drug testing and searches with the work release residents
Transports offenders to/from Dauphin County Prison, community service events and social service providers
Responsible for in-processing/out-processing offenders to and from the work release center
Monitors offenders through our offender management system to include documenting case notes