ADULT PROBATION OFFICER I

• Hourly rate does not reflect the night shift differential pay ($1.00 per hour), weekend differential pay ($1.45 per hour), and additional pay for working a 12-hour shift ($1.45 per hour).
• 11 paid holidays which includes additional overtime when you work the holiday
• Paid bi-weekly, working seven 12-hour shifts during the 2-week pay period which includes a long weekend off (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).
• Pay period consists of 84 hours, totaling 2,184 hours per year.
• Annual clothing allowance ($725 1st year and $600 every year after)

Description:

Dauphin County Work Release Center is currently accepting applications for the full-time position of Probation Officer I. An employee in this position oversees - on-site and afield - County inmates sentenced to work release.

He/she is responsible for the following job duties:

• 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

Training opportunities include:

• Probation and Parole Academy, Department of Corrections Training Academy, Defensive Tactics, Taser, Firearms Basic Training Academy, Narcan. Training provides more opportunities for overtime, compensatory time or flex time.

Minimum Education, Experience, and Training Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Criminal Justice or a related field.
• Military experience

Other Requirements:

A valid driver's license and a positive driving record along with a favorable criminal background check are required.

Dauphin County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive workplace free of discrimination and harassment. Dauphin County prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.