What are the responsibilities and job description for the Probation Officer/Corrections Agent (Officer/Senior/Career) position at Itasca County, MN?
Salary : Depends on Qualifications
Location : Grand Rapids, MN
Job Type : Regular, Full-time
Job Number : 2025-00005-EXT repost
Department : Probation
Opening Date : 01 / 28 / 2025
Closing Date : 2 / 9 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central
POSITION SUMMARY
Classification : Probation Officer :
Local 320 $25.39 - $36.85 / hourly
Probation Officer, Senior :
Local 320 $27.94 - $40.98 / hourly
Probation Officer, Career
Local 320 $32.04 - $47.23 / hourly
FLSA Status : Non-Exempt.
Department : Probation
Position Description : Provides supervision and case management services to all types of adult and juvenile offenders. Provides for public safety, holds offenders accountable for their decisions, completes offender assessments and makes appropriate referrals, utilizes opportunities to speak to the public regarding corrections and provides clear and concise investigative reports to the court. (see job descriptions)
To view the job descriptions :
Probation Officer click here.
Probation Officer, Senior click here.
Probation Officer, Career click here.
Current Vacancy : 2 Regular, F / T positions in the Classification of Probation Officer OR Probation Officer, Senior OR Probation Officer, Career
Internal Job Opportunity : Open to current Itasca County employees. (Note : If you apply and are not a current Itasca County employee, your application will be removed from further consideration for this internal job opportunity)
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Work Hours : The normal hours of work shall be 40 hours per week, overtime as necessary and approved.
Work Location : Itasca County Probation Department, 115 NE 5th Street, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Itasca County offers a robust and comprehensive range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, and life insurance, MN PERA pension, eligibility for student-loan forgiveness, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits.
To view a general summary of the benefits offered to regular full-time employees,
As a minimum qualification, which of the following best describes your education? (must attach transcript)
- graduate with a Bachelor Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Criminal Justice, Social work Education, Sociology, Psychology, Corrections or closely related field
- graduate with a Master's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Criminal Justice, Social work, Sociology, Psychology, Corrections or closely related field
- None of the above
In response to questions above, list the schools you attended as listed on your application I can refer to to read and verify this education. If No, state N / A.
As a minimum qualification, which of the following describes your experience?(work experience is full-time equivalent paid experience)
In response to the question above, if you are claiming experience in community corrections or case management for a human service agency or experience as a Probation Officer, list the name of your past employer(s) and a brief description of your work experience.If none, state N / A.
As a minimum qualification, do you have a valid driver's license and reliable means of transportation?
As a preference qualification, how many months of work experience, beyond the minimum, as a Probation Officer in a Community Corrections Agency (probation and parole)? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)
In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can read to verify this work experience. If none, state N / A.
As a preference qualification, how many months of work experience in case management for persons with mental illness / serious emotional disturbance or chemical dependency do you have?(Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)
In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can read to verify this work experience. If none, state N / A.
As a preference qualification, do you have Court Services Tracking System (CSTS) computer experience?
In response to the question above, tell me the employer(s), listed on your application, where you gained this experience. If none, state N / A.
As a preference qualification, how many month of work experience in court (testifying, writing reports) do you have? (Work experience is paid, full-time equivalent experience)
In response to the question above, tell me which employer as listed on your application, where you gained this experience. If none, state N / A.
As a preference qualification, are you trained and proficient in any of the following?(you may chose more than one answer)
As a preference qualification, have you been formally trained in Motivational Interviewing (minimum of 32 hours of instruction)
In response to the question above, tell me what agency provided this training to you.If none, state N / A.
Have you completed a Master's Degree (or above) in Criminal Justice, Social work, Sociology, Psychology? Corrections or closely related field (must attach transcript)
My responses to the above Supplemental Questions are clearly documented in my application submitted for this job posting. (If I failed to document or misrepresented relevant education or paid work experience, this may result in the removal of my application from further consideration.)
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Salary : $25 - $37
