What are the responsibilities and job description for the INSTITUTIONAL PROBATION OFFICER, Juvenile Services position at Tarrant County College?
Summary
Benefits
Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits &
13 County Holidays
For More Information, Please Click On The Link Below
http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/human-resources/employee-benefits.html
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
NOTE: YOU MUST FILL OUT THE WORK HISTORY and EDUCATION SECTIONS OF APPLICATION TO SHOW YOU HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION AS REQUIRED BY HIRING DEPARTMENT OR BE DISQUALIFIED.
at New Hire Processing or during the promotional process.
Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.
Physical Demands And Work Environment & Other Requirements
While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to walk, sit, stand, bend, stoop and lift. Exposure to communicable and contagious diseases; potential for physical and mechanical restraint situations involving juveniles who are violent and self-destructive.
Regular attendance is essential. Incumbent must arrive at work on time, prepared to perform assigned duties and work assigned schedule. Incumbent must have the ability to work well with others. Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the position without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of themselves and others. Requested accommodations to work hours and schedules are considered on an individual basis.
Tarrant County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life and long- term disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation). In addition to these "basic employee benefits" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 13 paid holidays, a Wellness Program, and more.
Do You Have a Bachelor's Degree Or Higher (REQUIRED)
Do you have a minimum of 1,750 hours of full-time casework, counseling, community or group work, or related experience in a social service, community, corrections, or juvenile agency that deals with offenders or disadvantaged persons? (REQUIRED)
If you don't have the above experience, do you have a One (1) year of full-time graduate study (30 semester hours) in criminology, corrections, counseling, law, social work, psychology or a related field?
Do you possess a valid TEXAS Driver License and proof of liability insurance?
Do you have the ability to obtain and maintain current certification for Texas Juvenile Supervision Officer, Texas Juvenile Probation Officer, First Aid, CPR, and Non-Violent Restraint with annual renewal required?
Are you bilingual? If so, what languages do you speak, read and understand?
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Are you currently certified or was previously certified as a JPO, JSO or CAO? If yes, please provide in which county and last date of certification.
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Survey 1-Except for minor traffic violations, have you had a felony conviction or deferred adjudication against the laws of this state, another state or the United States within the past 10 years?
Survey 2-Are you currently on felony probation or parole?
Survey 3-Have you had a jailable misdemeanor conviction or deferred adjudication against the laws of this state, another state or the United States within the past 5 years?
Survey 4-Are you currently on misdemeanor probation or parole?
Survey 5-Are you required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Texas Code of Criminal procedure?
Survey 6-If previously certified as a Juvenile Probation or Detention Officer, is your certification currently under revocation or suspension?
PREA 1 Have you engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution?
PREA 2 Have you been convicted of engaging in or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community by force, threat of force, coercion, or where the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse?
PREA 3 Have you been civilly or administratively adjudicated for or found to have engaged in any of the conduct described in either of the two previous questions?
PREA 4 Have you ever been civilly or administratively adjudicated, disciplined or had any government issued license revoked or suspended for having engaged in conduct defined as sexual harassment?
Do you have prior military experience? If yes, be prepared to provide us with a DD-214.
Why do you want this position in the Tarrant County Juvenile Services Department?
- Provide a safe, secure and positive environment for juveniles detained in the Juvenile Detention Center.
- Supervise the activities of juveniles in the course of meeting their educational, emotional, recreational, disciplinary, and basic child care needs.
- Supervise family visitation and documents juveniles' behavior and adaptation to a secure, supervised setting on a daily basis.
Benefits
Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits &
13 County Holidays
For More Information, Please Click On The Link Below
http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/human-resources/employee-benefits.html
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Maintains safe, secure and positive environment, while meeting the educational, emotional, recreational, disciplinary, and basic needs of each detainee
- Provides individual and group counseling for detainees
- Provides discipline when detainees violate rules and may restrain youth who are out of control
- Intervenes in aggressive and self-injurious behaviors with crisis intervention, counseling, and physical and mechanical restraint
- Supervises the personal grooming, hygienic activities and housekeeping tasks of detained youth
- Maintains security of residents and facility through regular accounting of population and materials as well as search of juveniles
- Conducts facility-wide and personal searches for contraband
- Performs all other related duties as assigned
NOTE: YOU MUST FILL OUT THE WORK HISTORY and EDUCATION SECTIONS OF APPLICATION TO SHOW YOU HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION AS REQUIRED BY HIRING DEPARTMENT OR BE DISQUALIFIED.
- TO APPLY, must have a Bachelor's degree or higher 1,750 hours of work experience in casework, counseling, community or group work or related experience in a social service, community, corrections, or juvenile agency that deals with offenders or disadvantaged persons required. OR
- TO APPLY, must have a Bachelor's degree or higher One (1) year full-time graduate study (30 hours) in criminology, corrections, counseling, law, social work, psychology or a related field.
- TO APPLY, must have a valid Driver License and proof of automobile liability insurance. Note: A Texas driver license is required to hold the position.
- Ability to obtain and maintain current certification for Texas Juvenile Detention Officer, Texas Juvenile Probation Officer, First Aid, CPR, and Non-Violent Restraint with annual renewal required.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
at New Hire Processing or during the promotional process.
Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.
Physical Demands And Work Environment & Other Requirements
While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to walk, sit, stand, bend, stoop and lift. Exposure to communicable and contagious diseases; potential for physical and mechanical restraint situations involving juveniles who are violent and self-destructive.
Regular attendance is essential. Incumbent must arrive at work on time, prepared to perform assigned duties and work assigned schedule. Incumbent must have the ability to work well with others. Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the position without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of themselves and others. Requested accommodations to work hours and schedules are considered on an individual basis.
Tarrant County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life and long- term disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation). In addition to these "basic employee benefits" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 13 paid holidays, a Wellness Program, and more.
- Note: These benefits are for Tarrant County employees only. For benefit information regarding Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) employees, please contact Patrice Harrison at (817) 884-1227.
Do You Have a Bachelor's Degree Or Higher (REQUIRED)
- Yes
- No
Do you have a minimum of 1,750 hours of full-time casework, counseling, community or group work, or related experience in a social service, community, corrections, or juvenile agency that deals with offenders or disadvantaged persons? (REQUIRED)
- Yes
- No
If you don't have the above experience, do you have a One (1) year of full-time graduate study (30 semester hours) in criminology, corrections, counseling, law, social work, psychology or a related field?
- Yes
- No
Do you possess a valid TEXAS Driver License and proof of liability insurance?
- Yes
- No
Do you have the ability to obtain and maintain current certification for Texas Juvenile Supervision Officer, Texas Juvenile Probation Officer, First Aid, CPR, and Non-Violent Restraint with annual renewal required?
- Yes
- No
Are you bilingual? If so, what languages do you speak, read and understand?
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Are you currently certified or was previously certified as a JPO, JSO or CAO? If yes, please provide in which county and last date of certification.
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Survey 1-Except for minor traffic violations, have you had a felony conviction or deferred adjudication against the laws of this state, another state or the United States within the past 10 years?
- Yes
- No
Survey 2-Are you currently on felony probation or parole?
- Yes
- No
Survey 3-Have you had a jailable misdemeanor conviction or deferred adjudication against the laws of this state, another state or the United States within the past 5 years?
- Yes
- No
Survey 4-Are you currently on misdemeanor probation or parole?
- Yes
- No
Survey 5-Are you required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Texas Code of Criminal procedure?
- Yes
- No
Survey 6-If previously certified as a Juvenile Probation or Detention Officer, is your certification currently under revocation or suspension?
- Yes
- No
PREA 1 Have you engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution?
- Yes
- No
PREA 2 Have you been convicted of engaging in or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community by force, threat of force, coercion, or where the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse?
- Yes
- No
PREA 3 Have you been civilly or administratively adjudicated for or found to have engaged in any of the conduct described in either of the two previous questions?
- Yes
- No
PREA 4 Have you ever been civilly or administratively adjudicated, disciplined or had any government issued license revoked or suspended for having engaged in conduct defined as sexual harassment?
- Yes
- No
Do you have prior military experience? If yes, be prepared to provide us with a DD-214.
- Yes
- No
Why do you want this position in the Tarrant County Juvenile Services Department?
- Required Question
