Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer - Pretrial Services Divison

OPEN TO CURRENT U.S. PROBATION AND U.S. PRETRIAL SERVICES OFFICERS WITHIN THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY ONLY

ONE PROBATION TEAM ARIZONA 

Our mission is to assist the Court in the fair administration of justice, providing unbiased, accurate information, facilitating lasting positive change in the people we assist and supervise, in order to protect and improve our community.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office for the District of Arizona is seeking qualified, self-motivated individuals with excellent interpersonal skills and strong work ethic for the position of Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer in the Pretrial Services Division in the Yuma Office. 

A Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer administratively and technically supervises probation officers on a day-to-day basis in accomplishing the work of a Pretrial Services Division.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

• Confers regularly with staff to provide direction and assistance in case situations and with general operational procedures.
• Serves as a resource for officers and other staff to assist with performing work successfully and efficiently. 
• Reviews and edits written work, including case plans, correspondence, and reports submitted to the court, ensuring that recommendations made by officers to the court adhere to local and national policy and guidelines. 
• Ensures adequate coverage for office activities, court appearances, conducts audits and reviews of case work. 
• Develops recommendations and advises the court on appropriate issues. 
• Assists in monitoring the work of vendors and contractors, including negotiating terms of agreement, evaluating work, ensuring that contract terms are met, and related activities. 
• Communicates and responds to executive management requests regarding case operations. 
• Answers procedural questions for judges, staff, and the public. Provides customer service and resolves difficulties while complying with regulations, rules, and procedures. Adheres to the presumption of innocence and least restrictive supervision practices. 
• Performs any or all duties of a pretrial services officer, including investigating and/or supervising offenders/defendants. 
• Travel may be required. 
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field of academic study, such as criminal justice, criminology, psychology, sociology, human relations, or business or public administration which provides evidence of the capacity to understand and apply the legal requirements and human relations skills involved in the position. Must have excellent writing skills and above average computer knowledge and skills. Must have at least three (3) years of progressively responsible work experience, gained after completion of a bachelor's degree, in such fields as probation, pretrial services, parole, corrections, criminal investigations, or work in substance/addiction treatment, including at least one (1) year as a CL-28 probation/pretrial services officer in the U.S. Courts. 

For placement at CL-30 level, applicants must have three years of progressively responsible experience gained after completion of a bachelor’s degree, including at least one year as a CL-29 probation/pretrial services officer in the U.S. courts. This experience must have included progressively responsible administrative, technical, professional, supervisory or managerial experience that provided an opportunity to gain (a) skill in dealing with others in person-to-person work relationships, (b) the ability to exercise mature judgment, and (c) a knowledge of the basic concepts, principles, and theories of management and the ability to understand the managerial policies applicable to the Pretrial Services Division.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference may be given to applicants who have more than five (5) years specialized experience with the U.S. Pretrial Services in any specialty area such as drug and alcohol treatment, location monitoring, etc., or worked in a specialty area and developed a special project; and who have a master's degree or who are pursuing a master's degree program.  

Applicants must submit the following:

Go to our web site: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/azduscourts to submit an online application, including the items listed above.

Attachments should be submitted only as Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents. Other formats are not acceptable.

Applications will be considered complete when the online application and all required attachments (in proper format) are received by the Human Resources Division. 

Applications and/or attachments received after the closing date may not be considered.

The incumbent will be subject to random drug screening and updated background investigations every five years.

The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, or to withdraw the announcement, any of which may occur without prior written or other notice. In the event that a position becomes vacant in a similar classification, within a reasonable time of the original announcement, the court may elect to select a candidate from the applicants who responded to the original announcement without posting the position.

Only qualified applicants will be considered for this position. 

All information provided by applicants is subject to verification and background investigation. Applicants are advised that false statements or omission of information on any application materials or the inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment or dismissal after being employed.

Participation in the interview process will be at the applicant’s own expense and relocation expenses will not be provided.

All promotions are subject to compliance with Human Resources policies and the approval of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Salary : $84,284 - $161,910