What are the responsibilities and job description for the Juvenile Drug Probation Officer position at Vigo County, IN?
Salary: Commensurate with years of experience as a Probation Officer, as well as additional for administrative role as set by the Minimum Salary Schedule/Judicial Conference of Indiana.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Type: Full-time
Job Open till March 21, 2025
BENEFITS
Vigo County offers to full-time employees competitive benefit plans. These include Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, paid holidays, Flexible Spending Account Plans, 457 Plans, Life Insurance , and others.
Description
Incumbent serves as Juvenile Drug Court Probation Officer for Vigo County Juvenile Probation.
Examples of Duties
- Assesses the risk and needs of youth and families; makes appropriate recommendations to the court and other agencies and assists in referring youth to the appropriate services.
- Conducts preliminary inquiries and pre-dispositional interviews, preparing written reports and case plans as required by law.
- Supervises and assists juvenile probationers consistent with court-imposed probation conditions; including home visits, field visits and drug screening.
- Maintains accurate records and complete documentation of all assigned cases and furnishes records and reports to the court as required or requested.
- Files Petitions and Modifications in accordance with departmental policy and provides testimony in court for delinquency proceedings.
- Gathers information and makes detention and alternative to detention decisions for youth taken into custody.
- Maintains confidentiality and abides by the Code of Judicial Conduct
- Participate in bi-weekly staffing and court hearings held in the evenings.
- Apprise the other Drug Court team members of participant's compliance with court orders for bi-weekly staffing and hearings.
Qualifications
- Applicants shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; an American citizen; possess a valid driver's license; be of good moral character; and be able to pass a background check and drug screen.
- Applicants shall have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a preferred major in criminal justice, psychology, social work, sociology, or a related field.
- Applicants should have a practical understanding of human behavior and adolescent development and the ability to apply such knowledge in specific situations.
- Applicants shall be willing and able to conduct home and/or field visits of probationers as required and acquire self-defense knowledge and skills; be willing to collect urine and/or saliva samples for substance screening.
- The successful applicant will be required to attend training and pass the certification test to be a licensed probation officer for the state of Indiana within 6 months of employment.
- The successful applicant will be required to attend training and pass the test for the Indiana Youth Assessment Screening (IYAS) tool
- The successful applicant shall attend and complete case manager orientation with the Indiana Office of Court Services within the staff members first year of employment
- The successful applicant shall complete 12 hours of training annually with 6 of those hours in evidence-based practices.
Supplemental Information
- Incumbent performs duties that are broad in scope and impact and involve complex variables and considerations. Incumbent exercises independent judgment in supervising staff, assessing and improving Probation procedures, and effectively resolving problems with operations.
- Incumbent performs duties in accordance with well-established guidelines and legal requirements, assuring proper functioning of the Juvenile Probation Division of the Vigo County Courts.
- Incumbent maintains frequent contact with co-workers, other County departments, Department of Corrections, Probationers, law enforcement agencies, treatment providers, and the public the for purpose of exchanging information.
- Incumbent reports directly to Chief Juvenile Probation Officer.
- Incumbent performs duties in a standard office environment, involving sitting/walking at will, sitting for long periods, keyboarding, lifting/carrying objects weighing less than 25 pounds, bending, reaching, speaking clearly, close/far vision, color/depth perception, hearing sounds/communication and handling/grasping/fingering objects. Incumbent maintains regular contact with probationers and is regularly exposed to irate/hostile individuals and/or physical violence
- Incumbent occasionally works extended, weekends and/or evening hours, and occasionally travels out of town for training, sometimes overnight.
As an EOE/AA employer,
