What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Probation Officer position at Wright County AG?
Salary : $49,581.22 - $62,736.07 Annually
Location : Buffalo MN 55313, MN
Job Type : Full-time
Job Number : 2025 Feb - Asst Probation Off
Department : Court Services
Opening Date : 01 / 24 / 2025
Closing Date : 2 / 6 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central
General Definition of Work
Assistant Probation Officers are responsible for assisting Probation Officers with case management duties for adult and juvenile offenders. They also provide additional assistance to Court Services' Agents, the Court, and wRight Choice, as requested. Assistant Probation Officers lead the juvenile diversion program and are the primary point of contact for Court Services' Truancy Program.
Essential Functions
Duties and Major Areas of Responsibility :
- Lead juvenile alternative sanctions.
- Assist in the collection and monitoring of random chemical testing.
- Assist with supervision and monitoring of low-risk offenders.
- Assist with adult and juvenile Electronic Home Monitoring (EHM).
- Assist with juvenile and adult diversion program.
- Adult pretrial bail evaluations.
- Assist in administering programming in the department.
- Assist in providing case management to truancy, juvenile and adult diversion.
- Assist in instruction and supervision of wRight Choice.
Tasks :
Minimum Qualifications & Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Requirements :
Bachelor's degree in Corrections or related field or two-year degree and four years related experience. Prefer experience in working with juveniles and communities.
Authority :
Directly responsible to the Director of Court Services and Pre-Trial Supervisor, which are administrative positions directly responsible to the Tenth Judicial District Court.
Wright County offers an exceptional benefit package including vacation, sick leave and holiday pay. Also included in this benefit package is health, preventative dental and life insurance; medical and dependent care reimbursement accounts (Section 125 Plan); deferred compensation plan and Public Employees Retirement (pension). For a more detailed overview of our benefit package,
When answering the following questions, please answer yes if you believe you may have the experience or meet the minimum requirements.
The position requires a Bachelor's degree in Corrections or related field or two-year degree and four years related experience. Do you meet these minimum requirements?
Describe your education and experience that indicates you fulfill the listed minimum qualifications.
Which best describes your level of education (highest degree received)?
If indicated you have a degree, describe your area of study and from what institution. (If no degree, type "N / A").
Indicate your paid or unpaid experience in probation or related (check all that apply) :
If selected experience in the question above, please describe experience and include name of employer, job title and dates of the work experience. (If no experience, type "N / A").
Indicate your probation internship experience (paid or unpaid - 400 hours) in the Corrections field or related.
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Have you had any additional coursework in the following (check all that apply)?
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Indicate any experience you have in the following areas (check all that apply) :
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Do you have any computer experience using CSTS?
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Indicate any experience you having working with persons in the criminal justice system or related field.
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Do you have any volunteer experience outside of your employment (Community involvement, etc.)?
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Veterans preference points are awarded to qualified veterans and spouses of deceased or disabled veterans and are added to competitive exam results. Qualified veterans are eligible to receive 10 or 15 preference points subject to the provisions of MN Statutes 197.455. YOU MUST SUPPLY A COPY OF YOUR DD214 (Member Copy 4). Disabled veterans must also supply a letter from the USDVA verifying active duty disability. Spouses applying for preference points must supply their marriage certificate, the veteran's DD214 and a letter from the USDVA verifying the veteran's disability or death certificate. Veterans applying for promotional exams may only claim veterans preference points if they have a service connected disability of 50% or more. The five points preference is only available when applying for the first promotion after securing employment with Wright County. All required documents must be received no later than the closing deadline for accepting your application. Are you applying for Veterans Preference points?
I understand that any falsified information, omissions of important facts, or misrepresentation of my job education or experience on either the application or during my interview may disqualify me from further consideration for employment and may be considered justification for dismissal, if hired.
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Salary : $49,581 - $62,736
