Employment Opportunity: Legal/Court Services
Title: Probation Officer
Closing Date: Until Filled
Department: Probation and Court Services
Division: Adult
Hours: General Office Hours are 8:00 am-4:30 pm, Monday through Friday; Officers are required to work flexible hours, one or two evenings per week, to accommodate offenders’ schedules
Salary: $40,644
Benefits
includes an array of County health insurance plans a generous IMRF pension plan
Apply to probation.hr@dupageco.org
The responsibilities of this position
include:
- Assessing and developing individualized case plans for
each offender placed on a period of probation supervision;
- Increasing intrinsic motivation for behavior change in
offenders;
- Coordinating interventions targeted at risk reduction
utilizing the offender’s family, community and local treatment agencies;
- Supporting behavior change through the application of
rewards and sanctions;
- Advocating for offenders with employers, family members
and the Court when appropriate;
- Conducting home visits and field visits to assess
offenders’ living and community situations;
- Counseling individuals and/or families; providing
crisis intervention when needed;
- Monitoring court conditions and providing accurate and
documented information to the Court with testimony as needed;
- May be asked to work as part of
a team serving a caseload of sex offenders; and
- Other work
as assigned.
Requirements for this position include:
- Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral
Sciences, including Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Sociology, etc.,
and a minimum of two years of probation, counseling, social work or
related human service program work;
- Independent decision making;
- Ability to plan and organize the work and the schedule to
accommodate multiple priorities including Court and offender needs;
- Initiative to seek and develop additional resources to
reduce the offender’s risk to reoffend;
- Working skill in understanding and interpreting laws
and regulations;
- Considerable skill in dealing effectively with the
public and applying professional methods of handling socially maladjusted
and emotionally disturbed individuals;
- Some skill in observing, diagnosing, and recording behavior
patterns of individuals;
- Ability to meet the physical
demands of working in the field and conducting home visits and
possess a current, valid Driver’s License with the ability to drive.
Department of Probation & Court Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer