Employment Opportunity: Legal/Court Services
Title: Adult/Juvenile Investigations Probation Officer
Closing Date: Until Filled
Department: Probation and Court Services
Division: Adult and Juvenile
Hours: 8-4:30 Monday through Friday
Send Resumes and applications to probation.hr@dupageco.org
This position will initially concentrate on adult
investigations (PSI) but will also include assignments in the juvenile division
as needed by workload demands.
The responsibilities of this position
include:
- Provide investigative services
across functions for the Adult and Juvenile Divisions as needed;
- Prepare reports for Court-ordered
investigations;
- Assess, evaluate, and verify
information on offenders to complete risk assessments identifying
criminogenic needs of offenders. Elicit
and concisely document behavior patterns and offender’s motivation to
change;
- Increase intrinsic motivation for
behavior change in offenders and their families;
- Recommend interventions targeted
at risk reduction utilizing the offender’s family, community and local
treatment agencies;
- Complete criminal history reports
on offenders for the Court and probation departments;
- Contact victims of crimes to provide
the Court with information on the impact of the offender’s behavior;
- Provide crisis intervention when
needed;
- Provide accurate, verified, and
documented information to the Court with testimony as needed;
- Assist with Juvenile Initials and
pulling cases for the Juvenile Court Call;
- Completing Child Trauma Symptoms
Screening;
- Other work as assigned.
Requirements for this position include:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in
Behavioral Sciences, including Social Work, Psychology, Counseling,
Sociology, etc.;
- Independent decision making;
- Ability to plan and organize the workday
and the schedule to accommodate multiple priorities, including the needs
of the Court and the offender;
- Knowledge of modern social service practice, resources,
and correctional interventions;
- Excellent interviewing skills;
- Excellent written and oral
communication skills;
- Working
skill in understanding and interpreting laws and regulations;
- Knowledge of Trauma related
symptoms and Trauma treatments;
- Considerable skill in dealing
effectively with the public and applying professional methods of handling
socially maladjusted and emotionally disturbed individuals; and,
- Some skill in observing,
diagnosing, and recording behavior patterns of individuals.
Department of Probation & Court Services is an Equal Opportunity
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DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer