Probation Officer/Trainee
Hamilton County Personnel Department
Lake Pleasant, NYFull-time$24.05–29.48/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Hamilton County Probation Department is hiring a Probation Officer or Probation Officer Trainee to evaluate, investigate, and supervise people under court jurisdiction. The role applies social work techniques to adult and juvenile evaluations and probation supervision. The selected candidate receives a provisional appointment and must take a civil service examination, placing among the top three scores to retain the position.
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The Hamilton County Probation Department has a new full-time Probation Officer/Probation Officer Trainee opening. The incumbent will provide evaluation, investigation, and supervision services for persons within the jurisdiction of the courts. This is the beginning position at the professional level in probation work. The duties require the application of modern social work techniques in making evaluations of adults or juveniles and in supervising persons on probation. Pay begins at: Probation Officer: $27.83 - $29.48/hr OR Trainee: $24.05 - $25.70/hr. What Youll Do: May by assigned to an intake unit to evaluate matters for adjustment at the intake level or to perform supervision of persons in lieu of court action; Obtains and analyzes social and legal data and prepares reports in relation to matters pending in the courts concerning persons awaiting disposition by the courts; Interprets conditions of sentence to persons placed under probation supervision, supervises such individuals by ascertaining compliance with conditions of probation, and counsels and assists them in problems related to compliance and to the maintenance of lawful behavior in the community; Prepares progress reports on persons under supervision and periodically reviews case histories to determine degree of adjustment; Prepares violation reports and testifies at violation hearings; Establishes and maintains contact with other social and law enforcement agencies and cooperates with them in matters of mutual interest; Helps to maintain a variety of records utilized by the probation office. NOTICE: Candidate chosen for the position will be given a provisional appointment, must take a civil service examination, and be in the top three scores to retain position. Probation Officer Minimum Qualifications: Graduate degree in social work, education, administration, law, sociology, psychology, criminology, or a related field; OR a Bachelors degree and two years experience in counseling or casework in a recognized agency adhering to acceptable standards in probation, parole, social services, psychiatric or medical social work, or related work; OR appropriate combination of above training and experience. Probation Officer Trainee Minimum Qualifications: Possession of a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the State Education Department, with thirty (30) credit hours in the social or behavioral sciences. Applications accepted until the position is filled.
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