Deputy Probation Officer II (SIGN-ON BONUS)

Deputy Probation Officer II (SIGN-ON BONUS)

The Monterey County Probation Department is seeking qualified individuals to fill vacancies for Deputy Probation Officer II. This classification works under direction, provides professional casework services to adult and juvenile offenders and their families; supervises, counsels, motivates and rehabilitates adult and juvenile offenders; conducts pre-sentencing investigations, formulates probation plans, carries out special assignments and performs related duties as required.

The Deputy Probation Officer II is the journey level class of this series. Incumbents independently perform a full range of complex assignments in the areas of intake, investigation and managing a caseload of juvenile and / or adult clients.

Responsibilities :

• Conducts investigations which include interviewing adult or juvenile offenders, their families, and interested individuals; makes assessments regarding the nature of the individuals environmental, employment, financial or domestic circumstances as they apply to the case; analyzes facts gathered and makes recommendations for sentencing and dispositions of probationers; prepares probation plans, implements the plan utilizing Evidence Based Practices
• Manages a caseload of juvenile and / or adult probationers placed on probation and assures ensure the conditions of probation are met including but not limited to : conducts random office and field interviews with clients; observes and collects urine samples for chemical analysis, conducts random searches of the person, vehicle, and home, collects evidence, and makes arrests
• Files petitions for court action, uses computerized programs in preparing detailed reports to the court; appears before the courts to present recommendations on the disposition of probation cases and provides information as required
• Counsels clients and their families; conducts client home, school and work visits and prepared written progress reports that document pertinent details for entry into casefiles
• Remains current with codes, laws, principles, best practices and evolving theories of probation work and services, and the functions and procedures of the Probation Department through continuing education and training

Requirements :

Skill and Ability to :

Conditions of Employment :

Benefits :

Monterey County offers an excellent benefits package.

Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation :

Monterey County is a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer. The County seeks candidates who can make contributions in an environment of cultural and ethnic diversity. Monterey County is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

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