Adult Probation Officer

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Under general supervision, performs professional correction work supervising adults placed on probation by the courts. Work involves
regularly meeting with probationers to ensure adherence to terms of probation, and maintaining records of probationers activities and
status. Employee is also responsible for determining level of supervision necessary for individual probationers, providing limited
counseling and referring clients to probation assistance programs, and conferring with law enforcement and court personnel in matters
pertaining to violation of probation by clients. Employee is subject to the usual potential hazards of contact with legally delinquent adults.
Reports to a Supervisor – Adult Probation.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Meets with probationers in office or at probationers residences according to established schedules, or more often as
necessary, advising clients of provisions of probation agreements and ensuring adherence to agreements.
2. Providing limited counseling and referring clients to community-based probation assistance programs, as necessary.
3. Meets with and/or contacts family members, employers or other references provided by clients to ensure clients adherence to
provisions of probation.
4. Maintains individual case files, recording all contacts and preparing reports of clients status.
5. Obtains and records probationers place of residence, family ties, employment, prior criminal convictions, etc., and amends files to
reflect changes as appropriate.
6. Prepares documents to dismiss probation, as appropriate, and obtains judges signatures.
7. Confers with district attorneys office, judges and/or law enforcement personnel about clients violations of probation terms or
other need to amend probation status, and amends probationers files accordingly
8. Confers with U.S. Immigration Service officials about deportation of probationers, as necessary.
9. Testifies in court as to probationers status and adherence to reporting schedules and other terms of probation, as appropriate.
10. Confers with counselors or other professionals connected to agencies providing human services to probationers, and maintains
knowledge of probationers needs, status, progress, etc.
11. May install electronic monitoring equipment utilized to ensure probationers arrive at residences at appointed times, as appropriate.
12. Obtains urine samples from probationers for drug-use analysis.
13. Performs moderately complex social work in interviewing and counseling probationers, both formally and informally
14. Conducts Needs/Risk Assessments and Reassessments on each probationer assigned to caseload.
15. Utilizes computerized data entry equipment and various word processing and/or file maintenance programs to enter, store
and/or retrieve case file information; summarizes information for standard reports, selecting data from varied sources.
16. Performs related work as required. (Position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all
the duties, which may be performed or supervised.)
WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Ability to work independently and efficiently, yet as part of a team. Working knowledge of case
management techniques. An understanding of human behavioral patterns and the ability to apply good judgment in dealing with the
problems of individual probationers. Ability to assess the needs of individual probationers and to utilize community resources in meeting
those needs. Ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with officials of other county, state, municipal and civic organizations and
agencies. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with service area directors, community supervision officers and other Val Verde
County CSCD personnel. Willingness to work evenings or weekends as necessary to provide quality supervision of offenders. May utilize
knowledge of Spanish to assist individuals unable to communicat sufficiently in English.