Assistant Probation Officer

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Job Description:

Location:

605 South 10 Street Ste B100 Lincoln NE 68508

Work Schedule:

This position requires a minimum of 8 non-traditional work hours per month.

Salary:

A Probation Officer Assistants salary range is $42178.47 to $51390.36 annually.

After probation period is completed the Permanent wage will increase at least 2.5%. Pay rate may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints if approved.

Job Duties

1. Meets interviews and confers with probationers through home visits and office meetings; monitors and documents progress.

2. Assists in monitoring offenders through electronic/GPS monitoring under direction of a Probation Officer to ensure compliance with court regulations.

3. Assists with pre-sentence investigations and evaluations of candidates being considered for probation.

4. Prepares updates and submits a variety of reports and/or databases including progress updates court appearance paperwork home-visit logs and location reports.

5. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Requirements / Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate degree or 63 hours of course work from four-year college in a related field.

• Or 2 years of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

• Consideration will be given to candidates receiving their degree within 120 days of application.

All educational credits must be granted from an accredited institution approved by the U.S. Dept. of Education.

Other:

This position requires a minimum of 8 non-traditional work hours per month

Knowledge

• Basic principles practices and procedures of probation services.

• Federal State and local laws regulations and procedures.

• Rules regulations and procedures of the department.

• Probations techniques and procedures.

• Report writing.

• Interviewing techniques.

• Tracking technologies.

Skills

• Making home-visits.

• Interviewing probationers.

• Tracking probationers location(s).

• Utilizing probation and protective techniques.

• Applying applicable laws rules and regulations.

• Preparing activity reports and updating databases.

• Operating computers and applicable software applications.

• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers supervisors the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements

Incumbents may be subject to travel.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time the job is rated for Light Work.

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