Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY: Provides direct supervision and general case management for juveniles placed on probation supervision by the Court. Supervises, monitors and investigates juvenile offenders.  Interviews, assesses, and makes recommendations to the court on dispositions of juveniles; Works with juvenile, families, schools, and community providers to develop and coordinate treatment plans. 

QUALIFICATIONS: Completion of Bachelor’s Degree with specialization in criminal justice or social service field.  One year field experience preferred.  Position involves complex tasks, varied and non-varied tasks with application of numerous laws, rules, regulations and procedures.  Requires a moderate degree of discretionary decision-making. Must exercise judgment, organizational, communication and analytical skills. Must maintain satisfactory criminal and traffic background checks.

DUTIES:   Instructs and counsels youth placed on probation and their families , m eets regularly and communicates with youth and their families in their homes and in the office , e nforces compliance with court orders , a ssesses needs of youth and their families and refers them to appropriate agencies, maintains working knowledge of agency resources, prepares case plans with Juveniles and their families, provides intervention services using the Carey Guide model and Motivational Interview skills , c onducts investigations and examines court-ordered data, provides crisis intervention services on a 24-hour basis , c onducts after-hours monitoring , s erves as “Officer of the Day” as schedules, monitors progress of youth placed on Probation Supervision , c oordinates services with other agencies on behalf of youth on probations, prepares and submits records and reports to the court and other agencies, handles juveniles in custody including search and detention, takes youth into custody at the direction of the court , a dministers drug screens , c ollects DNA evidence when required , m akes recommendations to judiciary on juveniles , f iles warrants, probation violations and contempt citations , p repares detention orders and other legal documents , m eets with attorney to conference court cases , t estifies in court, making recommendations for disposition of cases , m aintains up to date social and computer files including case notes of youth on probation , w orks with and supervises youth at various work site- hours may vary depending on needs of the department and will include evening hours , p repares records or documents associated with program , m eets regularly and communicates with youth and their families while enrolled in program , a cts as mentor and role model to youth in program , i nstructs and teaches youth good work habits , d rives youth to and from work sites, communicates with community service work site agency coordinators , a ssists department with clerical tasks as needed , m aintains statistics and reports for the court , w orks with agencies and schools , a ttends community and state meetings, conducts support groups as needed , d elivers speeches to agencies and community groups , m eets all job safety requirements and standards that pertain to essential functions , d rives to locations for appointments, attends training and maintains required training hours , f ollows Department standard operating procedures, s erves on committees and various work groups , p erforms related essential and non-essential functions as needed.  Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

These duties are illustrative only and you may perform some or all of these duties or other job-related duties as assigned.

  HOURS

Monday – Friday  

COMPENSATION

$43,000 - $45,000 per year/DOQ

FLSA

Non-Exempt from Overtime

BENEFITS

Medical, Health Savings Account County Contribution, Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts for Health & Dependent Care, OPERS Retirement with Employer Contribution of 14% (Higher for Law Enforcement), Deferred Compensation Programs, Paid Vacation & Sick Time, Paid Holidays, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Discounts, Fitness Center Discounts

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: The Miami County Board of Commissioners, including those agencies under other elected officials, is an equal opportunity employer and does not make employment decisions in a discriminatory manner based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disabilities that can be reasonably accommodated, or veteran status. The County complies with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.

This policy prohibits both discrimination based on any of the above-listed protected characteristics, retaliation against a person who opposes or complains about prohibited conduct, or participates in any way in the complaint, investigation, or reasonable accommodation processes.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Home office, Trial period, Flexible hours, Afternoon shift, Monday to Friday,

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