U.S. Probation Officer

PRIMARY DUTIES

Investigative Duties: The incumbent conducts investigations and prepares reports assessing convicted individuals ability to pay fines, restitution, cost of prosecution, incarceration, and supervision. The preparation of these reports requires interviewing offenders and their families, investigating the offense, prior record and financial status of the offender, and contacting law enforcement agencies, attorneys, victims of the crimes, schools, churches and civic organizations. An integral part of this process is the interpretation and application of the U.S. Sentencing Commission guidelines and relevant case law. The incumbent testifies in court as to guideline applications and serves as a resource to the court to facilitate proper imposition of sentence including identifying various variance criteria.

Post-Conviction Duties: The incumbent develops a supervision plan for offenders, maintains case records, and maintains personal contact with offenders to ensure adherence to court-imposed conditions and required correctional treatment. Incumbent will also coordinate, monitor, and verify offenders activities with substance abuse facilities, counselors, shelters, and/or employment facilities. Selected candidate will also monitor offenders sources of income, lifestyle, and associates to assess risk and compliance, detect and investigate violations, report violations to the court, and implement appropriate alternatives or sanctions.

A copy of the complete position description for CL-27 U.S. Probation Officer and CL-28 U.S. Probation Officer are available on our website: www.caep.uscourts.gov.

QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify for the position of U.S. Probation Officer at CL-27 or CL-28, the applicant must be a college graduate with a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a field of academic study which provides evidence of the capacity to understand and apply the legal requirements and human relations skills involved in the position and is required for all probation officer positions.

CL-27: Two years of specialized experience; or

Completion of a masters degree in a field of study closely related to the position, or a Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

CL-28: Two years of specialized experience.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Progressively responsible experience, gained after completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, in such fields as probation, pretrial services, parole, corrections, criminal investigations, or work in substance/addiction treatment, public administration, human relations, social work, psychology, or mental health. Experience as a police, custodial, or security officer, other than any criminal investigative experience, is not considered specialized experience. Also, any volunteer or unpaid internship experience obtained prior to the completion of a bachelors degree is not considered specialized experience.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Current U.S. Probation Officer/Pretrial Services Officer experience is preferred. The candidate must have demonstrated and sustained exceptional performance.