PROBATION AIDE

GENERAL DEFINITION:

This is probation work at the entry level providing assistance to Probation Officers. An employee in this class carries our five major duties: Community Alternative Work Service (CAWS), Monitoring, Program Development and/or Management, Information Gathering, and Data Entry.

An employee in this class reports directly to a supervisory probation officer. Although the Probation Aide may assist the probation officer in various functions, these functions typically carry less responsibility.

TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF WORK: (Illustrative Only)

CAWS (Emphasis):

CAWS III Placements: The Probation Aide can contact placements in which juveniles are performing their CAWS III hours to check on their progress.

MONITORING

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND/OR MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION GATHERING

DATA ENTRY

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Interested applicants must submit a completed County application, resume and cover letter for consideration. Applicants can check the status of this posting via the County's Website at Job Posting Status to learn if the position is open, pending, or has been closed. The appointing Authority will directly contact those applicants they are interested in as potential candidates for this position.