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About the Position

The Adult Probation Officer Supervisor plans, organizes, coordinates, trains and supervises the activities of assigned Probation Officers that are engaged in interviewing, advising, counseling and supervising adult offenders. The Adult Probation Officer Supervisor is committed to assisting the Adult Probation Department in fulfilling its mission to continually improved the quality of community life by offering hope to neighborhoods, victims and offenders.

ABOUT THE ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT:

The Adult Probation Department of the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County is dedicated to providing a safe, fair and impartial forum for resolving disputes, enhancing access to our services, and providing innovative, evidenced-based practices that improve the safety of our community and ensure the public's trust and confidence in the Judicial Branch. Join our nationally recognized Adult Probation Department and become part of an award-winning agency of professionals committed to continuous improvement in the quality of community life by offering hope to neighborhoods, victims, and individuals under supervision.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an academically accredited college or university

Experience:

• Four (4) years of experience as an Adult Probation Officer with the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department

Other Requirements:

• Successfully complete eight (8) hours of defensive tactics refresher training on an annual basis and maintain certificate of successful completion of defensive tactics training.
• Valid Arizona Driver's License and the ability to maintain a Vehicle Use Permit

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Knowledge of:

• The Criminal Justice System
• The principles of evidence-based practices and methodologies
  

Skill in:

• Service orientation by actively looking for a means to assist internal and external customers.
• Personnel resources management through motivating, developing and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Applying deductive and inductive reasoning to information and facts about situations to reach logical conclusions from the reasoning process.
• Demonstrating professional behavior and ethical standards of conduct.
• Operating computer equipment and using software programs to complete required paperwork, reports, email correspondence, conduct research on the Internet and perform other administrative tasks.

Ability to:

• Use effective time management skills to handle multiple tasks at one time with numerous interruptions.
• Adjust to changing circumstances, remain flexible when staffing conflict occurs, take on other roles when short-staffed, and adapt to changing priorities as the situation requires.
• Process and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Effectively plan, assign work, train and supervise others.
• Set a positive tone, maintain good morale, motivation and commitment from others.
• Communicate effectively with individuals of varying education levels.
• Effectively demonstrate problem solving and change intervention skills.

ESSENTIAL JOB TASKS

(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)

• Supervises a unit of officers and/or Adult Probation staff. This includes conducting annual evaluations, training of staff, management of unit caseloads and staff timekeeping & teleworking.
• Performs all of the duties of a Probation Officer when the need arises
• Responds to inquiries, complaints, and public relations issues
• Conducts meetings and makes presentations
• Assists with new staff interviews and background checks
• Conducts caseload reviews and evaluations
• Observes and addresses staff performance. Assists with personnel actions
• Assists in making arrests and executing probation violation warrants
• Generates memos, reports and any additional required paperwork
• Assisting staff in meeting training requirements

Working conditions:

Must have the ability to operate a variety of equipment necessary to perform job duties such as motor vehicles, computers, telephones, radios, handcuffs, body armor and other equipment depending on case assignments. Must possess independent body mobility to stand, walk, bend and sit for prolonged periods of time and/ or drive a vehicle; the manual dexterity necessary to reach, grasp, hand write, and use a computer; vision sufficient to see and read; hearing and speech sufficient to communicate in person and over the phone; the ability to withstand varying weather temperatures; the ability to lift, drag, push and carry items of various weight up to 50 pounds.

Probation Officers have the authority of Peace Officers in the performance of his/her duties per A.R.S. 12-253.3 and can thus serve warrants, make arrests, and bring persons before the court who are under suspended sentences. Because probationers under court supervision are convicted felons and/or persons with domestic violence convictions, these job duties expose probation officers to a risk of being assaulted by probationers, family members and others in proximity to the probationers. Officers must be able to recognize and handle confrontational situations using defensive tactics and techniques, when necessary. For these reasons, the probation officer position is designated as a safety-sensitive position in accordance with ACJA 6-106(A) and ACJA 6- 107(A). All probation officers must "demonstrate, by proficiency testing, competency and understanding of the physical and verbal techniques and tactics presented at the defensive tactics training academy." ACJA 6-107(G)(1)(b). The proficiency testing is based upon whether they can perform the skills or tactics (or comparable alternatives) necessary for self-defense.

Selection Procedure - Maricopa County

The Maricopa County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates considered to be the most highly qualified. Those selected will be assessed based on the evaluation of listed education and experience. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a list provided by Human Resources.

All offers of employment made to new hires and rehires at Maricopa County are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment thorough background investigation. A background investigation is conducted on a current employee who changes to a Safety Sensitive Position or one having the potential for serious adverse impact on the integrity or efficiency of the County. These requirements do not pertain to employees of elected officials who undergo background investigation processes administered through their respective offices.

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

Attention Current Maricopa County Employees: As of 1/1/2022, the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County formalized itself as a separate entity and employer from Maricopa County. To learn more about how that may affect you please clickhere.

Judicial Branch Human Resources reserves the right to move forward candidates based on the information provided directly on the application. The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs.

Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate up to the midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity, and budgetary allowances.

All Judicial Branch offers of employment and continued employment are contingent upon passing a thorough background and/or fingerprint check. Applicants must completely and fully answer any questions regarding felony and misdemeanor convictions including any convictions that have been expunged or set aside. Failure to include criminal history information is grounds for termination of an offer and employment. A conviction may not automatically disqualify an applicant.

Judicial Branch facilities are located throughout Maricopa County. This position may be reassigned to other locations. Assignments will be made based upon the needs of the department.

The Judicial Branch in Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

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