Part Time Juvenile Officer

Job Description

Job Description

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

27TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

JUVENILE DIVISION

Position: Deputy Juvenile Officer I or II

The 27th Circuit Juvenile Division is seeking applicants to fill a part time position of Deputy Juvenile Officer I or II through the State of Missouri. The official domicile for this position will be St. Clair County, with an office located in Osceola Missouri.

This position will be required to work 20 hours per week, has full Missouri State Employee insurance benefits and Missouri State retirement. This part time position accrues 5 hours of annual leave and 5 hours of sick leave each month and includes 13 paid state holidays.

Deputy Juvenile Office I Description: This is entry-level professional work in the enforcement and administration of the Missouri juvenile justice system. An employee in this position is vested with the statutory authority of a juvenile officer to take charge of children who come under the jurisdiction of the juvenile or family court.

Deputy Juvenile Officer II Description: This is journey level professional work in the enforcement and administration of the Missouri juvenile justice system. An employee in this position is vested with the statutory authority of a juvenile court officer to take charge of children who come within the jurisdiction of the juvenile or family court. An employee in this position is expected to work with a high degree of independence.

Part Time Annual Salary: DJO I: $20,723.00 or DJO II: $23,311.00 Range J22 or J25

Minimum Qualifications: (The following statement represents the minimum education and experience that will be used to determine qualifications of applicants, provided equivalent substitution will be permitted in case of deficiencies of either experience or education. Education above the minimum stated may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required general experience; experience above the minimum stated may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.)

Deputy Juvenile Officer I: Graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in Criminal Justice Administration, Criminology, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or related field.

OR

Professional employment in a public or private agency involving substantial amount of time (over 50% time) in the delivery of protective services to families, adults, children, or the aged may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.

Deputy Juvenile Officer II: Graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in Criminal Justice Administration, Criminology, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or related field, and two years of experience as a Juvenile Officer I or equivalent.

Application: Any person interested in applying for the position may apply by picking up an application from the Bates County Juvenile Office, 1 N. Delaware, Butler, MO 64730 or Henry County Juvenile Office, 100 W. Franklin Street, Clinton Missouri 64735. Applications, with a cover letter and resume attached, should be returned to the same locations or mailed directly to the Henry County Juvenile Office, P.O. Box 487, Clinton Missouri 64735. 

The 27th Judicial Circuit of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Application Deadline:  August 31, 2026

The purpose of Missouri’s Juvenile Code is to facilitate the care, protection and discipline of children who come within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.

Company Description

The purpose of Missouri’s Juvenile Code is to facilitate the care, protection and discipline of children who come within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.