Juvenile Institutions Officer - Lateral Transfer

Juvenile Institutions Officer

The Probation Department is accepting applications to fill full-time vacancies for the Juvenile Institutions Officer position at the Juvenile Justice Center, located in Santa Maria, California. We are accepting applications to establish one list that will be used to fill current and future vacancies at that location. Therefore, applicants must be willing to accept an assignment at the Juvenile Justice Center. It is required that you select the "Santa Maria" location on the application to be considered.

The ideal candidate will possess strong written and verbal communication, a reputation for honesty and trustworthiness, excellent command presence, good moral character, credibility, and integrity.

Under direction, supervises, controls, guides, routinely counsels and motivates a group of youths in detention and/or treatment facilities; performs related duties as required.

To be eligible for a lateral transfer from your current/previous agency to the County of Santa Barbara, you must have held permanent or probationary status in the classified service of a California public agency operating a personnel merit system; AND, meet the following criteria:

1. The Santa Barbara County position into which you are seeking to transfer possesses essentially the same or lesser minimum qualifications as the job class in which you held permanent status in your current/previous agency, and
2. You have been employed by your current/previous agency within one year of the date the lateral transfer is approved, and
3. You achieved permanent or probationary status with your current/previous agency as the result of a qualifying or competitive examination, and
4. You have performed satisfactorily and have not been separated nor are you being considered for separation because of fault or delinquency, and
5. Your current/previous agency submits information to Santa Barbara County which confirms that the required conditions have been met and that you are eligible for reemployment or continued employment in the class in which permanent or probationary status is held.

To be considered for this position, applicants must demonstrate how they meet the employment standards. Applicants will need to attach their unofficial transcripts to their application.

In addition to a Lateral Transfer application, you will need to:

1. Complete an Authorization for release of personnel information form.
2. Send the signed authorization and Lateral Transfer Information Request to your qualifying current/previous agency to complete and return to the County of Santa Barbara Human Resources Department within 30 calendar days of submission of your Lateral Transfer application via mail, fax, or email.
3. You or your agency must provide copies of the job/class specifications of all positions you have held in your qualifying current/previous agency. The materials must be sent via mail, fax, or email to the County of Santa Barbara Human Resources Department.

A complete Lateral Transfer packet may be downloaded here (Application must be completed separately). E-mail to: View email address on click.appcast.io Please include "Lateral Transfer" in the subject line of the email. Fax to: View phone number on click.appcast.io Attn: Professional Standards Unit Subject Line: Lateral Transfer Note: Save the documents to your computer, laptop or Smartphone prior to sending to the address above. Receipt of these documents along with the submitted online application will then be reviewed for Employment Standards.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, not all candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to continue in the hiring process. Thank you for your interest in our department.