Probation Aide (Part Time)

Job Description

Job Description

General Definition:

• This employee is responsible for enhancing juveniles' competency development skills while completing community service assignments. Competency development skills include the Balanced and Restorative Justice Principles of building social skills, moral reasoning, workforce development, and life skills. This employee will be expected to role model and demonstrate methods to expand clients' knowledge within these areas while assuring the successful completion of assignments.
• This employee will adhere to all standards imposed by the Juvenile Court Judges Commission. This employee will adhere to all policies imposed by the County of Lehigh, the Juvenile Probation Department and the Judiciary.
• This employee is involved with the supervision of juveniles who are assigned to perform community service.

Examples of Duties:

• Transporting juveniles to and from worksites.
• Assigning specific work duties to juveniles at worksites.
• Supervision
• Accurate record keeping of juvenile hours worked.
• Reporting any problematic behavior to the community service probation officer. Record
• Keeping - May be responsible to maintain a chronological account of juvenile community service hours worked.
• Worksite Visitation - May be expected to check on juveniles at their community service
• worksite and make note of their progress.
• Data Entry May be required to assist in data entry of the Community Alternative Work
• Service Program.
• Training - Will be expected to participate in training as determined by the Juvenile Probation
• Department. Must have the ability to participate and successfully complete self-defense yearly recertification.
• Perform any duties as requested by their Supervisor and/or Chief Probation Officer and/or Deputy Chief Probation Officer.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to provide specific instructions and expectations.
• Ability to take charge and lead a group of youth as they complete work assignments. Ability to work with the general public.
• Knowledge of the principles, methods, and practices of investigations, supervision, and reporting in probation work.
• Understanding of theories of juvenile delinquency, adolescent development and family dynamics.
• Understanding of community, social, and economic factors which may contribute to juvenile
• delinquency.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those involved in the juvenile justice process.
• Understanding of residential and community-based resources available to assist in supervision.
• Ability to effectively organize assignments and carry out daily work schedule.

Schedule:

• Weeknights and Weekends

Experience:

• Education equivalent to a completion of the twelfth school grade.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of the juvenile justice system.
• Any equivalent combination of acceptable training and experience that has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities cited above.

Education:

• G.E.D. or High School Diploma

Bargaining Unit:

• Yes

Comments:

• Additional Requirements:
• As part of the pre-hiring requirements, a urinalysis will be required. Employment will also be contingent upon a child abuse check and criminal record check;
• Employees of the Juvenile Probation Department are required to possess a valid motor vehicle license, as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and free from revocation or suspension.

A criminal background check is required.