Probation Officer

About this role

<p style="margin: 20pt 0; text-align: justify"><strong>This position description sets out the essential duties and responsibilities of the position, details the knowledge, abilities, skills, licenses, certifications, education, and experience necessary to be successful in the role, and lists the equipment normally operated by, scope of supervision, and usual physical demands on the incumbent.</strong></p><p style="margin: 20pt 0 10pt; text-align: justify"><strong>POSITION SUMMARY:</strong></p><p style="margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify">The Probation Officer serves in the Probation Services Department and reports to the Probation Services Supervisor.</p><p style="margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify">The Probation Officer is responsible for investigating and supervising defendants/offenders referred by the court for basic supervision.</p>

Requirements

<p style="margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify"><strong>REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS: </strong></p><div style="margin: 0 0 4pt"><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in"><li style="margin: 0 0 4pt"><strong>Knowledge of:</strong> counseling; chemical dependency; social work; corrections; Ohio Revised Code as it pertains to probation functions; court system procedures and processes; criminal justice system; community social service agencies and resources; universal precautions for control of blood-borne pathogens; criminal justice services policies and procedures.</li><li style="margin: 0 0 4pt"><strong>Ability to:</strong> establish rapport with probationers of various social and economic backgrounds; establish case priorities; perform under stress when confronted wit