Juvenile Probation Officer 1/2 (PCN 063616) - State of Alaska

* THE RECRUITMENT PERIOD FOR THIS RECRUITMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED *

This position is open to All Applicants.

This position will be filled at either the 1 or 2 level depending on the applicant’s qualifications and job experience.  It is recommended that you apply for all levels if you are qualified.

The Division of Juvenile Justice is recruiting to fill a Juvenile Probation Officer 1/2 position in Nome at Nome Juvenile Probation. 

What you will be doing:

Influence, motivate, and steer young offenders to work towards community restoration and developing the competencies they need to lead productive and crime free adult lives. The supervision and accountability-based services you provide will be challenging but in return produce major, long-term benefits to the families and youth served.

Our organization, mission, and culture:
 Through Restorative Justice, we hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior; promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities; and assist offenders and their families in developing the skills to prevent crime. Our core values include:

• Prioritizing Safety – of our youth, staff, families, and communities 
• Responsiveness – providing timely response to youth, families, victims, staff, and justice partners. 
• Professional Relationships – recognizing that successful treatment services provided to our clients, coworkers, victims, and others rely on positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships and a spirit of inclusiveness. 
• Dedication – doing the right things for the right reasons and modeling relentless integrity and leadership. 

The benefits of joining our team:

We are a small, close-knit, dedicated team with long-term tenancy and close ties in the communities we serve. We take pride in working well with local entities including law enforcement agencies, the court system, tribal partners, the district attorney’s office, school districts, and residential and community based treatment providers. Our care and dedication to helping youth strive to be the best they can be and to attain successful futures is recognized throughout the area we serve. Joining our team will allow the opportunity to have a significant impact on lives and our communities. We believe in enhancing strengths in our staff by promoting training and professional development.

The working environment you can expect:

This position is located at 113 W Front St. in Nome. This office is comprised of 3 Juvenile Probation Officers (JPO), a JPO supervisor, and one Social Services Associate (SSA). In addition to Nome, we supervise probationers in numerous outlying communities in Northwest Alaska.

This is a full time position of 37.5 hours per week, Monday through Friday. This position requires the ability to assume on-call duties on a rotating basis, afterhours on evenings and weekends. Supervision of probationers also requires travel to outlying communities.

Who we are looking for:
 In addition to the Minimum Qualifications below, we are looking for a candidate with the following competencies:

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior. 
• Stress Tolerance: Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations).

If this sounds like your skill set, or one you would like to develop, please apply through Workplace Alaska.

Please Note: This position requires frequent travel within the State, and 20-hours of annual one-on-one control tactics training.

 To view the general description and example of duties for Juvenile Probation Officer 1/2 please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs