SENIOR JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER - 80059982

Requisition No: 847966 

Agency: Juvenile Justice

Working Title: SENIOR JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER - 80059982

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 80059982 

Salary:  $1,812.59 Bi-Weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 03/10/2025 

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THIS IS AN INTERNAL AGENCY OPPORTUNITY

FOR CURRENT DJJ EMPLOYEES ONLY

 

THIS POSITION IS A POOL ANNOUNCEMENT

MULTIPLE POSITIONS WILL BE HIRED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

LOCATION, SALARY AND CONTACT INFORMATION: 

LOCATION: Circuit 4 Duval Probation at 7596 Centurion Parkway, Suite 100, JAX.; Probation Circuit 4 Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC) at 1283 E 8th Street, JAX.; Circuit 4 Clay County Juvenile Probation Office at 1417-2 S Orange Ave, Green Cove Springs; Circuit 4 Nassau County Office at 86056 Pages Dairy Road, Yulee.

STARTING SALARY:  $1,812.59 Bi-weekly.  (In accordance with current spending restrictions, an internal promotion into the position will be filled at the minimum of the pay grade or up to 5% of the employee’s current rate, whichever is higher.) 

CONTACT PERSON: Ashley Graves, Assistant Chief Probation Officer, (904) 759-5261 or email at Ashley.graves@fldjj.gov

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Case Management, Referrals, Recommendations and Assessment:

Initiate contact with the youth, family, victims, and law enforcement when referrals are received by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (FDJJ).

Conduct home and school visits as an integral part of the information collection/family involvement model.

Initiate contact with the victim when a referral is received by the FDJJ to obtain the victim’s opinion regarding case handling and disposition.

Use Motivational Interviewing to engage the youth and family to determine the youth’s social, developmental, emotional, financial and other needs.

Obtain and review collateral information such as abuse and neglect history, educational, mental health, substance use, gang related activity and other pertinent information from other agencies involved with the youth and family.

Conduct and document FDJJ screening(s) and assessments to identify the youth’s risk and needs, protective factors and/or the need for further evaluations, including but not limited to detention and intake screening, Suicide Risk Screening Instrument, and any Department approved risk/needs screening and/or assessment instrument(s).

Facilitate the completion of comprehensive assessments, and if results indicate needed services refer the youth and family for services regardless of youth’s legal status (e.g., intake status youth that may include diversion and civil citation).

Document all referrals for services regardless of youth’s legal status and the youth or parent’s acceptance or refusal of services.

Formulate case management strategies based on assessments and/or information gathered to address the specific needs of the youth and family.

Make service referrals to the appropriate provider (s) and follow up actions needing to be taken.

Make supervision and treatment recommendations to the State Attorney and other judicial partners that all