Court Services.County Probation Officer II.2870

COURT SERVICES DIVISION - COUNTY PROBATION OFFICER II
 

WORK LOCATION - COURT SERVICES/LAKELAND, FL  
 

$46,550.40 ANNUALLY 

NON-EXEMPT

Employee Benefits

• Direct Deposit, Bi-Weekly Pay Checks
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• FRS Retirement
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Education Incentives
• Deferred Compensation Plan
• Wellness Incentives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free Employee Gym
• Free Employee Health Clinic

Must have the physical, developmental and mental ability to perform job tasks, work efforts,
responsibilities and duties of the job illustrated below: 

MAJOR FUNCTION:
Responsible for the supervision of Court ordered offenders assigned to the County Probation
Division and released from Polk County jail into the Electronic Monitoring Program. Ensures
that all individuals placed under the supervision of this agency are in complete compliance with
all Court ordered conditions, or are returned to Court for appropriate disposition should they
fail to meet their obligations.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES:

• Receives referrals, schedules and completes intake interviews; conducts risk assessments to
  determine appropriate level of supervision; determines appropriate agency or location for
  referral for completion of special conditions; and instructs offender regarding all aspects of
  their Court Ordered probation, including potential legal sanctions for failure to comply.
• Assesses offenders’ ability to complete Court Ordered Community Service Hours and makes
  assignments to an appropriate work-site.
• Arranges, coordinates and monitors substance abuse evaluations, treatment and urinalysis.
• Coordinates and/or schedules D.U.I. school, driving school, anger management classes,
  behavior modification courses, Human Trafficking classes, boating classes, parenting
  classes, Victim impact panels, vehicle immobilization, gun safety courses, hunting safety
  courses and any other educational or corrective measures deemed appropriate by the
  Judge.
• Maintains detailed progressive case notes on each offender. Documents all instructions to,
  and contacts with, offender.
  Monitors, and responds appropriately to, multiple due dates related to each probation
  sentence.
• Must attend and testify under oath at Court hearings as to offender’s compliance or noncompliance
  with their Court order.
• Must make sound recommendations for sentencing based on statute, criminal history, and
  specifics of defendant’s attempt to comply with court orders.
• Proposes, prepares and generates legal documents including, but not limited to,
  terminations of probation, modifications of probation, orders revoking warrants, affidavits
  of violation of probation, arrest warrants, and notices to appear.
• Coordinates and cooperates with Judges, Public Defender, State Attorney, law enforcement,
  Pre-Trial Release, private counsel and other criminal justice related resource agencies.
• Retains and compiles data to be used in monthly, quarterly and annual statistical reports
  relating to the budget process and to satisfy County, State, and Federal requirements.
• Monitors, tracks, collects and distributes funds resulting from the payment of monetary
  obligations for each offender, including restitution and Cost of Supervision.
• Completes detailed, accurate and thorough Pre-Sentence Investigations as ordered by the
  Court; makes informed, legally appropriate recommendations for sentence based on
  statute, prior criminal history, and circumstances of the charge.
• Attaches electronic monitoring equipment on the offender.
• Instructs all offenders regarding court ordered requirements and informs offenders that
  their release from jail is contingent on their compliance with all specifics of the court’s
  instructions.
• Instructs and directs offenders in the proper usage, maintenance and rules of provided
  equipment.
• Schedules times and dates when the offender is to be at work, at home or at other
  predetermined locations.
• Sets up computer aided programs and enters data to ensure offender is monitored at all
  times.
• May setup inclusion or exclusion zones and explain these zones and their purpose to the
  offender. Monitors and r