Armed Probation Officer Trainee - Juvenile Division

Company Description

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What we offer

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Agency Description

The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (“FJD”) is the Philadelphia County Court System and is composed of two courts: the Court of Common Pleas and the Municipal Court. The mission of the FJD is to adjudicate cases and provide services to the community within our jurisdiction while ensuring fair, timely, and accessible justice to the people of Philadelphia. The FJD is part of the Unified Judicial System reporting into the Pennsylvania Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

In order to apply and be considered for this position, please visit https://fjdcareers.phila.gov/Cyberweb/ to complete an application and upload a resume.

Job Description

Position Summary:

This is entry level professional probation work counseling juvenile or adult offenders in activities related to the conditions of probation or parole. Employees in this class are highly trained and will be designated as “weapons carrying officers”. Employees in this class participate in various phases of probation work under the close supervision of a higher-level probation officer. Designation as a “weapons carrying officer” assigned to these units requires the employee to successfully complete all applicable training required by the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania as a “weapons carrying officer” who is permitted to carry weapons in connection with the performance of their duties of employment provided that they are able to qualify for Firearm Education and Training as provided in 61 Pa.C.S.A. §6307, and successfully completes mandatory training and receives required certification from the County Probation and Parole Officers’ Firearm Education and Training Commission.

Employees in this class differ from other Adult and Juvenile Probation Officers in that they are required to carry firearms, undergo specific training, and are exposed to high-risk Juvenile and Adult Offenders, including absconders.

In order to apply and be considered for this position, please visit https://fjdcareers.phila.gov/Cyberweb/ to complete an application and upload a resume.

Essential Functions:

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

· If assigned to the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership (YVRP) unit as an armed officer, perform and comply with all duties and requirements set forth in the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership
Protocols;

• If assigned to the Juvenile Enforcement Team (JET) unit as an armed officer, assist federal, state, and local law enforcement officers or agents in the performance of their duties.
• Confers with probationer, legal representatives, family, and other concerned persons and reviews documents regarding probationer's legal and social history as a means of conducting prehearing or presentencing investigations and to formulate rehabilitation plan.
• Compiles reports, testifies in court, and makes recommendations concerning conditional release or institutionalization.
• of probationer.
• Informs probationer or guardian of legal requirements of conditional release such as visits to office, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.
• Reviews documents relevant to the probationer's legal and social history as a means of conducting pre-hearing and/or presentence investigations.
• Formulates rehabilitation plans for the approval of superiors.
• Gradually acquires and manages a caseload