STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: JUVENILE PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICER
II
Class Code: 5461-20
Date Established: 02-13-06
Occupational Code: 3-2-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-13-06
BASIC PURPOSE: To conduct investigations as directed
by the court and Juveniles Parole Board and to supervise juveniles placed on
conditional release or juvenile parole and to exercise partial supervision over
Juvenile Probation and Parole Officers, interns and support staff as assigned.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Conducts
pre-dispositional and other investigations as directed by the court or Juvenile
Parole Board concerning juvenile delinquents and/or children in need of
services.
·
Prepares written
reports and recommendations for the court or Juvenile Parole Board, including
alleged violations of conditional release and juvenile parole.
·
Supervises juveniles
on conditional release or juvenile parole in order to ensure compliance with
the terms of release.
·
Takes into custody
juveniles who violate conditional release or juvenile parole and prepares case
information for prosecution before the court.
·
Coordinates with
court officials, law enforcement agencies, state, private agencies, family
members and the public to assist the court in making dispositional
determinations in matters of juvenile delinquency and children in need of
services.
·
Provides
family-centered intervention to families and caretakers to help maintain the
family unit.
·
Coordinates suitable
out-of-home care to meet a specific need of the juvenile and family, including
facilitating transportation.
·
Manages cases to
ensure case plan is carried out and court and administrative reviews under
state and federal laws are completed in a timely manner.
·
Exercises partial
supervision over Juvenile Probation Parole Officers, interns and support staff
as required.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling, and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require a significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an adverse working environment containing a combination of
disagreeable elements which impact significantly upon the employee's capacity
for completing work assignments.
This level includes work-related accidents or assault.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports, and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master’s degree in criminal justice,
criminology, behavioral science, counseling, cultural anthropology, education,
human services, psychology, social work, sociology, or a related field.
Experience: Two years’ experience in the field of
juvenile justice, or social services experience relating to juveniles in the
criminal justice field, or experience associated with juvenile or adult parole
or probation activities or substance abuse prevention.
Education: Bachelors
degree in any field with at least twelve (12) courses or thirty six (36) credit
hours in one or more of the following educational fields: criminal justice, criminology,
behavioral science, counseling, cultural anthropology, education, human
services, psychology, social work, sociology, or a related field.
Experience: Three years’
experience in the field of juvenile justice, or social services experience
relating to juveniles in the criminal justice field, or experience associated
with juvenile or adult parole or probation activities or substance abuse
prevention.
Special
Requirements:
License/Certification: Valid driver’s license and/or access to
transportation for use in statewide travel.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the principles and practices
of juvenile justice (probation and parole). Knowledge of adolescent development and behavior and the
underlying aspects of such behavior.
Knowledge of family centered services in the juvenile justice
system. Ability to gather and
analyze complex information.
Ability to speak before groups and to prepare and present requests to a
court or juvenile parole board.
Ability to establish an effective working relationship with adolescents
and families. Ability to perform
as a positive role model. Ability
to establish and maintain effective working relationships with court officials,
law enforcement, juvenile parole board, collateral agencies and the general
public. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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