STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: JUVENILE PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICER
IV
Class Code: 5463-24
Date Established: 02-13-06
Occupational Code: 3-2-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-13-06
BASIC PURPOSE: To serve as officers of the court,
investigating and reporting recommendations to the courts as required.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises
pre-adjudicated and adjudicated delinquents, CHINS and/or parolees under the
authority of the NH Family and District Court and other states through the
Interstate Compact on Juveniles or the NH Juvenile Parole Board.
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Monitors and reviews
cases to ensure that case plans are being carried out, Court orders are being
followed and administrative reviews are being held.
·
Completes
pre-dispositional investigations for adjudicated youth as ordered by the
District and Family courts.
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Makes sentencing and
restitution recommendations to the court and implements all court orders.
·
Prepares a DJJS case
plan for each juvenile.
·
Represents and
advocates for the State at dispositional and subsequent hearings in Juvenile
matters in various courts throughout the state.
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Ensures that
juvenile’s educational rights and opportunities are protected.
·
Reports and prosecutes
violations of conditional release by youths before the courts and monitors the
compliance of parents with court orders including reports of violations to the
courts and prosecutes the parents for criminal contempt. Recommends commitment to the Youth
Development Center, develops parole supervision plans with recommendations on
the conditions and terms of parole for presentation and approval by the
Juvenile Parole Board.
·
Serves as an officer
of the court including investigating any matter at the request of the court and
reports results with recommendations to the court.
·
Arrests and takes
into custody any juvenile who is found violating any law or who is believed to
be a fugitive from justice, or whose circumstances are such as to endanger
his/her person or the welfare of others, unless immediate action is taken.
·
Supervises
subordinate JPPO’s as assigned by the DJJS District Office Senior Supervisor.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide
range of applications.
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 direct supervision of other
employees doing related or similar work, including scheduling work,
recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or
interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
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 reviewing summaries and
reports and making decisions to solve problems or to achieve work objectives as
well as articulating and expressing those solutions and goals. This level also requires formal
presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public to
increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific thinking. This level also requires planning
policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on available
criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
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: Five year’s experience in 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: Bachelor’s
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, education,
criminology, behavioral science, counseling, cultural anthropology, human
services, psychology, social work, sociology, or a related field.
Experience: Six
year’s 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) and the availability and
use of community resources.
Knowledge of statutes relevant to juvenile justice and adolescent
development and the psychological, environmental, and other causes of juvenile
delinquency. Ability to coordinate
and implement family-centered services in the juvenile justice system. Ability to exercise judgment in
evaluating situations and in making decisions. Ability to explain department policy, procedures and
objectives. Ability to establish
and maintain effective working relationships with court officials, law
enforcement agencies, 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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