Probation Officer at City of Newark, OH Department of Human Resources – Newark, Ohio

Summary: According to risk, the probation officer is responsible for supervising a variety of offenders placed under supervision by one of the Licking County Municipal Court judges.

Primary Duties:

• To successfully complete all initial probation officer training classes as described in the probation officer training catalogue within one (1) year from the initial start date.
• Attend conferences, seminars, and workshops for the purpose of continuing education as it pertains to this position.
• Provide supervision services for all offenders being supervised as a result of a Licking County Municipal Court order.
• Enforce conditions ordered by the Court.
• Execute arrests when necessary.
• Perform home contacts when necessary.
• Prepare reports, motions, affidavit for warrants, holders, and release of holders.
• Be proficient with handcuffs and communication radio.
  • Must attend internal and/or external training regarding the proper use of handcuffs and radio.
• Be proficient with pepper spray, Taser, and firearm. This only applies if the officer chooses to carry these weapons while on-duty. (The Adult Probation department is an optional carry department per policy)
  • Must attend internal and/or external training regarding the proper use of pepper spray, Taser, and firearm. Certification is required for all weapons.
• Maintain weapon(s) certifications if applicable.
• Comply with all applicable Community Corrections Act (CCA) 2.0 grant standards.
• Obtain/Maintain Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) certification.
• Administer secondary assessments when necessary.
• Prepare monthly statistics forms.
• Complete subject control training and unarmed self-defense training.
• Utilization of evidence-based practices when dealing with offenders.
• Mentor/train new probation officers when necessary.
• Proficient with SCRAM-CAM and SCRAM-GPS installations.
• Perform all other duties as requested by the senior probation officer and/or the director.

Qualifications:
Minimum Education: An associate’s degree in a criminal justice or social science related field.
Minimum Work Experience: 2 years of full-time work experience as a counselor, probation officer, parole officer, case manager, corrections officer, resident monitor, or similar position.

Other:
Knowledge: Have a basic understanding of Ohio laws pertaining to probation/community control, intervention in lieu of conviction, diversion, pre-trial bond, misdemeanor offenses, municipal courts in Ohio, local community resources, cognitive behavioral therapy, evidence based practices as they relate to the offender population, and Microsoft Office products such as excel, word, and outlook.
Abilities: Work within a team, make decisions regarding supervision matters, problem solve, learn and comprehend new concepts quickly, and perform in a stressful work environment.
Skills: Operate Microsoft Office products such as word, outlook, and excel, operate a motor vehicle, communicate well both verbally and written.

Salary: As set by the City of Newark Council in the City of Newark Statement of Policy for Hourly Non-Bargaining Unit Employees.

At Will Employment: Employees of the court are at-will employees and serve at the pleasure of the court; they are not in the classified civil service system and are not members of bargaining units. The court is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religion, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability, military status or genetic information.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this classification, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, bend, and reach. The employee must occasionally physically restrain a client and use hands and fingers to search. Using a lifting motion, to assist someone from a prone position on the ground to his/her feet (Such as a handcuffed or moderately incapacitated person). Walk up a flight of stairs, run quickly up or down a flight of stairs, lift up to 50 pounds, participate in various physical trainings such as subject control/unarmed self-defense, taser, pepper spray, and/or firearm, and potentially engage in non-lethal or lethal force depending on a specific situation.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus to comprehend written work instructions, prepare, and maintain written records. Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing abilities required include those that permit the employee to discern verbal instructions and communicate effectively in-person and by telephone.

Working Conditions: These conditions will be defined as physical locations, weather, and/or training environments. The working conditions described here are representative of those conditions encountered by an employee during the course of employment with the City of Newark. Conditions encountered are offices, courts, correctional facilities, police departments, probation departments, offenders’ homes, specimen collection lab, rain, sleet, hail, snow, extreme heat, extreme cold, thunder, lightning, and various training environments such as gymnasiums, outdoor shooting range, in-house training room, Fraternal Order of Police training room, conference centers, hotels, etc. (This is not an exhaustive list).