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Adult Probation Officer Trainee Date Posted: 06/26/2020
Posting Number: 20-7000-005
Application Deadline: 12/31/2099Employee Benefits

Location:
All Offices: New Britain, New London, New London JD, Norwich JD, Waterford, Willimantic

Employee Benefits:

Top notch array of health and retirement benefits including but not limited to: paid holiday leave, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, three paid personal leave days per calendar year, group life insurance, 457 Deferred Compensation, voluntary flexible spending account programs, discounted auto and home insurance policies, long term disability, short term disability and hybrid remote work may be available for certain job positions.

Adult Probation Officer Trainee

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DIVISION: Court Support Services

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for receiving on the job training in conducting pre-sentence investigations and overseeing individuals referred by the court for supervision.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Initially works under the close supervision of a Chief Probation Officer or other employee of higher grade; works more independently with acquired experience.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Receives on-the-job training in and is given progressively responsible assignments in conducting pre-sentence investigations and preparing written reports of the circumstances of an offense; receives training in the use of automated information systems to gather client data; oversees client status and condition; assists in supervising probationers and furnishes such probationers with a written statement of the conditions of probation; conducts office and home visits to keep informed of probationers' conduct and condition; uses all suitable methods to aid and encourage probationers to improve their conduct and condition; refers probationers to treatment facilities and maintains contact with facilities to ensure probationers' compliance; collects and disburses restitution money in accordance with court orders; assists in preparation of written reports as the court or Director may require; may assist with the transportation of clients; may collect urine samples from clients for drug screening; performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY: Knowledge of criminal behavior; knowledge of psychology; considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; interviewing and counseling skills; ability to relate to different cultural and economic backgrounds.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
General Experience: A Bachelor's degree.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Incumbents are required to have a valid Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license and a motor vehicle available for daily use.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Incumbents may be exposed to some risk of injury from assaultive/abusive clients; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions when performing home visits or interviewing incarcerated clients; may be exposed to communicable diseases.

TERM OF APPOINTMENT: This class is intended to permit the Judicial Branch to recruit and train employees for the class of Adult Probation Officer I. An employee classified as an Adult Probation Officer Trainee shall be advanced to Adult Probation Officer I upon his/her first anniversary with the Judicial Branch and a service rating of satisfactory or better.