Job Description
Salary: $49,483.20 Annually
Location : St. Thomas/ St. John, VI
Job Type: Exempt
Job Number: 20190778
Department: |Judicial Branch STT/STJ|
Opening Date: 05/14/2024
Max Number of Applicants: 100
Description This is responsible professional probation work in providing casework services in an adult probation program. Duties include supervising a reasonably manageable caseload. Employees also investigate, supervise, and counsel individuals on or anticipating probation to facilitate their personal, social, and economic adjustment in the community. Employees in this class counsel adult offenders in activities related to legal conditions of probation. Work also involves supervising persons on parole who are paroled from a sentence imposed by the Superior Court.
The work is performed in accordance with established policies, but the use of good judgment is required in the application and interpretation of rules and regulations. Direct supervision is received from the Chief Probation Officer or designee.
Duties and Responsibilities (Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all the duties which may be performed)
- Interviews offender, family members, victim(s), and witnesses in order to obtain information relevant to the preparation of presentence reports and to formulate a rehabilitation plan.
- Confers with legal representatives (such as, Attorney General, defense attorney, public defender) when necessary and reviews documents pertaining to legal and social history of offender.
- May appear as a witness at probation or parole revocation hearings and may testify before the court or parole board.
- Compiles and prepares reports, testifies in court, and makes recommendations concerning conditional release or institutionalization of offender.
- Informs offender or guardian of legal requirements of conditional release, such as visits to office, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.
- Counsels offender and family or guardian, assists offender in securing employment, arranges for custodial care, and refers offender to social resources within the community to aid in rehabilitation.
- Refers probationers to social services, mental health and substance abuse agencies, temporary housing, family counseling centers, legal aide and community service agencies.
- Monitors offender's compliance to court-ordered and standard conditions imposed, including making field visits to home, places of employment, and treatment programs/service providers.
- Maintains an accurate running record of all contacts and any status changes, such as,re-arrests, convictions, revocations, expirations, and terminations.
- Maintains monthly statistics of all clients, field visits, home visits, and referral to other agencies.
- Supervises parolees as part of the assigned caseload; assists with pre-trial releases.
- Attends court hearings, such as, sentencing, advice of rights, arraignments, order to show cause, motion for reduction of sentence, calendar call, plea hearings and jury trials or at the request of a judge.
- Other duties as assigned or required.
Minimum Qualifications Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the behavioral sciences. Previous experience (six months to two years) in law enforcement, criminal justice, or social services is preferred. Additional relevant training in substance abuse preferred.
Position Factors - Knowledge of the principles of adult probation work and related court procedures.
- Knowledge of criminal behavior and psychology.
- Knowledge of adult behavior and family dynamics.
- Knowledge of the social, cultural, economic, psychological and legal issues influencing the attitudes and behaviors of clients and their families.
- Knowledge of relevant Territorial law.
- Knowledge of interviewing and counseling techniques.
- Knowledge of community resources available to probationers, parolees, and their families.
- Ability to persuade assigned probationers and their families to work for positive behavioral changes.
- Ability to prepare accurate and reliable reports containing findings, conclusions, recommendations, and justifications.
- Ability to accurately document contacts/observations.
- Ability to assess client needs, risks and substance abuse behavior.
- Ability to organize time and effectively manage workload.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the probationers/parolees and their families, chief territorial probation officer and probation staff, judges, private and public human service agencies; professional groups, the public, and Board of Parole.
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality of information.
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
- Ability to be perceptive, versatile, flexible yet firm and matter-of-fact when necessary.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with upset, angry, and emotionally charged people and resolving conflicts.
- Skill in the operation of a personal computer with word processing applications.
The Judiciary of the U.S. Virgin Islands offers talented and motivated individuals an opportunity to work in an environment committed to upholding justice and dispensing the law, as well as a platform to make an impact on your community. We offer a challenging but rewarding workplace with excellent benefit packages, cutting edge technology, opportunities for training, networking, growth, interaction with diverse teams, and fulfilling careers for new and experienced professionals. Join a team that will unlock your full potential and direct you a long-term career path that will catapult you to excellence!!
Our Competitive Benefits! The judiciary offers our employees a satisfying and rewarding career with comprehensive benefits including:
•Professional Growth and Advancement
•Stable Employment
•Training Opportunities
•Health Insurance
•Dental Insurance
•Vision Insurance
•Basic Life & AD & D Insurance
•Optional Supplemental Life Insurance
•18 Paid Holidays
•13 Paid Vacation Days in First Year
•19 Paid Vacation Days in Third Year
•13 Paid Sick Leave Days per Year
•Retirement Benefits
•Worker's Compensation
•Extended Sick Leave
•Regular Work Schedule
•Employee Assistance Program
•Flexible Work Schedules
•Health and Wellness Initiatives
•Long Term Disability Insurance
•Short Term Disability Insurance
•Hospital Care Coverage
•Critical Illness Insurance
•Accident Injury Insurance
It is the continuing policy of the Judiciary of the Virgin Islands to afford equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their sex, race, creed, disability, or national origin, and to conform to applicable laws and regulations. Equal opportunity encompasses all aspects of employment practices to include, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, layoffs, recall from layoffs, discipline, and department-sponsored educational, social, and recreational programs. Additionally, it is the policy of this department to provide its members a viable means for communicating and resolving grievances and complaints regarding unlawful discriminatory employment practices.
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Are you an employee of the Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands?
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What is your highest level of education completed?
- No High School Diploma
- High School Diploma
- GED
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
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How many years of experience do you have in law enforcement, criminal justice, or social services?
- 6 Months
- 1-2 years
- 3-4 years
- 5 or more years
Required Question Government of the Virgin Islands
Job Tags
Holiday work, Temporary work, Trial period, Flexible hours,