POSTING TYPE: Open Competitive
DEPARTMENT: Community Corrections
HOURS: Full-time, 40 hours per week
PERFERRED HIRING RANGE: $67,643- $76,099
SALARY RANGE: $67,643- $105,693
LOCATION: JSC, Hastings
UNION: AFSCME 450
CLOSE DATE: 4:30 p.m. on 5/10/2024
The current vacancy is a New Chance Day Treatment Probation Officer at the Juvenile Service Center in Hastings. The position will be onsite daily. New Chance serves Juvenile males on probation in Dakota County. The program operates primarily M-F from 8am-4pm with occasional evenings and weekend hours.
What you will do: Probation officers establish professional relationships with adult and juvenile clients involved in the criminal justice system. The primary responsibility of a probation officer is to actively and directly facilitate client change. This requires a holistic view of human behavior. Dakota County seeks probation officers who see themselves as change agents for their clients, engaging clients, assessing their barriers to success, supporting access to needed services, motivating clients to seek change, and extending interventions that lead clients to greater success. In addition to helping clients get on a better path, probation officers are responsible to monitor and document conditions of probation through court reports and recommendations, and facilitate cognitive behavioral and other service groups.
Community Corrections' Mission Statement: To transform lives, promote equity and increase community safety.
Community Corrections' Diversity and Inclusion Mission Statement: As a system we are committed to dismantling institutional racism and healing historical trauma. We are moving forward as a place where inclusion, respect, acceptance, growth, and teaching are expected. We will recognize our individualities. We will listen to every voice, recognize our biases, and grow towards a more equitable and inclusive culture. We will help each other learn by modeling, teaching, and listening.
Community Corrections is part of the Community Services Division. Community Services includes Social Services, Public Health, Veteran Services, and Employment and Economic Assistance. The division is focusing on Integrated Service Delivery and meeting the needs of all of our clients no matter which department(s) are providing services. We work with our clients to support their needs for housing, employment, transportation, health care, education, financial assistance and empowerment.
Who we are
Dakota County is Minnesota's third largest county and home to more than 400,000 residents. Our motto is "Be More" and we strive every day to achieve excellent public service, with a focus on four values: Service, Integrity, People, and Innovation.
Dakota County aims to create an environment that is welcoming and inclusive of diverse people, backgrounds, and experiences. Our goal is to have a workforce that is reflective of the communities and individuals we serve. We promote an equitable and culturally aware work environment where everyone can be their authentic selves.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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