Probation Officer job description

Job brief

The Probation Officer will be tasked with playing an active role in offender rehabilitation and community safety by delivering a broad range of community corrections programs and services to adult and young offenders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure offenders are compliant with supervision orders issued by the Courts and engage with community stakeholders. 
• Assess and formulate case plans, and apply effective practices in community supervision to support clients' behavioral changes.
• Provide probation, parole, and conditional sentence services to adult offenders.
• Offer guidance and support to offenders through meaningful interventions and skills building.
• Liaise with victims and build relationships with diverse criminal justice system partners and stakeholders.
• Conduct investigations, prepare reports, and attend court hearings.
• Perform field visits and liaise with local authorities, Courts, and correctional centers as required.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with community counseling and programming resources, working with systematic barriers that affect individuals and the community.
• Promote a positive image for probation in the community. 

Requirements

• A degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or criminology 
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a social services or correctional organization in the delivery of structured individual and group interventions
• Skilled in building relationships and providing guidance and support
• Knowledge and ability to work with socially marginalized individuals and victims of trauma or abuse
• Remarkable time management and prioritization skills are imperative
• Demonstrate analytical thinking, sound judgment and decisiveness
• Knowledge of social justice, reintegration, and rehabilitation programs
• Ability to remain empathetic and be discreet and maintain confidentiality