Juvenile Probation Officer -Northeast Unit

at  Bexar County

SUMMARY

Monitors a caseload of juvenile offenders including conducting home, school, and office visits, and preparing chronological reports to document progress and for court proceedings and treatment purposes; conducts interviews; prepares social history investigations; develops individual supervision plans; counsels juveniles and families; prepares documents; refers juveniles to outside services as needed; administers drug tests; serves summonses; represents the department at court and detention hearings; and attends meetings and training sessions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned:

• Monitors a caseload of juvenile offenders, including conducting home, school, and office visits, and preparing chronological reports to document progress and for court proceedings and treatment purposes
• Serve as a role model to youth and assist them in developing social and life skills while providing guidance and support through daily interaction; promote positive outcomes for youth by providing opportunities, fostering positive relationships and furnishing the support needed to build on leadership strengths
• Conducts interviews with juveniles and their families to collect background information, including social history investigations
• Develops individual supervision plans for juveniles and counsels juveniles and families, including attending subsequent school, therapeutic, and other related meetings
• Prepares and files court papers such as petitions, motions to modify dispositions and affidavits requesting a directive to apprehend and serves summonses
• Represents the department at court hearings and detention hearings
• Refers children for outside services such as counseling
• Administers drug tests on juveniles
• Transports juveniles/families to appointments
• Provides community and school presentations about probation and may serve as group facilitator
• Attends training sessions
• Facilitates and/or coordinates education/awareness groups