Chief Probation Officer V

Salary

Salary range: $92,070.28 to $ per year. Salary commensurate with comparable Judicial Branch positions and candidate experience.

Benefits include medical/dental/vision, $20,000 free basic life insurance, state-matched 156% retirement plan, 13 paid holidays, earned paid vacation and sick leave, and more.

The Chief Probation Officer reports to the State Probation Administrator and is responsible for contributing to systemic leadership and directing the operation of an entire District Probation Office.

Responsibilities include:

• Serving as the face of the probation district and engaging with stakeholders including judges, law enforcement, politicians, treatment facilities, community organizations, referral resources.
• Supervising and directing all evidence‑based probation services designed to enhance community safety and probation employees (Probation Supervisors, Probation Officers, Juvenile Justice Resource Supervisor, Probation District Placement Coordinator, Specialized Populations Officer, and other administrative support staff).
• Developing and managing the budget, purchasing, inventory, and accounting functions; authorizing expenditures; disseminating and ensuring compliance with all laws, rules, and directives pertaining to the activities of the district probation department.
• Developing and implementing policies and procedures in conjunction with judges and probation staff for the district probation department.

Directs and supervises district probation staff and fosters a culture of organizational ownership and psychological safety. Duties include but are not limited to prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, ensuring staff training, ensuring employees follow policies and procedures, maintaining a healthy and safe working environment, and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions.

Administers the district probation department for the state judicial system and is responsible for directing district probation programs and operations, including improvements or implementation of procedures and/or practices, and ensuring compliance with system rules and regulations.

Implements policy changes from the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation.

Directs development and management of the district budget and reviews and approves budgets prepared by staff.

Prepares a variety of reports related to department performance, goals, budget, investigations, personnel, crime statistics, and/or other related issues.

Specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of Nebraska Probation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or related fields and 2 years of supervisory or management experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

• Managerial principles.
• Principles, practices and procedures of probation services and administration.
• Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and procedures.
• Rules, regulations, and procedures of the Probation department.
• Probation techniques and procedures.
• Crisis and emergency management principles and practices.
• Grant administration and preparation.
• Report writing.

• Monitoring and evaluating subordinates.
• Delegating and prioritizing work.
• Managing small to large district probation staff.
• Preparing, reviewing, and approving reports and statistical information and data.
• Preparing and administering grants.
• Handling stressful situations.
• Analyzing, recommending, and implementing changes in policies and procedures.
• Interpreting and applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Using computers and related software applications.
• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Incumbents may be subjected to environmental threats, odors, dusts, inadequate lighting, work space restrictions, and travel.

Light Work:
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force…