Detention Services Officer - Probation

Overview

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies within the Probation Department. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.

Current vacancy is with the Probation Department, Juvenile Detention Facility located in Visalia. The anticipated life of the list is six months.

• Act as technical support person within the Probation Facilities.
• Learn to apply the principles of juvenile facility operations, especially as it applies to control room operations.
• Learn and apply a variety of policies and procedures of the Tulare County Probation Department and other applicable laws and regulations.
• Operate control panel to maintain security of facility.
• Confer with supervisors on problem situations.

For a full list of duties for this position, please see the full list in the link.

Essential job duties may be assigned that are not listed above but are relative to this job classification. (Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.)

Education:

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.

Experience:

• None

Knowledge of:

• Math sufficient to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers and fractions.

Skill/Ability to:

• Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers.
• Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment.
• Read and understand moderately complex information.
• Operate and use control panels in detention central control operations.

See the full list in the link.

Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

College Cost Reduction Access Act
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This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan service or visit: [link removed]

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