Probation Officer

Salary: $33.45 - $55.87 Hourly
Location : Rochester, MN
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Department: Community Corrections
Opening Date: 02/06/2025
Closing Date: 2/20/:59 PM Central
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Hours of Work: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Union: Employee's Association

Olmsted County has earned the 2023 and 2024 Best Places to Work - Southeast Minnesota designation.
Minimum Qualifications of Education and Experience

Starting salary is expected to be $33.45 to $44.66. Full salary range is $33.45 - $ 55.87.
Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited college or university.

Regular and reliable attendance is a necessary component of job/position. Individuals required to use County vehicles and equipment must have a valid Minnesota driver's license and be free of any major traffic violations for the last three (3) years.

Nature of Work

Under general supervision of the Director of Dodge and Olmsted (D&O) Community Corrections and direct supervision from a Program Manager, and within State and locally developed policies, supervises a caseload of clients placed on supervision. Writes court reports as needed and participates on specialized teams, which can involve non-traditional hours, group facilitation and close contact with local law enforcement agencies, social services and the criminal justice system. Provides case management, case planning, risk assessment, and other related services. Completes special projects and/or formalized training of staff and may serve on multidisciplinary committees as required. Supports a diverse, respectful, and inclusive workplace.
Examples of Work

• Provides case management, supervision and evidence-based correctional interventions to high risk probationer and/or supervised release clients to ensure they are meeting case planning goals and court ordered obligations.
• Interviews and counsels individual clients and supports to determine and identify problems or needs for services. Develops and writes individual case plans to address criminogenic needs and make appropriate case management decisions and referrals.
• Prepares a variety of reports for the court and/or Department of Corrections.
• Works closely with the criminal justice system to develop and implement model programming for clients who have committed criminal offenses.
• Identifies and initiates collaborative partnerships with service providers, employers, landlords, criminal justice partners and other community-based cohorts.
• Consults and staffs cases to determine appropriate referrals to community based treatment programs and monitors those referrals. Collaborates with referral agencies to provide information on clients needing services.
• Collaborates with a broad range of justice, mental health, law enforcement and social services systems partners.
• Recommends improvements to department practices, policies and procedures. Participates and may lead teams and projects to address improvements to programming and operations.
• Assesses the appropriateness of providing supervision for clients from other jurisdictions who are requesting to reside in Olmsted County, as well as arranges effective supervision for clients sentenced by Olmsted County District Courts who are residing or request to reside outside of Olmsted County; follows appropriate Interstate Compact and Intrastate Transfer process.
• Attends training/conferences to continually gain knowledge around case management best practices.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Attends and participates in pertinent meetings.
• Serves as liaison with other community agencies and counties.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Considerable knowledge of Corrections and correctional programming
• Considerable knowledge of the social sciences and criminal justice system
• Knowledge of social learning theory and stages of change
• Knowledge of the principles of social work and psychology
• Knowledge of community resources
• Knowledge of federal, state and local programs and relevant laws
• Knowledge of chemical dependency and mental health issues, including supervision and treatment modalities
• Knowledge of relevant treatment strategies, tests and assessments, and risk classification tools for adult clients
• Ability to consider clients' barriers and challenges with empathy and objectivity
• Ability to exercise independent decision making and be solution focused in aiding clients and mitigating risk
• Ability to utilize communication skills for effective conflict management and advocacy
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients, co-workers, systems professionals, public officials and citizens of the community
• Ability to organize efficiently and keep records systematically
• Ability to work on a computer with documents, data/information systems, email, internet, etc.
• Some officer safety awareness
• Should possess strong writing skills with the ability to complete a large number of reports
• Provide written and oral reports/testimony to the courts

Persons with disabilities: the above is a general listing of job duties. Essential and non-essential functions may vary by individual position. Reasonable accommodations may be available for both essential and non-essential job duties.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: In compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act, the following represents the Physical and Environmental Demands:

Function:

24% or Less

25% - 49%

50%-74%

75% or more

Office environment
X
Outdoors environment
X
Law enforcement

X
Needle sticks / sharps exposure

X
Exposure to human blood/pathogens/body fluids

X
Exposure to weather and atmospheric conditions

X
Sitting, standing, walking
X
Reaching, pulling, kneeling, stooping

X
Lifting up to 25 pounds

X
Typing / data entry

X
Talking, hearing
X
Operate vehicle

X
Control of others

X
Close and distance vision
X
Color vision, depth perception

X
Accommodation (bring object into sharp focus)

X
Sedentary (exert up to 10 pounds of force)

X
Light effort (exert up to 20 pounds of force)

X
Use of Taser/chemical spray

X
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Provisional employees are eligible for benefits if employment is projected to be 12 months or longer and work at least 40 hours per pay period.

This document is a brief Summary of Benefits for Olmsted County Employees on the Paid Time Off Program.

Paid Time Off
Employees over .5 FTE accrue Paid Time Off (PTO) based on their length of service as follows:

First year to 5 years of service - accrue up to 23 days
6 to 10 years of service - accrue up to 25 days
11 to 15 years of service - accrue up to 27.5 days
16 to 20 years of service - accrue up to 30 days
21 to 26 years of service - accrue up to 32.5 days
Over 26 years of service - accrue up to 35 days

Employees begin accruing PTO on their first day of work and can use it as soon as accrued with supervisor approval.

Flexible Time Leave
All regular, full-time employees and part-time employees who are scheduled to work at least twenty (20) hours or more per week on an ongoing basis shall receive up to 24 hours (prorated by FTE) of paid FTL at their regular base pay each calendar year.

Commencement of Employment of FTL Hours
Between January 1 and June Hours
Between July 1 and August Hours
Between September 1 and November 30 8 Hours
Between December 1 and December 31 0 Hours

Paid Holidays
Olmsted County recognizes the following legal holidays:
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve (4 hours when December 24th falls on a Monday - Thursday only), Christmas Day

Employee Health and Insurance Benefits
Health, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, Health Care Spending Account and Dependent Care Spending Account benefits become effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment.

Health Insurance
The self-insured Olmsted County Employees' Health Plan is administered by Medica. Under the plan, eligible employees and their dependents have access to all providers in the Medica Health Plan Solutions network, including Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center. Members have access to a travel network through First Health.

The plan offers a comprehensive preventive care program to help protect the health of employees and their dependents, 80% co-insurance on most services (after deductible) and access to Nice Healthcare, which offers no-cost virtual and in-home appointments, labs, x-rays, and more.

There is a base in-network deductible of $1,500/person, $4,500/family with the opportunity to earn a reward to lower the deductible to $500/person, $1,500/family. The in-network out-of-pocket maximum is $3,000/person, $6,000/family for those who earn the reward.

Coverage is available for employees and their eligible dependents.

The monthly rates for healthcare coverage are as follows:

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