Supervising Deputy Probation Officer
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Supervising Deputy Probation Officer
Salary
$90,888.83 - $127,256.82 Annually
Location
throughout Ventura County, CA
Job Type
Full-Time Regular
Job Number
1875VPA-24AB (KM)
Department
Probation Agency (recruitment by CEO-HR)
Opening Date
12/04/2024
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Description
What We Offer
The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. Aside from our base salary range, an employee within this position will also be eligible for the following:
- Educational Incentive for completion of an associate degree (2.5%), a bachelor's degree (3.5%), or a graduate degree (5%).
- Annual Leave Redemption: The option to cash out up to 100 hours out of 208 total accrued Annual Leave hours per year. A candidate selected for this position will earn 208 hours per year increasing to 288 hours after 5 years of service.
- Deferred Compensation: Section 457 Plan and/or 401(k) Shared Savings Plan with up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions. Following five (5) years of continuous County service, an additional 2% non-elective contribution will be made to the 401(k) plan
- Health Plans: Full time employees are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans: Tier one for employee only is $502 per biweekly pay period, tier two for employee plus one is $730 per biweekly pay period and tier three for employee plus family is $905 per biweekly pay period.
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental, and vision care expenses.
- Pension Plan: Participation in the County's defined benefit plan which has reciprocity with CalPERS.
- Bilingual Incentive: Proficiency levels by exam are $.69 per hour (Level I), $1.00 per hour (Level II), or $1.32 per hour (Level III).
- Holidays: 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
County Government
Ventura County is a "general law" county, governed by a five-member , elected-by-district Board of Supervisors. The Supervisors appoint a County Executive Officer (CEO) to oversee the County budget, day-to-day operations, as well as to advise, assist and act as an agent for the Board of Supervisors in all matters under the Board's jurisdiction.
The Position
Under general direction, incumbents are responsible for the administration/operation of a unit in the Probation Agency, for assisting in the management of a custodial facility or for acting as a specialized assistant to management staff by developing and/or implementing policies and procedures; selecting, training, supervising and evaluating subordinates; and performing other duties as required. The ideal candidate will have considerable knowledge of the Ventura County Probation Agency's mission, vision, and values. They will have strong leadership qualities and have considerable experience which demonstrates initiative and good judgment.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This is a management classification in the Deputy Probation Officer classification series. This classification is characterized by responsibility for the operations of a unit within a division of the agency or an assignment overseeing a custody facility-based program or an assignment in some specialized capacity.
ARMED UNIT PREMIUM PAY: In accordance with Sec. 408 of the Management Resolution, Probation employees designated by the Director of the Probation Agency to carry a firearm in the course of performing assigned duties during assigned working hours, and regularly assigned to supervise an armed unit, shall be eligible to receive premium pay of eight and one-half percent (8.5%) of their base bi-weekly pay (exclusive of other additions).
AGENCY/DEPARTMENT: Ventura County Probation Agency
Supervising Deputy Probation Officer is a Management classification and is not eligible for overtime compensation. Incumbents in this classification are eligible for benefits at the MB3 level.
The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular, (including Temporary and Fixed-term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies within the VC Probation Agency. There are currently two (2) Regular vacancies.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
CLOSING DATE: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, apply as soon as possible if you are interested in it. The schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications to meet business needs.
FIRST REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS COMPLETE: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Examples Of Duties
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Provide leadership, mentor subordinates, and assume operational responsibility.
- Plan, organize, and oversee the daily workload activity of a unit.
- Review, audit and evaluate work of subordinates.
- Analyze court reports and documents prepared by staff to assure completeness, accuracy and clarity.
- Assist in the development and/or implementation of departmental policies and procedures.
- Identify areas of needed training, ensure staff completes training, and develop appropriate in-service training programs.
- Prepare staff performance reviews and/or disciplinary matters.
- Work in collaborative efforts with other units, representatives of law enforcement, courts, public sector, community-based and private organizations in areas of mutual interest to promote public safety.
- Interpret and execute court orders.
- Provide oversight of contractors and vendors.
- Participate in various phases of the hiring/promotional process.
- Assist in developing budget and expenditure control data.
- Control and direct the case classification program for the unit; confer with officers regarding case plans and progress, resources and services for clients, and approve recommendations for pending court cases.
- Confer with judges and other interested agencies regarding matters of mutual interest.
- Coordinate and oversee special projects, programs, and/or related assignments.
- Perform probation joint operations, arrests, residential searches, and investigations with other law enforcement agencies to promote public safety.
- Exercise armed and/or unarmed peace officer powers of arrest which could include proper use of restraint techniques to subdue and/or arrest individuals.
- Search probationers and their property and obtain samples of bodily fluids for substance abuse testing.
- Participate in and successfully complete all officer safety training classes. Maintain proficiency in Agency approved tactics such as control/restraint methods, the use of Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) pepper spray, mechanical restraints, and blocking and defensive striking techniques.
- Participate in the arming program when selected, successfully complete all classroom and range requirements and maintain proficiency in the use of Agency issued firearms.
- Successfully complete Public Safety First Aid and Naloxone Administration Training, including recertifications as required.
- Transport probationers and other individuals as necessary.
- Depending on assignment, may be expected to perform any and all responsibilities of subordinate staff.
Typical Qualifications
These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE:
To qualify for this classification, an individual must possess the education, training, and experience that would produce the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
The required knowledge, skills and abilities can be obtained by:
A) Possession of either a high school diploma or a General Education (GED) certificate AND seven (7) years extensive experience in the probation, correctional and/or institutional fields which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, three (3) years of which must have been in a capacity equivalent to a Senior Deputy Probation Officer with the Ventura County Probation Agency, OR
B) An Associate of Arts degree or sixty (60) units of academically oriented coursework AND five (5) years increasingly responsible probation work experience, three (3) years of which must have been in a capacity equivalent to a Senior Deputy Probation Officer with the Ventura County Probation Agency, OR
C) A Bachelor's degree (preferably in behavioral science, social science, psychology, sociology, criminology, or a related field) AND three (3) years increasingly responsible probation work experience, which must have been in a capacity equivalent to a Senior Deputy Probation Officer with the Ventura County Probation Agency.
College degrees and coursework must have been attained/earned at an accredited college or university.
DESIRED:
Four (4) years of diverse experience in a capacity equivalent to a Senior Deputy Probation Officer with the Ventura County Probation Agency is highly desired. Diverse experience can include but is not limited to adult/juvenile field and investigation assignments.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
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