Chief U.S. Probation Officer

2 days ago


Denver CO United States U.S. Courts Full time

Duties

  • Organizes the Probation Office to ensure expeditious handling of investigative work for the court, institutions, and parole authorities, including the preparation of presentence investigations (PSIs) and the case supervision of defendants, probationers and parolees/supervised releasees and administers a program of pretrial services;
  • Reviews, analyzes, and interprets statutory, Judicial Conference, and Parole Commission requirements for the administration of pretrial, probation, and supervised release services; promulgates policies, procedures, and guidelines necessary to meet these requirements;
  • Maintains liaison with the Chief Judge and other judges; makes specific recommendations regarding policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, and court related criminal justice issues to ensure an appropriate level of service delivery;
  • Selects and recommends candidates for appointment as probation officers to the Chief Judge and appoints all non-officer personnel; approves personnel matters including promotions and salary increases; with Court approval, makes recommendations on disciplinary actions and dismissals;
  • Manages office staff, including all clerical, professional, supervisory, and administrative personnel;
  • Ensures all personnel are carefully selected and adequately trained; provides qualitative and quantitative measures of work performance; assures accountability; establishes and administers training programs to ensure high quality and consistent staff development;
  • Maintains communication of pertinent information at all levels; delegates decision making responsibility at appropriate levels;
  • Promotes and ensures a safe and harassment free work environment; fosters conditions that encourage staff commitment, enthusiasm, and positive morale;
  • Makes estimates of personnel, space allocation, and operating allowance needs; approves requisitions; certifies vouchers for payment; maintains appropriate fiscal controls in all matters pertaining to travel expenses and purchases of services, equipment, and supplies;
  • Formulates the annual budget and manages all federal appropriated funds subject to Court approval;
  • Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with other probation and pretrial services offices and with all components of the criminal justice system, including federal, state, and local law enforcement and correctional and social services agencies;
  • Oversees the solicitation and implementation of contractual services for substance abuse, sex offender, and mental health treatment of persons under supervision;
  • Ensures use of evidence-based-practices in a community-based corrections environment in the district;
  • Oversees the district programs regarding officer safety and firearms, officer response tactics, search and seizure, and staff safety;
  • Monitors community events and issues with special attention on alleviating hazardous office and field incidents.
  • Develops and maintains a public relations program; assumes responsibility for communication to the news media; monitors community events and issues with special attention on alleviating hazardous office and field incidents;
  • Promotes and maintains conditions that encourage staff loyalty, wellness, morale, diversity, equity, and inclusion;
  • Occasionally may perform the duties of probation officers or supervising probation officers; and
  • Performs related duties as required by the Court.
Requirements Conditions of Employment
  • US Citizenship, full FBI background investigation.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

DRUG TESTING
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION OR CLEARANCE
You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: Progressively responsible experience in the investigation, supervision, counseling, and guidance of offenders in community correction or pretrial programs is required. Unless criminal investigation duties are routinely performed, experience as a police officer, FBI agent, customs agent, marshal, or any similar position does not meet the requirements of specialized experience.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Three years of progressively responsible specialized experience, earned after completion of a bachelor's degree.
  • Three years of substantial management experience, in addition to the three years of specialized experience.
Education

Must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited university. Preference may be given to those with a Ph.D., J.D., or master's degree from an accredited university.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. You will first be required to meet all minimum qualifications and then if selected to interview, will be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview.

This job is open to

The public: U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

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