Recruitment #2021-14410-01
Salary | $32.32 - $40.37/hour; $5,602.13 - $6,997.47/month; $67,225.60 - $83,969.60/year |
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Department | Probation |
Job Type | Promotional and/or Interdepartment Transfer |
Date Opened | 2/24/2021 08:00:00 AM |
Filing Deadline | 3/10/2021 5:00:00 PM |
Employment Type |
Permanent/Full Time (40 hrs/week)
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Work Location |
Auburn, California (Applegate, Auburn, Colfax, Foresthill, Meadow Vista, Penryn)
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HR Analyst | Karen Barocio |
This is a promotional recruitment - only permanent and/or probationary County employees are eligible to apply.
Placer County offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees. The following information represents benefits currently available to permanent Placer County employees and may be subject to change. Applicants should inquire as to the most current benefit package during hiring interviews or by contacting the Human Resources Department.
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To provide for the care and custody of incarcerated juveniles in county institutions; and to provide counseling on an occasional basis to juvenile wards.
This is the advanced journey and lead level in the Deputy Probation Officer - Institution series. Incumbents are deployed across all shifts to provide relief coverage for shift supervisors, serve as lead workers, staff special projects, and train and orient new staff. Incumbents will perform duties of line staff, including direct supervision of juveniles when not assigned as shift supervisor. Incumbents are knowledgeable about all institutional operations and provide technical advice and guidance to staff. This class is distinguished from the Deputy Probation Officer II – Institution in that this class is the lead or specialist level. It is distinguished from the Supervising Deputy Probation Officer – Institution in that the latter has full supervisory responsibility for a unit, while the former has lead responsibility or serves as a technical specialist.
Receives direction from a Supervising Deputy Probation Officer.
Exercises technical and functional supervision over clerical, technical, entry level, and new professional staff.
It is the responsibility of applicants to identify in their application materials how they meet the minimum qualifications listed below.
Experience and Training
Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience: Three years of probation officer experience, which includes at least one year in a class comparable to a Deputy Probation Officer II – Institution in Placer County.
Training: An Associate of Arts degree or equivalent (completion of 60 units at an accredited college, with at least 9 units in the behavioral sciences). Experience as a group or youth counselor, or other paid, full-time experience in related juvenile work may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
Note: Applicants receiving their degree outside the United States must submit proof of accreditation by a recognized evaluation agency.
License or Certificate:
Special Requirements:
Knowledge of:
Ability to:
Training & Experience Rating (100%)
Based upon responses to the supplemental questionnaire, the applicant’s education, training, and experience will be evaluated using a pre-determined formula. Scores from this evaluation will determine applicant ranking and placement on the eligible list.
The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be certified as a substitute list for a substantially similar classification. For this purpose, a substantially similar classification is one at a lower level in the same classification (example: entry level vs. journey level) and/or a similar classification (similar work performed, similar training and experience qualifications required). If you are contacted for an interview by a County department, you will be informed of the classification and other relevant information. If you choose not to interview for a substantially similar classification, you will remain on the eligible list for which you originally applied.
Thank you for your interest in employment with Placer County. Placer County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an active nondiscrimination program. It is the stated policy of Placer County that harassment, discrimination, and retaliation are prohibited and that all employees, applicants, agents, contractors, and interns/volunteers shall receive equal consideration and treatment. All terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, transfer, and promotion will be based on the qualifications of the individual for the positions being filled regardless of gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics/information), age (40 or over), marital status, military and/or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Please contact the Human Resources Department at least 5 working days before a scheduled examination if you require accommodation in the examination process. Medical disability verification may be required prior to accommodation.