Ulster County Personnel Department

Department Overview

 

*Please note that there is an existing eligible list for this position.  By law, the eligible list must be used when hiring an individual for this position.  The Personnel Department will not accept applications for this position at this time.  

BLANKET REQUESTProbation Officer (13 Names on OC List)

(Permanent, Provisional, Contingent-Permanent, Temporary) (Less-Than-Half-Time) (Non-Benefited) (Competitive Class)

LOCATION:  Ulster County Probation Department

SALARY:  $22.72 Per Hour

CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENTFebruary 21, 2007 – December 31, 2007

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Provides evaluation, investigation and supervision services for persons within the jurisdiction of the courts; does related work as required.

 

 DISTINGUISHED FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is the beginning position at the professional level in probation work.  The duties require the application of modern social work techniques in making evaluations of adults or juveniles and in supervising persons on probation.  A probation officer is called upon to exercise sound professional judgment in analyzing data and in making recommendations concerning court dispositions.  He assists persons on probation and other persons whom the probation agency services.  A probation officer works under supervision of a higher ranking professional employee and may help to supervise the work of probation assistants, probation officer trainees or volunteers.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Promotion:  Satisfactory completion of one year service as probation officer trainee.

 

Open-Competitive: Graduate degree in social work, education, administration, law, sociology, psychology, criminology, or a related field or bachelors degree and two (2) years experience in counseling or casework in a recognized agency adhering to acceptable standards in probation, parole, social services, psychiatric or medical social work, or related work; or an appropriate combination of above training and experience.

  

CONTACT INFORMATION:  To inquire further about this position, please contact:

Director, UlsterCounty Probation Department,  733 Broadway, KingstonNY12401

845.340.3200

  

*All Civil Service Laws and Rules apply. 


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