Job Details for U.S. Probation Officer
| Court Name/Organization: | Nevada Probation Office |
| Location: | Las Vegas, NV |
| Opening and Closing Dates: | 10/11/2024 - Open Until Filled |
| Appointment Type: | Permanent |
| Classification Level/Grade: | CL 27 - CL 28 |
| Salary: | $59,228 - $115,411 |
| Announcement Number: | 2025-01 |
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Position Description
Federal Probation Officers enforce court-ordered supervision conditions and implement supervision strategies utilizing evidence-based practices. Maintain personal contact with people under supervision through office, virtual and community contacts. Investigate employment, lifestyle and associates to assess risk and needs. Address substance abuse, mental health, criminal behavior, and similar problems and implement appropriate restrictive and behavioral strategies to improve success. Conduct extensive investigations and prepare reports for the court.
To support the management of caseloads, probation officers may be provided mobile phones, tablet computers, and government-owned vehicles. In addition, newly appointed U.S. Probation Officers receive extensive training during their 1st year of employment and are required to successfully complete a 6-week, paid national training program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (Probation and Pretrial Academy), in Charleston, South Carolina.
Critical to this role is the ability to demonstrate exceptional time management, organization, writing, and oral presentation skills. The ability to meet deadlines, despite workload, is an important part of this role. You must be a self-starter and possess an ability to develop and implement programs with minimal supervision. The ability to exercise good judgment, communicate effectively, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously are necessary in this position.
The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.