Senior Juvenile Probation Officer

Requisition No: 886247

Agency: Juvenile Justice

Working Title: Senior Juvenile Probation Officer - 80056292

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 80056292

Salary: $1,848.58 Biweekly

Posting Closing Date: 11/03/2026

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THIS IS AN INTERNAL AGENCY OPPORTUNITY FOR CURRENT DJJ EMPLOYEES ONLY

Location and Contact Information:

LOCATION: Juvenile Probation Circuit 4 Intake Unit 203 Located at 1283 E 8th Street, Jax., FL 32206

CONTACT PERSON: Ashley Graves, ACPO, (904) 759-5261 or email at Ashley.Graves@fldjj.gov

Description:

This is work providing social services to assist in rehabilitation of juvenile law offenders in custody or on probation. Incumbents make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Case Management, Referrals, Recommendations and Assessment
• Initiate contact with the youth, family, victims, and law enforcement when referrals are received by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (FDJJ).
• Conduct home and school visits as an integral part of the information collection/family involvement model.
• Use Motivational Interviewing to engage the youth and family to determine the youth’s social, developmental, emotional, financial and other needs.
• Document all referrals for services regardless of youth’s legal status and the youth or parent’s acceptance or refusal of services.
• Act as the DJJ representative during court hearings in support of the Department’s recommendation for the youth, family, and community.

Minimum Qualifications:

Four years of experience working directly with adolescents in one or more of the following fields: criminal justice (e.g., law enforcement, courts, correction/rehabilitation facilities, or probation/parole), social services (e.g., child protective services, crisis intervention, foster care/group homes, adoption, or mental health/substance abuse treatment).

A valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preference may be given to candidates with a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university at the time of submission of the candidate profile OR An associate degree from an accredited college or university at the time of submission of the candidate profile and two years’ experience working directly with adolescents in one or more of the following fields: criminal justice (e.g., law enforcement, courts, correction/rehabilitation facilities, or probation/parole), social services (e.g., child protective services, crisis intervention, foster care/group homes, adoption, or mental health/substance abuse treatment).