Clarification from the agency

Open to the Public, Current Excepted Service employees

• Supervise professional law enforcement staff in performance of their duties, including establishing standards, evaluating performance, handling minor infractions, and recommending disciplinary actions. Confer regularly with staff to provide direction and assistance in case situations. Receive, prioritize, and assign work, ensuring that work is assigned fairly and equitably. Monitor time and attendance and evaluate and approve leave requests. Provide training and orientation for new staff members. Serve as a resource for officers to assist with performing work successfully and efficiently. Develop and implement training programs for officers. Make recommendations regarding new hires, personnel actions, and terminations.
• Review and edit written work, case plans, correspondence, and various other reports submitted to the court. Ensure that recommendations made by officers to the court adhere to local and national policy and guidelines. Ensure adequate coverage for office activities, court appearances, etc. Conduct audits and reviews of case work. Establish schedules and deadlines for completion of work.
• Communicate and respond to senior management requests regarding case operations. Answer procedural questions for judges, staff, and the public. Provide customer service and resolve difficulties while complying with regulations, rules, and procedures. Abide by the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees and court confidentiality requirements. Demonstrate sound ethics and good judgment at all times. Handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
• Perform any or all duties of a probation or pretrial services officer, including investigating and/or supervising offenders/defendants.
• Support the District mission and vision and effectively serve as a member of the chain of command.

Conditions of employment

Applicants must be a United States citizen or eligible to work in the United States. As a condition of continued employment, every five years, employees in this position are subject to a re-investigation to determine continued suitability. The incumbent will be subject to ongoing random drug screening, and, as deemed necessary by management for reasonable cause, may be subject to subsequent fitness-for-duty evaluations.

Qualifications

A minimum of one-year of experience as a U.S. Probation Officer at CL 28 grade level or above.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three years' experience as a U.S. Probation Officer at full performance level CL 28 or equivalent.
• Acceptable performance rating for the past three years.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants will be evaluated on education and work experience as it relates to the position.

• A cover letter.
• Resume.
• AO78 form, Application for Judicial Branch Federal Employment. The application form can be found on the Probation website at www.ilcp.uscourts.gov/career-opportunities.

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