144620
PROBATION AND PAROLE DISTRICT MANAGER 3--JUVENILE
PS118 $68,848 - $139,360
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 10/01/2022
FUNCTION OF WORK:To implement the programs and objectives for juvenile justice in a large-sized district office.
LEVEL OF WORK:SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Broad direction from the Probation and Parole Regional Administrator--Juvenile. May receive supervision from an equivalent or higher-level agency administrator.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:Direct line over Probation and Parole Supervisors--Juvenile, Probation and Parole Officers--Juvenile, and clerical staff.
LOCATION OF WORK:Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Juvenile Justice.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from Probation and Parole District Manager 2--Juvenile by the presence of responsibility for a district office with average monthly workload activity exceeding 3,000 hours.
Differs from Probation and Parole Regional Administrator--Juvenile by the absence of responsibility for administering multiple district offices comprising a region.
CORE COMPETENCIES: CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE.
MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND
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EXAMPLES OF WORK:EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Drafts and submits for approval program objectives related to delinquency prevention, placement, intake, and supervision of youth under court-ordered supervision.
Participates with managers from other youth-serving agencies to ensure interagency coordination.
Determines needed resources (staff and materials) on the district level to attain stated objectives and devises methods and procedures to be used to accomplish the work.
Ensures that agency policies concerning the assessment and assignment of juvenile offenders are carried out and that youth and their families receive the most appropriate services available to meet their needs.
Provides technical assistance to subordinate program managers and other juvenile justice professionals (community-based program directors and judges) on agency policies and plans and the establishment of new juvenile programs within the district.
Establishes priorities for the operation of the district office.
Ensures that contracted programs funded by the agency (i.e., shelter care, alternate care, and community-based prevention programs) operate within established policies and procedures.
Prepares necessary reports and documents on the achievements accomplished or barriers to be overcome with respect to agency objectives.
Evaluates work operations for effectiveness and efficiency on the district level and participates in the evaluation and monitoring of agency programs outside the region as needed or requested.
Prepares and completes special assignments given by the director and the Assistant Secretary.
Supervises subordinate staff, assigns duties, and evaluates work performance.
Makes initial recommendations on all personnel actions in the regional office.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Either of the following options will qualify:
1. A baccalaureate degree plus four years of professional level experience in juvenile probation and parole.
2. A baccalaureate degree plus four years of experience in a correctional or penal institution with responsibility for the security, custody, rehabilitation or classification of offenders two years of this experience must have been in a position at least equivalent in scope of responsibility and/or complexity of work performed to a Corrections Major in State service.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
A master's degree in corrections, criminology, criminal justice, penology, human service counseling, psychology, social work, education, public administration, business administration, behavioral science, or social science fields will substitute for one year of the required experience.
Graduate training in corrections, criminology, criminal justice, penology, human service counseling, psychology, social work, education, public administration, business administration, behavioral science, or social science fields will substitute on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.
Graduate training and degrees without attaining a Ph.D. will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
A Ph.D. in corrections, criminology, criminal justice, penology, human service counseling, psychology, social work, education, public administration, business administration, behavioral science, or social science fields will substitute for two years of the required experience.
NOTE:
All graduate training and degrees including the Ph.D. will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
An applicant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or a felony, or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.
Possession of a valid Louisiana driver's license at time of appointment.
Willingness and ability to handle and carry firearms.
Successful completion of Corrections Juvenile Services--Agent Curriculum.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.