Juvenile Probation Officer Resume Examples

A former troubled teen who had a strong adult friend to provide guidance and wants to do the same for other teens in need. With a background in behavioral science and criminal justice can speak to them honestly listen earnestly and treat them fairly without being taken advantage of. It takes one to know one.

• Empathy without weakness
• Able to deal with large case load
• Organization
• Interpersonal relationship building
• Strong communication skills
• Firm but fair

• Reviewed police report when a child was apprehended by law enforcement and made recommendations including the critical decision whether to detain the child or release them to a parent or guardian.
• Made referrals where appropriate to community-based services like substance abuse programs family court GED classes community service restitution and victim services programs.
• During regular visits to the facility monitored living conditions to ensure safe and clean environment.
• Prepared behavior and incident reports.

• Met with probationers to assess their status and to ensure their understanding of the terms of their probation.
• Provided counseling and referral to assistance programs.
• Transported juveniles between detention centers schools and medical institutions.
• Maintained records of probationers’ status and activities.

• Performed oversight of juvenile intakes including visual body search health screening personal inventory and fingerprinting.
• Prepared and processed court documents.
• Gathered information in advance of court and school expulsion hearings and made recommendations when necessary.
• Of all the assigned juvenile probation officers maintained the lowest recidivism rate.