As of Wednesday, November 4, 2009, the following positions are available.

Brazoria County Health Dept. – Full-time L.V.N.  (Pearland clinic)

Candidate must be able to function independently in a fast paced atmosphere.  Duties include, but not limited to; giving immunizations, work independently under physicians’ orders for patients with communicable diseases, basic computer skills necessary for data entry.  Salary is $34,617.00 per year.  Please apply at the Brazoria County Human Resources Dept. or applications may also be obtained and submitted at this website.

 

Juvenile Probation Officer-Supervision Officer

 

Summary of Duties

The Supervision Officer reports directly to the Unit Supervisor and in his/her absence to the Assistant Supervisor. A staff member in this position will ultimately report to the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer. The supervision officer will maintain several types of supervision caseloads (deferred, courtesy, and probation) simultaneously and must have good time management skills.  The Supervision Officer must have the ability to organize and supervise high caseload numbers without affecting quality of service.  This is a grade 35 non-exempt position. 

Detailed Job Description

 

• Supervises an assigned caseload
• Conduct monthly office visits with juveniles/parents
• Conduct field visits at home or school as required
• Address issues of non-compliance with juveniles/parents
• Monitors special conditions of supervision including , but not limited to, Community Service Restitution, Counseling, and Drug Screening.
• Serve summons
• Supervise Community Service Restitution
• File court action as needed
• Compile monthly statistics regarding work activity
• Maintain monthly supervision logs
• Assist in transporting juveniles to court, detention hearings, placements, etc.
• Prepare court reports and detention hearing documents as needed
• Participate in the on call schedule and fulfill associated duties
• Maintain updated juvenile files
• Keep current with all probationer progress reports
• Update Caseworker information as needed
• Maintain 80 hours biannually of approved training to maintain JPO certification

 

Qualification Requirements

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in the preferred fields of Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology or a Behavioral Science
• Required: Clean criminal history
• Required: Pass a drug screen following a conditional employment offer
• Required: Possess a valid Texas Driver’s License and have proof of liability coverage
• Preferred: Minimum of one year experience in a criminal justice, mental health, correctional or educational field or a masters degree in a similar field.
• Possess good problem solving skills, have the ability to work effectively with people, and be prepared to deal with crisis situations.   
• Possess the ability to work effectively with children and their parents, and a desire to affect positive change within the child and family structure
• Have good organizational skills, computer knowledge and/or the ability to learn computer systems.

 

Please apply at the Brazoria County Human Resources Dep. or applications may be obtained and submitted at www.brazoria-county.com