The Supervisory Probation Officer (SPO) is located in Family Court Social Services Division in DC Superior Court. Incumbent is responsible for managing either a Juvenile Intake Team, or one of the Pre and Post Adjudicated Probation Supervision Team which may be located in the main court campus or in one of the quadrants of the city. The SPO is also responsible for assisting the Assistant Deputy Directors in providing management, leadership and guidance to their assigned office/unit.

Duties

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Requirements

• A valid driver's license is required.
• Fingerprinting is required.
• All eligible DC Courts Employees (refer to Policies 0210 and 0200).

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences with five years of combined experience managing cases and/or social service programs geared toward juveniles/status offenders and their families plus two (2) years of supervisory experience. Graduation from the Courts’ Management Training Program may substitute for one (1) year of supervisory experience. You must provide documentation of your management training with your application, i.e. copy of certificate. (A relevant master’s degree may substitute for one year of experience). Appointees to this position must not have passed their 37th birthday in the month of appointment in order to qualify for mandatory law enforcement separation/retirement at age fifty-seven.  Previous qualifying law enforcement experience under CSRS or FERS may be counted toward eligibility. If you are selected for the Supervisory Probation Officer position you will be subject to an additional background screening, including but not limited to fingerprinting.

Education

To qualify based on education, upload a copy of your college transcript or degree. The transcript must show the name of the college or university, your name, list of courses with credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking.

Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for District of Columbia Courts employment.  You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.  

Foreign Education: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must upload a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript at time of application to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Contacts

• Address District of Columbia Courts Moultrie Building 500 Indiana Avenue, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20001 United States
• Name: C. Adams
• Phone: 202-879-4223
• Email: Jobs@dcsc.gov