Principal Probation Officer

DEPARTMENT: PROBATION
TITLE OF POSITION: Principal Probation Officer (Probation) (PROMOTIONAL) (PROVISONAL*)
LOCATION: One Niagara Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14202
JOB GROUP: 13- $71,710- $104,272
WORK SCHEDULE: MONDAY-FRIDAY; 8:30AM-4:30PM OR 9:00AM-5:00PM
DATE OF POSTING: January 3, 2024

*Please note that this position is a competitive civil service title and will require taking a future civil service examination. Selection for permanent appointment(s) will be made from reachable candidate(s) on the eligible list according to the NYS Civil Service Rule of Three.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:
This is a second- line supervisory position typically established in a Group C or Group D probation department containing fifty or more professional probation officer positions at various levels. This position may also be found in a Group B probation department with three or more Probation Supervisors I. A Probation Supervisor 2 is responsible for supervising Probation Supervisors I and other professional staff responsible for the control, supervision and care of adults and juveniles subject to court-ordered probation investigation, supervision or intake services which require them to meet certain standards of conduct. The position may also provide oversight of administrative and support staff. The incumbent may also administer special projects. The work is performed under the supervision of a Deputy Probation Director (Group B, C or D) or Assistant Director (Group D) with considerable leeway allowed to exercise independent judgment in carrying out the details of the work. This position differs from that of a Probation Supervisor 1 in that the work involves second-level supervision, directing the work of more than one unit and greater independence of action. A Probation Supervisor 2/Principal Probation Officer is a Peace Officer pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law Section 2.10 and may be authorized to carry a firearm in the performance of his/her duties. The incumbent will perform all related duties as required. 
 

PROMOTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must be permanently employed in the competitive class and must be serving and have served continuously on a permanent or contingent permanent basis in the competitive class for 24 months immediately preceding the date of appointment in the position of Probation Supervisor. 
 

SAMPLE WORK ACTIVITIES:
• Assigns work to Probation Supervisors 1 and supervises the professional probation work in multiple units of a probation department including planning, directing and coordinating the work, reviewing cases submitted by Probation Supervisors 1 for compliance and conferring with Probation Supervisors 1 regarding other aspects of the delivery of probation services; 
• Instructs professional probation personnel regarding rules, techniques and procedures applicable to cases and projects to ensure proper interviewing, report preparation, case record keeping and probation supervision; 
• Meets and coordinates probation services with other departments and service providers and represents the probation department on boards such as an alternatives-to-incarceration advisory board; 
• Meets and confers with judges, court personnel, attorneys and police regarding probation matters; 
• Reviews and responds appropriately to community complaint calls regarding lower level probation professionals; 
• Develops initial policies and procedures and makes recommendations to an Assistant Probation Director or a Deputy Probation Director for review; 
• Provides information to an Assistant Probation Director or a Deputy Probation Director related to the probation department’s annual report to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives; 
• Prepares records and reports related to the work performed; 
• May meet with a budget director and provide information regarding the probation department’s annual budget; 
• May perform some duties of a Probation Supervisor 1; 
• May use a firearm in performing duties and exercising authority pursuant to departmental policy.
 

HOW TO APPLY: Interested candidates should send a resume and letter of interest to:
Richard Robillard, Commissioner Erie County Probation Department
1 Niagara Plaza - Room 112; Buffalo, NY 14202
 

This notice will be posted from January 3, 2024, through and including January 12, 2024.

 Applications received after 4:00 P.M., January 12, 2024, will NOT be considered.

Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workplace diversity.