Housed in the central intake unit of the intake division, this position presides over diversion hearings for appropriate juvenile offenders. The role involves using evidence-based assessments to determine service interventions, assigning interventions, and providing low-level case management to ensure compliance. It also includes providing intake services for cases involving juveniles, assessing cases for informal or formal handling, filing petitions, and making decisions regarding shelter care and detention orders.
Responsibilities
Serve as supervisor for Probation Counselor I, Probation Counselor II, and/or Administrative Assistant positions
Actively participate in the selection, orientation, training, and performance management process, including evaluating performance, identifying goals and objectives, recognizing staff achievements, and coaching staff in overcoming performance or skill deficiencies
Plan, assign, organize, and direct the flow of work and activities
Determine and coordinate appropriate assessments, including family evaluation, alcohol and drug assessments, mental health assessments, and sex offender assessments
Convene an interdisciplinary/inter-agency team to collaboratively plan, deliver, and monitor multiple services
Make an intake disposition, including decisions such as informal handling, rejection of a case on a jurisdictional basis, referral to other agencies, or setting the case on the docket for a court hearing
Make program admission and release decisions
Examine and evaluate the individual circumstances of each case referral
Ensure that subordinates adhere to agency operating procedures and standards adopted by the Code of Virginia and Virginia State Department of Juvenile Justice
Serve as a resource, trainer, and policy expert for professional staff in providing appropriate custody and care, and ensuring the safety and welfare of juvenile or adult offenders or defendants
Evaluate effectiveness of methods and procedures and recommend changes
Participate in the development of policy and procedures
Manage the grant-funded treatment contract with service providers
Maintain liaison with State and local law enforcement agencies
Interpret policies and regulations for clients
Work with other Counselors in the disposition of cases assigned
Compose and dictate case records, petitions, and correspondence
Enforce court orders and conditions of supervised visitation and exchanges as required and ensure overall quality of the supervised visitation/supervised exchange program
Coordinate and implement mediation programs, assign mediators, and monitor quality of the programs
Manage the daily operation of an assigned wing of a residential facility
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Make final decisions regarding care or treatment of residents that can be resolved at the shift level, deferring to higher level management as needed
Oversee and administer routine medication disbursement for residents
Handle crisis situations to include medical, mental health, and behavioral crises as necessary
May be required to drive 15-passenger van for educational and recreational trips
Provide assistance in administrative oversight to the unit
Monitor funding grants
Responsible for short-term responsibilities and projects that might normally be handled by upper management
Perform supervisory functions in the absence of the Director
Serve as the point of contact for all victim service internal and external training for the department
Identify appropriate training for victim services specialist
Maintain a caseload of court-referred and volunteer clients who have been charged/convicted of impaired driving offenses and first-time drug offenders
Interview clients during intake process and assign appropriate program classification
Write intake summary on each client interviewed and write and prepare reports to the courts, clients, and treatment providers
Conduct case management duties to include monitoring of ignition interlock
Monitor clients' progress and make referrals as needed
Testify in court on non-compliant cases, make appropriate recommendations when requested by the judge
Administer alcohol breath tests to clients
Perform supervisory duties as assigned including supervising subordinate personnel, special projects, ancillary programs (which may include Victim Impact and other programs)
Serve as probation supervisor when that person is unavailable
Supervise the intake process and handle calls and emergency situations as they arise
Provide training and monitoring of staff as required with regard to intake and case management
Requirements
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in social/behavioral sciences, law enforcement, or education
Two years of professional experience in probation work (For positions in the police department only, two years of sworn law enforcement supervision may be substituted for the two years of professional experience in probation work)
Valid driver's license (Required at the time of application)
Criminal Background Investigation
Child Protective Services Registry Check
Driving Record Check
Nice to have:
Three years’ experience working in the juvenile justice system
Experience researching and interpreting the Code of Virginia
Experience in case management and intake
Experience working collaboratively with other agencies and service providers
Working knowledge of Court system software including BADGE
Basic ability to work in Microsoft programs including Word, Outlook, and Excel
Important Details
Schedule: FT Hourly W BN
Application deadline: 10/30/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Application Process
Panel interview
May include a practical exercise
About the Company
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