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San Joaquin County
Probation Assistant
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A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
$42,001 / year median in California
+19% projected growth
Job Description
Probation Assistant Probation Department Recruitment # 0626-TP2000-PC Approximate Salary $22.03
- $26.
Pre-Employment Drug Screening and Background :
Potential new hires into this classification are required to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and a background investigation as a condition of employment. Final appointment cannot be made unless the eligible has passed the drug screen and successfully completed the background process. The County pays for the initial drug screen.NOTE:
All correspondences relating to this recruitment will be delivered via e-mail. The e-mail account used will be the one provided on your employment application during time of submittal. Please be sure to check your e-mail often for updates. If you do not have an e-mail account on file, Human Resources will send you correspondences via US Mail.TYPICAL DUTIES
Keeps youth in school by helping them with positive decision-making. Helps provide a safe school environment. Checks with teachers to clear absences and makes daily telephone calls and/or home visits to ensure school attendance. Participates in incentive trips. Provides monthly statistical information to program coordinator. Signs students up for Project 654. Team member for Juvenile Drug Court Program-KADAP, Family Assistance Team, and/or Crossroads Team. Assists Probation Officers with caseload management.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education :
30 semester units from an accredited college or university preferably in administration of justice or other social or behavioral science.Licenses and Certificates :
Possession of a valid California driver's license.KNOWLEDGE
Principles of written and oral communication, including thorough knowledge of language mechanics, syntax, and composition; interviewing techniques; principles and methods of logic and data organization; sociology and psychology, particularly as related to personality development, behavior patterns, motivation, and group and family dynamics; some knowledge of casework practice, crisis intervention, treatment modalities, educational norms, philosophy of law, probation, courts, basic physiology, mathematics, research, and basic statistics. ABILITY Interact with students and teachers as a support team; establish rapport with children and adults; recognize emotional and behavioral problems; express self clearly, orally and in writing; follow written and oral instructions and procedures; work well with others.PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Mobility- Frequent standing, walking, stooping, bending, climbing stairs, driving; constant use of a computer; Lifting
- Able to lift 50 pounds; Visual
- Constant overall vision; constant color perception, constant eye-hand coordination; constant depth perception; frequent reading/close-up work; constant field of vision/peripheral; Dexterity
- Frequent repetitive motion and reaching; Hearing/Talking
- Constant requirement to hear normal speech; constant hearing on telephone; ability to hear faint sounds; constant talking on telephone; Emotional/Psychological
- Potential contact with hostile individuals; exposure to emergency situations; may be exposed to trauma, grief and death; frequent public contact; decision-making and concentration; Special Requirements
- Some assignments may require working weekends, nights, and/or occasional overtime; Environmental
- Occasional exposure to varied weather conditions.
BENEFITS
Part-Time Employee Benefits:
Part-time employees who meet the appropriate eligibility criteria may receive health insurance benefits and step increases. Selection Procedures Applicants for part-time and temporary recruitments who meet the minimum qualifications are either referred to the hiring department for further selection or they may be required to take a written examination. If a written examination is given, the top candidates may be referred to the hiring department for further selection.Testing Accommodation:
Candidates who require testing accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) must call Human Resources Division at (209) 468-3370 prior to the examination date.Physical Exam :
Some classifications require physical examinations. Final appointment cannot be made until the eligible has passed the physical examination. The County pays for physical examinations administered in its medical facilities.Pre-employment Drug Screening Exam :
Some classifications require a new employee successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen as a condition of employment. Final appointment cannot be made until the eligible has passed the drug screen. The County pays for the initial drug screen.Employment of Relatives:
Applicants who are relatives of employees in a department within the 3rd degree of relationship, (parent, child, grandparent, grandchild or sibling) either by blood or marriage, may not be appointed, promoted, transferred into or within the department when: They are related to the Appointing Authority, or The employment would result in one of them supervising the work of the other Department Heads may establish additional limitations on the hiring of relatives by departmental rule.Proof of Eligibility:
If you are offered a job, you will be required to provide proof of U.S. citizenship or other documents that establish your eligibility to be employed in theU.S. HOW TO APPLY
Apply Online:
www.sjgov.org/department/hr By mail or in person: San Joaquin County Human Resources 44 N. San Joaquin Street Suite 330 Stockton, CA 95202 Office hours: Monday- Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; excluding holidays.