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United States Probation Office, District of Nevada

Probation Services Assistant

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A Judge oversees the legal process in court cases. Interprets law, advises jurors during trials, writes opinions and decisions, and gives verdicts in cases decided without a jury. May decide on a sentence for the defendant in a criminal case, or liability of a defendant in a civil case; may facilitate negotiations between parties in a dispute. Works in a county, state or federal court system.

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Probion Services Assistant Judicial Branch U.S. Courts United Stes Probion Office, District of Nevada Summary The Probion Services Assistant will provide specialized technical and administrive support to probion officers in a wide range of areas, including compiling informion for investigions, providing support for administrive caseloads, preparing drafts of reports and correspondence, and coordining with colleral agencies. Priority considerion given to applicions received by 8/31/2026. Learn more about this agency Summary The Probion Services Assistant will provide specialized technical and administrive support to probion officers in a wide range of areas, including compiling informion for investigions, providing support for administrive caseloads, preparing drafts of reports and correspondence, and coordining with colleral agencies. Priority considerion given to applicions received by 8/31/2026. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Reno, NV No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $44,876
  • $80,580 per year CL 24: $44,876
  • $72,940; CL 25: $49,555
  • $80,580 Pay scale & grade CL 24
  • 25 Promotion potential 25
  • without further competition. Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
  • You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0301 Miscellaneous Administrion And Program Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 2026-07 Control number 879433400 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help The Probion Services Assistant is an administrive (non-law enforcement) position, with the primary focus being long-term mastery and execution of essential administrive tasks, to support the operions of the U.S. Probion Office. This position is based in the Reno, Nevada office and reports directly to the Supervisory U.S. Probion Officer in Reno, with additional oversight provided by the Operions Supervisor in the Las Vegas office. Duties include but are not limited to: Form, type, edit, and finalize collerals, reports and correspondence using word processing equipment. This may include, but is not limited to, documents such as presentence investigion reports, supervision case plans and reviews, and memorandum or reports to the court. Complete various standard forms for submission to the court and legal counsel using informion provided by officers, including petitions, orders to the court, and similar documents. Opere the local/ste law enforcement informion retrieval system and Criminal Justice Informion System (CJIS) terminals to obtain criminal history informion and route the informion to approprie recipients. Obtain fingerprint and credit checks, verificions of employment and educion. Open, close, and upde informion into computerized records, including the Probion Automed Case Tracking Systems (PACTS). Research informion from case records and enter into system as approprie. Screen forms completed by officers and officer assistants and request corrections as needed. Retrieving informion from dabases and genering periodic reports. Participe in problem solving staff meetings with other support staff, officers, and officer assistants. Make constructive suggestions for improvement in work processes to better achieve goals and objectives. Periodically act as administrive and clerical facilitor to distribute/redistribute work and optimize office support operions, as required. Provide general clerical office support by performing any or all the following tasks: Answer telephones and take messages; copy and distribute documents; send and receive faxes and electronic mail messages; receive and distribute mail; tend meetings and take minutes; provide backup reception assistance; assist officers and officer assistants with word processing or other computer mters. Maintain chain of custody of urinalysis testing merials. Maintain paper and computerized records of test results and inform officers of test results. Maintain and mail or transport tests and merials to laborories for confirmion. Maintain inventory of supplies. Requirements Help Conditions of employment As part of the recruitment process, final candides for the position will undergo a preliminary background investigion completed by the U. S. Probion Office. Fingerprints taken, and a criminal records check conducted using nionwide dabases. A credit check will also be conducted. The candide's past job performance and professional/personal conduct reviewed and As a condition of employment, the selected candide may also be required to complete a 10-year background investigion coordined by the Administrive Office of the U.S. Courts and will then be subjected to re-investigion every five years, thereafter. The investigion includes a fingerprint check through the FBI, as well as a check of financial and credit records. Any position offer considered provisional until a full suitability determinion can be made. All Court employees are required to adhere to a Code of Conduct for Judiciary Employees. The United Stes Probion Office, District of Nevada, is part of the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government. All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanently eligible to work in the United Stes. The Federal Financial Management Reform Act requires direct deposit of federal wages.
Qualificions Minimum Qualificions:
To qualify, an applicant must be a high school gradue or equivalent and have least one (1) year of specialized experience. Specialized experience includes progressively responsible clerical experience requiring the regular and recurring applicion of clerical procedures involving the routine use of keyboard skills and use of specialized terminology, and demonstred ability to apply a body of rules, regulions, directives, or laws and involve the routine use of specialized terminology and automed software and equipment for word processing, da entry or report generion. Such experience is commonly encountered in law firms, legal counsel offices, banking and credit firms, educional institutions, social service organizions, insurance companies, real este and title offices, and corpore headquarters or human resources/payroll operions. Educion may not be substituted for specialized experience because operional court support positions require hands-on experience to be credited as specialized experience.
Preferred Qualificions:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a field of academic study, such as criminal justice, criminology,psychology, sociology, human relions, business or public administrion and one (1) year of specialized experience. Excellent knowledge of office procedures and practices. General knowledge of personal computers and software applicions to prepare reports and conduct investigion searches along with accessing the criminal retrieval system. Ability to give and receive accure and timely informion from individuals within and outside the court.
Ability to decipher complex informion:
synthesize the da and concisely report the informion gleaned in proper written form. Ability to prepare all types of investigions in proper form for our office as well as other districts. General knowledge of proper grammar usage and the ability to write and edit efficiently. Ability to carry oneself in a professional manner, as a representive of the probion office when ing outside agencies. Knowledge of the roles and functions of the federal probion office. Knowledge of the practices and procedures used in probion and court processes, including knowledge of the administrive requirements to support these activities. Knowledge of the criminal justice system as it reles to federal probion policies and procedures. Knowledge of and compliance with the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees , and court confidentiality requirements. Ability to consistently demonstre sound judgment. Educion Applicant must be a high school gradue or equivalent. Additional informion The United Stes Probion Office is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to the principles of diversity and inclusiveness. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Applicants evalued based on experience, knowledge, skills and educion. Benefits Help Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help Cover letter
  • Addressed to Chief U.S. Probion Officer Sarah R. Johnson, 300 South Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101.
  • The cover letter should be no longer than one (1) page and must include informion highlighting qualificions, skills, and experience reled to the position.
Resume, AO-78, Applicion for Judicial Branch Employment (AO 78) or download www.nvp.uscourts.gov , Last two (2) performance evaluions. See 'How to Apply' for instructions. How to Apply Help To apply for the Probion Services Assistant position, qualified candides are required to submit the following in one pdf document in the following order: Cover letter
  • Addressed to Chief U.S. Probion Officer Sarah R. Johnson, 300 South Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101.
  • The cover letter should be no longer than one (1) page and must include informion highlighting qualificions, skills, and experience reled to the position.
Resume, AO-78, Applicion for Judicial Branch Employment (AO 78) or download www.nvp.uscourts.gov , Last two (2) performance evaluions. Title the pdf document as follows: Last Name, First Name-2026-07-Probion Services Assistant . Please email the single pdf document, to careers@nvp.uscourts.gov . Failure to submit the above-mentioned required documents, in one pdf document, will result in immedie disqualificion. Incomplete applicions will not be considered, retained, or returned. Only one applicion per candide accepted. Agency contact informion Human Resources careers@nvp.uscourts.gov Address United Stes Probion Office, District of Nevada 300 Las Vegas Boulevard South Suite 1200 Las Vegas, NV 89101-5813 US Next steps Only qualified applicants considered for this position. Due to the volume of applicions, the U. S. Probion Office will only communice with those individuals invited for personal interviews. The U. S. Probion Office reserves the right to amend or withdraw this announcement with or without written notice to applicants. If a subsequent vacancy of the same position becomes available within a reasonable time of the original announcement, the Chief U.S. Probion Officer may elect to select from the original qualified applicant pool. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Cover letter
  • Addressed to Chief U.S. Probion Officer Sarah R. Johnson, 300 South Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101.
  • The cover letter should be no longer than one (1) page and must include informion highlighting qualificions, skills, and experience reled to the position.
Resume, AO-78, Applicion for Judicial Branch Employment (AO 78) or download www.nvp.uscourts.gov , Last two (2) performance evaluions. See 'How to Apply' for instructions. How to Apply Help To apply for the Probion Services Assistant position, qualified candides are required to submit the following in one pdf document in the following order: Cover letter
  • Addressed to Chief U.S. Probion Officer Sarah R. Johnson, 300 South Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101.
  • The cover letter should be no longer than one (1) page and must include informion highlighting qualificions, skills, and experience reled to the position.
Resume, AO-78, Applicion for Judicial Branch Employment (AO 78) or download www.nvp.uscourts.gov , Last two (2) performance evaluions. Title the pdf document as follows: Last Name, First Name-2026-07-Probion Services Assistant . Please email the single pdf document, to careers@nvp.uscourts.gov . Failure to submit the above-mentioned required documents, in one pdf document, will result in immedie disqualificion. Incomplete applicions will not be considered, retained, or returned. Only one applicion per candide accepted. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Human Resources careers@nvp.uscourts.gov Address United Stes Probion Office, District of Nevada 300 Las Vegas Boulevard South Suite 1200 Las Vegas, NV 89101-5813 US Next steps Only qualified applicants considered for this position. Due to the volume of applicions, the U. S. Probion Office will only communice with those individuals invited for personal interviews. The U. S. Probion Office reserves the right to amend or withdraw this announcement with or without written notice to applicants. If a subsequent vacancy of the same position becomes available within a reasonable time of the original announcement, the Chief U.S. Probion Officer may elect to select from the original qualified applicant pool. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Reno, NV No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $44,876
  • $80,580 per year CL 24: $44,876
  • $72,940; CL 25: $49,555
  • $80,580 Pay scale & grade CL 24
  • 25 Promotion potential 25
  • without further competition. Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
  • You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 2026-07 Control number 879433400