United States Probation Officer

United Stes Probion Officer Judicial Branch U.S. Courts Federal Judiciary

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S. Probion for the Northern District of West Virginia Summary By stute, the Probion Officer serves in a judiciary law enforcement position and assists in the administrion of justice. The incumbent promotes community safety, ghers informion, supervises offenders/defendants, interacts with colleral agencies, prepares reports, conducts investigions, and presents recommendions to the court. The incumbent performs duties th involve general pretrial services or probion cases, under the guidance of a Supervisory Officer. Learn more about this agency Summary By stute, the Probion Officer serves in a judiciary law enforcement position and assists in the administrion of justice. The incumbent promotes community safety, ghers informion, supervises offenders/defendants, interacts with colleral agencies, prepares reports, conducts investigions, and presents recommendions to the court. The incumbent performs duties th involve general pretrial services or probion cases, under the guidance of a Supervisory Officer. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/09/2026 to 07/05/2026 Salary $53,162

• $120,341 per year Pay scale & grade CL 25
• 28 Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: Wheeling, WV Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 28 Job family (Series) 0007 Correctional Officer Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

WVNP 2026-03

Control number 864515000 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties Help Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the guidance and direction of a Supervisory Probion Officer, conduct investigions and prepare reports for the court with recommendions. Interview offenders/defendants and their families and collect background da from various sources. During process, interpret and apply policies and procedures, stutes, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedures , and U.S. Sentencing Guidelines , Monographs, and relevant case law, as applicable. Under the guidance and direction of a Supervisory Probion Officer, enforce court-ordered supervision components and implement supervision stregies. Maintain personal contact with defendants and offenders, investige employment, sources of income, lifestyle, and associes to assess risk and compliance. Address substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, and similar problems and refer to approprie specialist. Schedule and conduct drug use detection tests and DNA collection of offenders/ defendants, following established procedures and protocols. Maintain paper and computerized records of test results. Maintain chain of custody of urinalysis testing merials. Respond to judicial officers' requests for informion and advice. Testify in court as to the basis for factual findings and guideline applicions, if warranted. Maintain detailed written records of case activity. Investige and analyze financial documents and activities and take approprie action. Interview victim(s) and provide victim impact stements to the court. Ensure compliance with Mandory Victims Restitution Act . Under the guidance and direction of a Supervisory Probion Officer, review and resolve disputed issues involving defendants/offenders and present unresolved issues to the court for resolution. Assess offenders'/defendants' level of risk and develop a blend of stregies for controlling and correcting risk management. Provide offenders/defendants with informion on local resources and programs regarding employment, GED certificion assistance, ongoing educion, and vocional training. Identify interests, aptitudes, and abilities of offenders/defendants through interviewing and ghering approprie informion. Assist offenders/defendants toward integrion into the job market. Communice with other organizions and personnel (such as the U.S. Parole Commission, Bureau of Prisons, law enforcement, trement agencies, and torneys) concerning offenders'/defendants' behavior and conditions of supervision. Identify and investige violions and implement approprie alternives and sanctions. Discuss violions with Supervisory Probion Officer. Report violions of the conditions of supervision to the approprie authorities. Prepare written reports of violion mters and make recommendions for disposition. Testify court proceedings. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Incumbent subject to upded background investigions every five (5) years and ongoing random drug screenings. Incumbent required to complete the Probion Officer training program the Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy (FLETC) in Charleston, SC.

Qualificions Qualificions:

Required Educion/Experience:

Completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a field of academic study which provides evidence of the capacity to understand and apply the legal requirements and human relions skills involved in the position and least one year of specialized experience to qualify the entry level of CL 25. Specialized experience is described as progressively responsible experience in such fields as probion, pretrial services, parole, corrections, criminal investigions, or work in substance/addiction trement, public administrion, human relions, social work, psychology, or mental health.

Job Requirements:

Broad knowledge of the criminal justice system. Thorough knowledge of investigive and supervision techniques. Ability to evalue and apply stutes and implement regulions. Ability to work under pressure of short deadlines. Skill in counseling defendants/offenders to obtain and maintain compliance to the conditions of their release. Skill in communicing orally and in writing, and in working with judges, counsel, and other law enforcement agencies. Broad knowledge of community and potential community resources. Basic computer skills, proficient in Word and ability to type a minimum of 25 words per minute.

Maximum Entry Age:

First-time appointees to positions covered under law enforcement officer retirement provisions must not have reached their 37th birthday the time of appointment. Applicants age 37 or over who have previous law enforcement officer experience under the Federal Employee's Retirement System (FERS) and who have either a subsequent break in service or intervening service in a non-law enforcement officer position may have their previous law enforcement officer experience subtracted from their age to determine whether they meet the maximum age requirement.

Physical Requirements:

Supervision, trement and control of offenders requires modere to arduous physical effort, including prolonged periods of walking and standing. Physical dexterity and coordinion are necessary to opere a firearm and use self-defensive tactics. Travel within the Northern District of West Virginia or other parts of the United Stes may be required. Applicants must be physically capable of performing these duties and are subject to fitness for duty evaluions. Vision and hearing must also be adeque to perform the duties listed safely and effectively. Prior to appointment, the selectee considered for this position will undergo a medical examinion and drug screening . Upon successful completion of the medical exam and drug screening, the selectee may then be appointed provisionally, pending a favorable suitability determinion by the Court. The medical requirements and the essential job functions derived from the medical guidelines for probion officers are available for public review http://www.uscourts.gov .

Background Investigion:

Conditions of employment for a United Stes Probion Officer include acceptable reference check and successful completion of a full-field OPM background investigion. Candides selected for these positions hired provisionally pending the outcome of this investigion. An unsisfactory background investigion may result in terminion of employment. Educion Bachelor's Degree Additional informion Employees of the U.S. Probion Office are required to adhere to a Code of Conduct of Judicial Employees . Electronic funds transfer (EFT) for payroll deposit is required. Veterans' preference is not a factor used in Judicial Branch appointments. The United Stes Probion Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer 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 Benefits include paid vacion, sick leave, paid holidays, health insurance, a flexible benefits program, a retirement plan and portable savings plan with mching contributions, and a professional environment. Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. We will review your resume and supporting documents to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. We will evalue each applicant who meets the basic qualificions on the informion provided and evalue your relevant professional, educional, and work experiences as it reles to fundamental competencies, identified in the Qualificions section above, required for this position. Benefits Help Benefits include paid vacion, sick leave, paid holidays, health insurance, a flexible benefits program, a retirement plan and portable savings plan with mching contributions, and a professional environment. Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help Completed Applicion for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (AO 78) ; Letter of interest; Resume with professional references; College transcript; and Writing sample ("sanitized" report/work product from your experience in a criminal justice field) See 'How to Apply' for instructions. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Qualified applicants must submit one PDF file with a completed Applicion for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (AO 78) , a letter of interest and resume with professional references, college transcript and a writing sample ("sanitized" report/work product from your experience in a criminal justice field). One PDF file should be sent to kelly_fry@wvnd.uscourts.

gov or mailed to:

Kelly Fry, HR Administror U.S. Probion Office P.O. Box 248 Wheeling

WV 26003

Multiple officers may be hired with this vacancy depending on budget/workload of the office. Applicions received by May 1, 2026 , given priority considerion. Agency contact informion Kelly Fry kelly_fry@wvnd.uscourts.gov Address US District Court, Northern District of West VA 1125 Chapline Street Wheeling, WV 26003 US Next steps Only most qualified individuals invited for a personal interview. 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 Completed Applicion for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (AO 78) ; Letter of interest; Resume with professional references; College transcript; and Writing sample ("sanitized" report/work product from your experience in a criminal justice field) See 'How to Apply' for instructions. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Qualified applicants must submit one PDF file with a completed Applicion for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (AO 78) , a letter of interest and resume with professional references, college transcript and a writing sample ("sanitized" report/work product from your experience in a criminal justice field). One PDF file should be sent to kelly_fry@wvnd.uscourts.

gov or mailed to:

Kelly Fry, HR Administror U.S. Probion Office P.O. Box 248 Wheeling

WV 26003

Multiple officers may be hired with this vacancy depending on budget/workload of the office. Applicions received by May 1, 2026 , given priority considerion. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Kelly Fry kelly_fry@wvnd.uscourts.gov Address US District Court, Northern District of West VA 1125 Chapline Street Wheeling, WV 26003 US Next steps Only most qualified individuals invited for a personal interview. 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 Open & closing des 04/09/2026 to 07/05/2026 Salary $53,162

• $120,341 per year Pay scale & grade CL 25
• 28 Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: Wheeling, WV Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 28 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

WVNP 2026-03

Control number 864515000