DEPUTY PROBATION OFFICER I (RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT/DETENTION SERVICES)

Position/Program Information

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES PROBATION DEPARTMENT

EXAM NUMBER:

F8608C

FILING PERIOD:
The application filing period will begin on April 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (PT) - Continuous. We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
We welcome applications from anyone .

The Los Angeles County Probation Department is leading the way in rebuilding lives and making our communities healthier and safer. Working hand in hand with the Board of Supervisors and partner agencies, our goal is to promote rehabilitation and reduce recidivism through a "Care First, Jails Last" approach.

Are you looking for a place to make a difference in people's lives? Are you passionate about helping and guiding youth? Are you a respected and creative member of the community?

The Probation Department is looking for highly motivated individuals who can assist and advise youth on ways to redirect behavior into pro-social channels, while assisting youth in managing their behavior through coaching, counseling, and acknowledging pro-social behavior. Do you see yourself making a difference in the organization's mission and the community? Then join our team!

About the Role
Probation Officer positions hold the status of sworn, Peace Officers in the Probation Department. (Please see the Requirements and Special Information sections for additional information on Peace Officer requirements and the Background Investigation process).

Performs probation work under close supervision, assisting in and learning to perform the work of professional level probation officers involved in the care and treatment of detained youth placed in either a Probation Department residential treatment facility or a detention services facility. Officers must be able to physically restrain combative youth.

Residential Treatment
Positions assigned to a residential treatment facility are responsible for performing the less difficult and less complex tasks associated with caseload management, dorm and facility security, supervision of work and fire suppression crews, and public relations and community liaison services. Positions are also responsible for assisting in the re-socialization of probation youth.

Detention Services
Positions assigned to a juvenile hall are responsible for performing the less difficult and less complex tasks associated with assessing life skills, risks, and needs of probation youth, and translating those factors into treatment objectives using evidence-based best practices. Positions counsel clients on conditions of probation and the need for compliance progress toward rehabilitation, develop individual case plans, determine appropriate treatment programs and services, recommend follow-up action as appropriate, and perform caseload management, and dorm and facility security activities.

Check Out Our Outstanding Benefits
Click here to see a list of employee benefits, including a variety of pre-tax and after-tax benefits:

• Medical and Dental coverage
• Group life insurance
• Health care and subsidized dependent care spending accounts
• Long-term disability health insurance

Essential Job Functions

• Provides for the care, safety and control of probation youth in a camp or a juvenile hall, maintains group and individual behavioral standards, and performs case management and life-skills assessment activities.
• Observes and records the behavior and actions of individual probation youth and comforts or disciplines as necessary.
• Conducts the living group process, including the proper supervision of probation youth eating, showering, using restroom facilities, visiting, and performing school and recreation activities.
• Develops and implements supervision programs for probation youth with the assistance of a Deputy Probation Officer II.
• Conducts recreational activities, provides individual and group crisis intervention, and ensures that the probation youth health needs are met and hygiene and personal appearances are adequate.
• Provides casework services to probation youth in a camp or juvenile hall, prepares petitions and court reports, evaluates and maintains records on the progress of assigned cases, maintains case records and logbooks.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:
A Bachelor's degree* from an accredited four-year college or university.

Candidates must meet the qualifications for designation as a Peace Officer within the Probation Department, including, but not limited to:

1) No Felony Convictions
2) Work Requirement - Peace Officer must be legally authorized to work under federal law.
3) At least 21 years of age at the time of appointment

Appointees will be required to meet State-mandated CORE training requirements as defined by Standards for Training in Corrections (STC) within one (1) year of appointment, per STC guidelines.

Positions to this class will be required to possess a certificate of completion of a 40-hour introductory training course on the laws of arrest under Penal Code Section 832 and Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).

LICENSE:

A valid California Class C Driver License at time of appointment. Some positions may require a California Class B Driver License and/or specialized endorsement.

PHYSICAL CLASS:
4- Arduous: This class involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working above ground on irregular surfaces. It includes those positions that occasionally demand extraordinary physical activity such as those in Safety positions.
VETERANS CREDIT
If you are a veteran, you may be eligible for veteran's credit, which is an additional 10% of the total points added to a passing score. We will need a copy of your form DD214 to review, so please include that with your application as soon as possible or email it to the exam analyst at dora.xie@probation.lacounty.gov

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

* To receive credit for your education, include a legible copy of your official diploma, official transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution within seven (7) days of filing your application. The document should show the date the degree was conferred and be in English. If not in English, then translation is required. International degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards if not listed in the International Handbook of Universities or World Higher Education Database. For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/070812_PPG123.pdf

We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst .
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
As part of this application process, applicants will be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire. The questionnaire contains pre-investigative questions that will be utilized as part of the background investigation process to ensure applicants meet the requirements and standards set forth by the Los Angeles County Probation Department. Applicants who fail the supplemental questionnaire will be disqualified and have to wait six (6) months from the date of the disqualification to reapply.

STRUCTURED INTERVIEW
As part of the hiring interview process, candidates who pass the multiple choice and/or simulation assessment(s) will be required to participate in the structured interview in compliance with the California Code of Regulations, Board of State and Community Corrections Minimum Selection Standards (§ 131). Every peace officer applicant will be interviewed prior to employment to determine the applicant's suitability for law enforcement service. Applicants who fail the structured interview will be disqualified and will have to wait three (3) months from the date of disqualification to reapply.

WORK CONDITIONS
California Penal Code 830.5 states that Probation Officers are peace officers whose authority extends to any place in the state while engaged in the performance of the duties of their respective employment and for the purpose of carrying out the primary function of their employment or as required under Sections 8597, 8598, and 8617 of the Government Code. The authority and expectations of probation officers extends to:

To conditions of parole, probation, mandatory supervision, or post release community supervision by any person in this state on parole, probation, mandatory supervision, or post release community supervision. To the escape of any inmate or ward from a state or local institution. To the transportation of persons on parole, probation, mandatory supervision, or post release community supervision. To violations of any penal provisions of law which are discovered while performing the usual or authorized duties of the officer’s employment.(A) To the rendering of mutual aid to any other law enforcement agency.
As Peace officers, under the authority cited above, sworn Probation staff may need to address an escape, maintain supervision needs or quell illegal activity. Such duties may involve physical use of force, including restraining youth and/or adults. Therefore, any Probation Peace Officer position duties must include the ability to perform physical restraints on any person under probation, mandatory supervision, or post release community supervision (i.e., Field or Institutions).

For more information regarding California Penal Code Section 830.5 please click Here

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
A thorough background investigation will be conducted, which may include, but is not limited to, the following:
1) Live Scan and Criminal Records Check
2) Polygraph Examination or Computer Voice Stress Analyzer Test.
3) Psychological Examination
4) Medical and Drug Screening Examination
5) Credit Check
6) Physical Agility Examination

Candidates who are found unsuitable for employment will be removed from the eligible list pursuant to Civil Service Rule 6.04, including but not limited to the following:

• Who is addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors or narcotics or habit-forming drugs;
• Who is guilty of conduct not compatible with County employment, whether or not it amounts to a crime;
• Who has been dismissed or has resigned in lieu of discharge from any position, public or private, for any cause which would be a cause for dismissal from County service; or whose record of employment has not been satisfactory in the County service, or with any other agency or firm;
• Who has abandoned any position in County service or been absent from duty without leave of absence duly granted;
• Who has a made material false statement or who has attempted any deception or fraud in connection with this or any other civil service examinations;
• Who refuses to execute the oath as prescribed by law;
• Who refuses to be fingerprinted;
• Who refuses to take or fails to pass the prescribed medical examination

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT
This examination process will consist of a multiple choice and/or simulation assessment(s) weighted 100% assessing:

• Written English
• Following Instructions
• Numerical Calculation
• Achievement
• Professional Potential
• Responsibility
• Teamwork

Applicants must meet the requirements and receive a passing score of 70% or higher in order to be placed on the eligible list.

MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND SIMULATION ASSESSMENTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.

TRANSFER OF TEST COMPONENTS
Applicants who have taken identical components recently for other exams may have their responses automatically transferred to this examination.

This examination contains test components that may be used in the future for new examinations, and your test responses may be transferred.

TEST PREPARATION
Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. An interactive Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at http://hr.lacounty.gov/ . Please click on "Find A Job" and then "Job Search Toolkit." Test preparation information is located under the "Employment Test Assistance" section.

You can also access test preparation for the computerized portion of the test by going to https://www.shldirect.com/en-us/practice-tests/ . While the guides will help you prepare for the test, we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.

NOTE: All notifications including invitation letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. DO NOT select "off" under Email Preferences within your profile or click "unsubscribe" on our notices if you would like the County of Los Angeles to notify you regarding your application status, test schedules, and other important information pertaining to your candidacy for this position. Please add the below email addresses to your email address book and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

dora.xie@probation.lacounty.gov
vsanchez@hr.lacounty.gov
info@governmentjobs.com
talentcentral@shl.com
noreply@proctoru.com
donotreply@amcatmail.com

It is y our responsibilit y to take the above steps to view correspondence. Los An g eles Count y will not consider claims of not viewin g or receivin g notification to be a valid reason for late test administration or reschedulin g of a test component.

ELIGIBILITY AND VACANCY INFORMATION
Applicants who passed the assessment(s) are placed on a list in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months. Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the list accordingly. We will use this list to fill vacancies in the Probation Department as they occur.
No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.

Note: We may use an alternative banding method in line with Civil Service Rule 11.01(D).

AVAILABLE SHIFT
Any

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.

Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience including employer's name and address, job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed.

We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in refusal of application or rescission of appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification.

We will send notifications to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. If you choose to unsubscribe or opt out from receiving our emails, it is possible to view notices by logging into governmentjobs.com and checking the profile inbox. It is every applicant's responsibility to take steps to view correspondence, and we will not consider claims of missing notices to be a valid reason for re-scheduling an exam part.

Register the below domains as approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail.

• info@governmentjobs.com
• vsanchez@hr.lacounty.gov
• dora.xie@probation.lacounty.gov
• talentcentral@shl.com
• noreply@proctoru.com
• donot-reply@amcatmail.com

New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to governmentjobs.com and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of the online application and to prevent incorrectly entered email addresses.

Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number, so include yours when applying.
For those who do not have access to a computer or the internet, access to complete an application is available at public libraries throughout the county.

All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's login information may erase a candidate's original application record.

Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI)
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. We are committed to promoting Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst races. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

Testing Accommodation
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process, contact the Testing Accommodations Coordinator at TestingAccommodation@hr.lacounty.gov . We require a completed " Request for Reasonable Accommodation" form as well as supporting documentation from a qualified professional justifying the request.

Department Contact Name: Probation Examinations & Recruitment Unit, Sworn Exams
Department Contact Number: (562) 940-2659
Department Contact Email: examinations@probation.lacounty.gov
California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922
Testing Accommodations Coordinator: TestingAccommodation@hr.lacounty.gov
Teletype Phone: (800) 735-2929

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