Date Posted:

March 4, 2025

Salary:

$115,613.09 – $161,874.20 Annually, plus Benefits

POSITION:
Under general direction, plan, organize, direct, supervise, coordinate, and be responsible for the administration and operation of a divisional program or major institutional facility in the Probation Agency and to assist in the development of agency policies and procedures and in other matters of agency administration.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
Incumbents are fully responsible to the Agency Director and the Chief Deputy for the administration of a division or major correctional facility in the Probation Agency.                                               

ARMED UNIT PREMIUM PAY: 

In accordance with Sec. 408 of the Management Resolution, Probation employees designated by the Director of the Probation Agency to carry a firearm in the course of performing assigned duties during assigned working hours, and regularly assigned to supervise an armed unit, shall be eligible to receive premium pay of eight and one-half percent (8.5%) of their base bi-weekly pay (exclusive of other additions).                     

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Qualifications:

The required qualifications can be met by:

A) A high school diploma or GED and nine years of extensive experience in probation, corrections, or institutional fields, including two years as a Supervising Deputy Probation Officer with the Ventura County Probation Agency; OR
B) An Associate of Arts degree or 60 college units*, plus seven years of increasingly responsible corrections experience, AND two years as a Supervising Deputy Probation Officer with the Ventura County Probation Agency; OR
C) A Bachelor’s degree* (preferably in behavioral science, social science, psychology, sociology, criminology, or a related field) AND five years of probation work, including two years as a Supervising Deputy Probation Officer with the Ventura County Probation Agency.

*All degrees and coursework must be from an accredited institution.
 

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

For more information, visit www.ventura.org/jobs.

How To Apply:

To apply online, please refer to our web site at www.ventura.org/jobs.

NOTE TO APPLICANTS:

The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam, which may be preceded or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E). In a typical T&E, your training and experience are evaluated. It is recommended that sufficient information must be provided under the Education/Work Experience portion of the application and all supplemental questions are completed with care and diligence. Responses such as “See Resume” or “Refer to Resume” are not acceptable and may disqualify an applicant from further evaluation.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For further information about this recruitment, please contact Kristy Madrigal by email at kristy.madrigal@ventura.org or phone (805) 654-5094.