Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Now that I am a senior in high school it's time to start thinking about and learning what career I want to be in and how it would be beneficial to me. Seeing family members and friends going in and out of jail and/or prison, strung out on drugs or alcohol made me start thinking of being part of the criminal justice system to keep them out of jail and away from drugs. My future career is to become a probation officer and soon achieve being an Assistant Chief Probation Officer Having this position, your annual salary is about $99,000 to $100,000 yearly. Under general administrative direction, plans, coordinates and directs the administrative and financial operations of the Juvenile Probation Department, including budgeting, staffing, and program development; implements and enforces policy as determined by the Chief Probation Officer; manages administrative and fiscal functions of staff services, supervises Division Directors and managers of department programs; acts as Executive Officer in the absence of the Chief Probation Officer; and performs related duties as required. …show more content…
Seven years of progressively responsible experience in social work or justice administration in areas of probation, youth services and delinquency prevention, including four years of management and supervision in an organization associated with delivery of services in probation, corrections or justice programs. You also must have possession of valid California class C driver's license. Having this job you would work about 10 hours daily but it varies on how your Chief Officer runs it. The best location to work in this field is Hawaii, Anaheim, and Sacramento because they have a high criminal rate and drug