Career Opportunities
The San Joaquin County Probation Department is a great place to work.
You’ll enjoy a satisfying career while earning competitive pay and benefits.
Best of all, you’ll be serving the community and creating a safer place for everyone to live, work, and play.
For a list of positions currently open and to complete your application, please click the APPLY NOW button to be directed to the Human Resources Job Announcement Section. If the position you are interested in is not currently open, please request an interest card from Human Resources by email. All applicants must pass a background investigation as a condition of employment. Below is a sample list of position descriptions at the Probation Department. Please click on the links to review the job description and application qualifications.
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Assignments
Staff have the opportunity to work in a variety of assignments, ranging from sworn positions as field, Court, and Juvenile Institutions Officers to civilian positions as office support, research, accounting, and business services.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, deferred compensation and employee assistance programs and other voluntary products (i.e., Accident and cancer insurance).
Growth
The department offers an array of professional opportunities with multiple levels of growth within each job classification as well as numerous opportunities within the County structure.
Salary
Competitive salaries with incentive programs for hard to recruit employment positions.
Current Job Opportunities
- Probation Officer II (Probation Department) - #0124-RP2002-AC
- Probation Officer I (Probation Department) - #0124-RP2001-AC
- Juvenile Detention Unit Supervisor (Probation Department) - #0124-RP2510-AC
- Juvenile Detention Officer Assistant (Probation Department - Full-time and Part-time Positions) - #0124-RP2505-AC
- Juvenile Detention Officer (Probation Department) - #0124-RP2506-AC
- Probation Assistant - #1023-TP2000-PC