Margaret Harris
Miami
Summary
Accomplished Senior Juvenile Probation Officer from the Department of Juvenile Justice, adept in risk and needs assessments and community resource coordination. Excelled in reducing community risk through effective supervision and multidisciplinary collaboration, achieving significant improvements in offender compliance. Probation Officer focused on encouraging offenders to rise above obstacles and accept life's challenges. Extensive training in motivational interviewing techniques. Dedicated and resilient with advanced leadership skills and knowledge of legal system processes. Communicates effectively with others and helps motivate individuals to make positive life changes. Experienced with types of diversion and associated procedures. Good recordkeeping and problem-solving abilities with an accuracy-driven and hardworking mentality. Proactive, results-focused on preparing court documents and maintaining records.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Juvenile Probation Officer
Department of Juvenile Justice
10.2009 - 02.2021
- Monitored offenders on probation and parole for compliance with court protocols.
- Built relationships with youth and families.
- Determined appropriate supervision levels by conducting risk and needs assessments.
- Interpreted legal concepts and issues to complete and close out cases.
- Completed reports on behalf of court and associated legal entities.
- Supervised offenders to reduce risk to community.
- Compiled information from law enforcement and conducted interviews with youth offenders.
- Referred felony and misdemeanor offenders to necessary community resources.
- Wrote progress reports and testified under oath at court hearings.
- Gathered information from people in community, family members and agencies about conduct of probationers.
- Tracked assigned juvenile movements and adherence to probation requirements.
- Monitored defendants' compliance and progress in treatment by reviewing reports from counseling agencies.
- Collaborated with senior leadership during decision-making processes and created thorough offender reports for corrective action planning.
- Conducted investigations into violations and other allegations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Barry University
Miami, FL05.2000
Skills
- Community resource coordination
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Cultural Competency
- Court Procedures
- Supervising Clients
- Intake procedures
- Crisis Intervention Techniques
- Delinquency monitoring
- Community Service Programs
- Risk and needs assessments
- File reviews
- Trained in defensive tactics (PAR)
- Interviews
- Motivational
- Interstate Compact familiarity
- Administration of Physical Restraints training
- Report Writing
- Community Resources
Certification
- Listening, Problem solver
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Senior Juvenile Probation Officer
Department of Juvenile Justice
10.2009 - 02.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Barry University