Niashya B. Legree
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Strengths and Skills : Organized and dependable supervisor successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Willingly accepts supervision yet also self motivated. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Mac Platforms. Eager to secure a position in a new field. Fully Vaccinated.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervising Probation Officer
The City of New York
Brooklyn, New York
08.2018 - Current
- Plans, assigns and supervises work of Probation Officers assigned to the Client Development Branch
- Plans, assigns and supervises work of Probation Officers assigned to the Client Development Unit
- Trains and evaluates Probation Officers in the performance of their duties
- Ensures that the Probation Officer complies with the relevant bodies of law, Court orders and the professional standards of the department
- Establishes effective working relationships with other supervisors with the purpose of interpreting Probation functions to court personnel, other members of the Criminal Justice System and community organizations.
- Supervised up to ten employees and performance of tasks and managed a caseload of 300 offenders.
- Completed daily work report sheets and delegated tasks to employees.
Probation Officer
The NYC Department of Probation, Kings County Family Court
01.2008 - 08.2018
- Supervised 30+ juvenile offenders per month
- Analyze the personal and social behavioral patterns of high risk juvenile offenders
- Monitor payment orders, restitution, fines, support orders
- Conduct counseling interviews
- Develop service plans to reduce the risk of recidivism
- Collaborating with therapists, guidance counselors, and school social workers; Draft individual plans of action for youthful offenders to ensure their successful completion of probation terms
- Lead interactive monthly group sessions and teach juvenile offenders effective conflict resolution strategies
- Refer juvenile offenders to mental health and educational services; track progress by completing reports
- Initiate and maintain regular contact to ensure all probation requirements are fulfilled
- Utilize Criminal Justice systems to access criminal background histories
- Maintains statistical information and submit report monthly
- Determined appropriate supervision levels by conducting risk and needs assessments.
- Wrote progress reports and testified under oath at court hearings.
- Monitored defendants' compliance and progress in treatment by reviewing reports from counseling agencies.
- Maintained organized offender records and documentation in compliance with department and legal standards.
- Conducted investigations into violations and other allegations.
- Maintained compliance with all legal statutes, policies, and procedures.
- Adhered to legal requirements by performing office, home and employment visits.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York
New York, NYMaster of Arts - Public Administration
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York
New York, NY02.2013
Skills
- Supervisory / Management Experience
- Legal Requirements
- Admissions Intake
- Caseload Management
- Crisis Intervention
- Criminal Justice System Knowledge
- Rehabilitation Support
- Self-motivated professional
- Court Reporting
- Client Supervision
Timeline
Supervising Probation Officer
The City of New York
08.2018 - Current
Probation Officer
The NYC Department of Probation, Kings County Family Court
01.2008 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York
Master of Arts - Public Administration
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York
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