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Job Title: Probation Officer
Job Requisition ID: 88757
Ministry: Public Safety and Emergency Services
Location: Lac La Biche
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Temporary

Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: October 28, 2026
Classification: Correctional Service Worker 1 and 2

Correctional Service Worker 1

Salary: $2,538.84 to $3,281.52 bi-weekly ($66,263 to $85,647/year)

Correctional Service Worker 2

Salary: $2,887.86 to $3,741.28 bi-weekly ($75,373 to $97,647/year)

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities.

Do you thrive in a challenging and dynamic work environment? Are you interested in playing an active role in offender rehabilitation and community safety? Then our Probation Officer roles are for you

Using your advanced interpersonal and communication skills, you will conduct investigations, prepare reports, and attend court as required. In the community, you will conduct field visits and liaise with local Police, Courts, and Correctional Centers as required. You will build and maintain positive relationships with community counselling and programming resources, working with systematic barriers that affect individuals and community, and will promote a positive image of probation in the community. Superior time management and prioritization skills are imperative to effectively complete case management activities.





As the ideal candidate for any Probation Officer position within Community Corrections branch, you will possess:

- A desire to create safer communities and apply effective practices in community supervision (EPICS).
- Proven knowledge and experience in effective case management.
- Superior time management and organization skills.
- The ability to prioritize competing workload pressures in an effective manner.
- Robust ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of teams within the workplace, community and other government ministries/agencies.
- Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, interpret and process information for investigative and casework processes.
- The ability to adapt quickly and adjust to change; strong problem-solving skills, and strategic thinking resulting in forward-thinking solutions.
- The ability to communicate professionally and objectively using a broad range of interpersonal communication styles.
- Thorough knowledge of applicable legislation, as well as the ability to follow and apply policy.
- Knowledge and ability in working with socially marginalized individuals and victims of trauma or intergenerational abuse as well as working with a trauma informed approach.
- A self-starter mindset with the ability to work with little guidance.
- Personal resiliency and decision making skills.




- Own transportation to travel into the community to collaborate with community stakeholders.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

- Creative Problem Solving: Ability to gather information from varied sources, analyze and interpret information to formulate reports and make decisions related to case planning.
- Agility: Ability to prioritize competing workload pressures in an effective manner and contribute to the organizational goals.
- Drive for Results: Sets and accomplishes goals and priorities in order to deliver outcomes consistent with departmental objectives and directives.
- Building Collaborative Environment: Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of teams within the workplace, community and other Government ministries/agencies to meet client and ministry goals and objectives.
- Developing Networks: Ability to interact positively, build relationships and work effectively with others.
- Developing Self & Others:A commitment to lifelong learning and the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of yourself and others.

Qualifications

Correctional Service Worker 1: Two-year diploma in a related field plus two years related experience; or equivalent as described.

- A related one year certificate and three years of related experience.
- Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of one year of education fo

📌 Probation Officer (Lac la Biche)
🏢 Government of Alberta
📍 Lac la Biche