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Program Assistant - C.S.S.

Description of Duties

This position is responsible for interviewing and processing offenders who are referred to the Community Service Sentencing
(CSS) program by probation officers and courts, or are subject to a required motor vehicle ignition interlock device (blood
alcohol concentration measuring device). The employee reports directly to, and works under the general direction of, a
Probation Supervisor, Senior Probation Officer, Alternatives to Incarceration Program Supervisor, or other higher level staff
member.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
(A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered two-year college or university with an Associate's
degree plus two (2) years of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent* experience interviewing people in order to obtain
information to determine program or service eligibility (does not include employment interviewing), or interviewing
people in a criminal justice setting such as parole, probation, legal aid or in a public defender’s or district attorney’s
office; OR,
(B) Four (4) years of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent* experience as defined in (A) above; OR,
(C) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree;
OR,
(D) An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B) and (C) above.

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