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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington is accepting applications for the full-time, permanent position of Chief U.S. Probation/Pretrial Services Officer.

*Position: *            Chief U.S. Probation/Pretrial Services Officer *Salary Range: *    JSP 15 to JSP 17 - $147,244 - $229,692 (Spokane Pay Table) or $146,481 - $228,501 (RUS Pay Table), dependent on location, qualifications, and experience. *Duty Station: *     Spokane, Richland, or Yakima, Washington        *Opening Date: *   March 3, 2025 *Closing Date: *     June 1, 2025 or until filled

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Chief Probation/Pretrial Services Officer is the court unit executive responsible to the U.S. District Court, the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and the U.S. Parole Commission, for the administration and management of pretrial, probation, and parole services within the judicial district of appointment. The position is under the administration and direction of the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court. The selectee will assume full responsibility as the Chief U.S. Probation/Pretrial Services Officer upon retirement of the current incumbent, which is expected no later than November 30, 2025.

The Eastern District of Washington geographically consists of 20 counties covering approximately 42,000 square miles with staffed courthouses in three locations: Spokane, Yakima, and Richland. The probation office's headquarters is in Spokane, Washington, with divisional offices in Yakima and Richland. The Court has four active district judges, four senior district judges, and two full-time magistrate judges.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: The Chief U.S. Probation/Pretrial Officer has a variety of administrative and operational duties that include, but are not limited to, the following:

Organize and manage the Probation/Pretrial Services Office to ensure expeditious handling of investigative work for the Courts, institutions, and parole authorities, including effective case supervision of pretrial defendants and persons placed on probation, supervised release, or parole.

Review, analyze, and interpret statutory, Judicial Conference, and parole Commission requirement for the administration of probation/pretrial services; implement Administrative Office requirements for administration of probation/pretrial services; promulgate policies, procedures, and guidelines necessary to meet these requirements.

Maintain administrative liaison with the Court to include promulgating policies, procedures, and guidelines to meet the unique needs of the Court, along with meeting national standards to ensure an appropriate level of service delivery; coordinate closely with the District Court Executive to ensure optimum performance of administrative services for the Court as a whole.

Select and recommend officer candidates for appointment by the U.S. District Court and appoint all other non-officer personnel; keep the court informed of personnel matters including promotions, salary increases, disciplinary actions, and recommendations for dismissals; determine all personnel are carefully selected and adequately trained; and systematically evaluate the work of all subordinates.

Manage the staff of the office, including all clerical, professional, supervisory, and administrative personnel; provide qualitative and quantitative measures of work performance; and assure accountability with performance of duty.

Prepare the operating budget and make estimates of personnel, space allocation, and operating requirements; approve requisitions; certify vouchers for payment; and maintain appropriate fiscal controls in all matters pertaining to tra