SOMERSET COUNTY
JOB DESCRIPTION
DATED: February 7, 2013
POSITION:
COMMUNITY SERVICE CREW LEADER
Part-time
20 hours/week
REPORTS TO:
INTERMEDIATE PUNISHMENT SUPERVISOR/ DEPUTY CHIEF
POSITION OVERVIEW:
This position works in conjunction with the Community Service Coordinator and Agency
Probation Officers.
This employee will supervise the work activities of juvenile and adult offenders at various
predetermined work sites throughout the County of Somerset, including the department’s
Community Service Recycling Project, in an effort to aid offenders in their fulfillment of court
ordered sanctions of community service hours. Through work activities, the Crew Leader
attempts to instill a sense of connection and accountability to the community where offenders
committed crimes. This leader also makes efforts to instill a sense of pride and confidence in
discovering new talents. To perform this work successfully, this employee needs to be flexible
particularly regarding work schedules and job sites.
Supervision will be provided through oral and written instruction and work will be reviewed
through annual evaluations, action plans, if needed, and on the job inspections.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Minimum Experience:
A high school diploma and two years of work experience directly related to the duties and
responsibilities specified.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Act 151 (Child Abuse) and Act 34 (Criminal History) clearances.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license.
- Pre-employment physical.
- Obtain First Aid and CPR Certifications.
- Successful completion of Defensive Driving Class.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform essential functions. Some knowledge is needed of the components of the judicial
system; human behavior and the ability to distinguish between normal and dysfunctional
behavior/personality; drugs, and addiction. Ability is required to positively and effectively
influence offenders; to maintain cooperative and positive work relationships both internally and
externally with other agencies; to function independently and manage one’s time effectively; to
gather and analyze facts and consider all outcomes before decisions or recommendations are
made; to speak and understand the English language; to orally and in writing present ideas,
thoughts, facts, logically and clearly in a concise manner utilizing appropriate language skills
and grammar; maintain confidentiality in regard to offender information and records. The
willingness and ability to travel as needed to perform all job related functions.
Ability to demonstrate working relationships that do not reveal discriminating behavior, or a
discriminating attitude toward workers or fellow employees because of race, sex, national origin,
handicap, etc. Ability to safely operate a county car, pickup truck, dump truck, or tow a trailer.
Working knowledge of grounds maintenance, hand and power tools, equipment, materials and
measuring devices. Knowledge of traffic laws and safety rules and potential hazards pertaining
to the operation of equipment. Ability to operate a personal computer; basic software programs
and other office equipment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Responsible for updating skills as may be required by a project in order to appropriately
plan and assist workers.
 Instruct community service workers about safety, expected work habits and rules of the
community service program.
 Provide background information about the work site, the work site’s function and purpose.
 Assign work to participants. Organize work to insure unproductive time is kept to a
minimum.
 Demonstrate the work task and provide clear verbal instructions. Supervise as well as
assist workers with current work activity.
 Monitor and assess ability to perform work task. Provide further instruction or reassign
work tasks as necessary. May engage the experienced participants to mentor new
participants.
 Maintain a daily work crew log which records attendance, hours worked, hours left to
complete and comments about a participant’s performance.
 Make recommendations about termination from the program to the Community Service
Coordinator based upon behavior, attitude and work performance.
 Responsible for the care of workers on the job site. Make decisions and initiate action to
seek medical attention in the event of an accident or injury. May be expected to provide
basic first aid care. Responsible for immediate notification of injuries to parents,
supervisor and emergency contact person. Prepare an incident report.
 Plan and lay out work.
 Report work related injuries/accidents or potential/existing hazards to the supervisor in a
timely manner.
 Organize equipment needed to complete work activity and make any necessary material
requisitions and purchases.
 Issue and collect tools. Maintain the inventory of tools.
 Maintain order and discipline among workers at a job site. Make decisions about
temporary dismissal from a crew if workers are dressed inappropriately, have medical
issues, present disruptive behavior or signs of drug and alcohol use.
 Report repairs needed on equipment or vehicles to supervisor. Assist in the maintenance
and repair of equipment.
 Issue and collect tools. Maintain the inventory of tools.
 Must have the ability to assist in estimating the amount of materials, tools, supplies and
time required for completion of a project.
 Provide transportation of community service workers to and from the job site. Also may
provide transportation as needed to residence.
 Ensure work crews are present at assigned work sites in a timely manner.
 Enforce utilization of all safety and protective devices.
 Employee will be required to work non-conventional hours as well as Saturdays.
 Equipment Operated: County car, dump truck (manual transmission) cell phone/county
phone system, computer, calculator, photocopier, hand and power tools.
 Any duties which may be described as related to the supervision of juveniles under the
authority of the Court including the directive to work a flexible work schedule on occasion.
 Perform related work as required by the supervisor.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL STANDARDS
The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that
must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The
employee is required to sit, stand, walk, use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or
controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste,
smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Must have the ability to work
at heights and depths required to perform assigned tasks.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving
mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or
humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, extreme heat and vibration. The
noise in the work environment is usually moderate.
This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive
standards of the position. Incumbents will follow other instructions, and perform any other
related duties, as may be required by the Supervisor/Deputy Chief/Chief of Probation.
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