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Crawford County probation office seeks part-time ‘probation aide’ to ease caseload pressures
Summary
County probation staff requested authorization to create a nonunion, per-diem probation aide position to support supervision duties and to serve as a possible pipeline into full-time probation officer roles.
Crawford County adult probation staff requested approval during the Aug. 6 commissioners work session to create a part-time, nonunion position titled probation aide to help relieve unfilled officer posts.
The probation representative said the probation aide would perform officer-related duties under close supervision, including intake, payment plan administration, payment tracking, office interviews, urinalysis collection and drug testing, phone compliance checks, report writing, delivery of paperwork to county offices and possible court testimony. The presenter said the role would be restricted with respect to arrest and seizure authority and would not duplicate duties that require certified probation officers.
The presenter said the position is intended partly as a recruitment tool and could, depending on circumstances, serve as an onboarding step into a full-time probation officer role. The presenter noted the county has had a vacancy for an extended period and described the position as “thinking outside the box” to attract applicants; the transcript did not record a motion or formal vote on the request.
Commissioners asked a clarifying question about whether the county would target criminal justice program students; the presenter said that is one possible recruitment source. No salary, hiring timeline or budget line was stated during the discussion.
The discussion concluded with no formal action recorded in the available transcript.
