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Welcome to Jefferson County’s career opportunities. Listed below are available job postings.

  • Adult Probation Officer

    The objective of this position is to counsel and/or supervise a caseload of offenders and probationers, attempting to successfully reintegrate them into the community; the objective is also to assist the courts with probation situations and to enforce the court’s policies and procedures. Duties vary according to the specific assignments of the individual Probation Officer.

    Applicants MUST have a Bachelor’s Degree in Social or Behavioral Sciences, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, or a related field. Applicants also MUST complete 40 hours of in-service training per year and have a valid PA driver’s license. 3-4 years of human services related experience required in probation/parole, corrections, police, or other related field, or any acceptable combination of equivalent training and/or education.

    Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, preparing social histories and conducting interviews regarding offenders, preparing reports on the outcome of the investigations, providing counseling and other supportive services, maintaining contact and scheduling meetings, monitoring probationers’ activities, conducting random drug/alcohol testing, conducting research on whereabouts of missing probationers, assisting with arrests, and participating in court hearings.

  • Tax Assessment Data Collector

    The objective of this position is to gather specific data through observation, photography, measuring, and interviewing owners of identified properties in all municipalities within the county as well as to support and enhance the functions of the Assessment office by collecting complete and accurate data used in the valuation process under the general supervision of Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator (CPE) staff.

    Applicants MUST have their High School Diploma or an equivalent. Applicants MUST also have a valid driver’s license.

    Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, collecting data including measurements/location/characteristics of the local neighborhood/nearby roads/utilities, collecting data on all residential/commercial/industrial properties, surveying the entire county for undocumented changes, and transferring all deed transactions/right of ways.

Click here to download our general job application. Please return completed applications through one of the methods listed below, and feel free to attach your resume and/or cover letter. Or complete our online version of the general job application shown below. Please scroll to the bottom of the application to click on the consent to Adobe’s Terms of Use.

**Applicants to Children & Youth Services (CYS), need ONLY apply on the Commonwealth’s Civil Service website. No general job application is necessary. The Agency does not receive notice of applications until the closing date of the posting, AT THE EARLIEST, most often up to 7 days later. Please be patient.

  • Mailing Address

    Commissioners Office
    155 Main Street
    2nd Floor
    Brookville, PA 15825

    * You can also turn in your application in person during our standard business hours, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Applying Online

Below, you may fill out and submit an online application. It will be screened and processed as we would any other application.

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General Application for Employment

Applicants claiming Veterans' preference shall submit satisfactory proof of service through submission of discharge papers or separation documents (DD214, DD215, or NGB-22 form).