Ventura County is located on California’s “Gold Coast,” approximately 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 20 miles southeast of Santa Barbara. It is the 26th largest county out of 58 in the State of California. The mild Mediterranean climate, along with scenic geography, makes the area attractive to the more than 800,000 culturally and ethnically diverse people who call Ventura County home.

Ventura County is a "general law" county, governed by a five-member, elected–by-district Board of Supervisors. The County is supported by a total budget of approximately $2.7 billion and more than 9,500 allocated FTEs in 26 agencies/departments. The County provides a broad variety of services from 26 different departments and agencies that include safety and social services, healthcare, airports, harbor, resource management, parks, information technology, and public works. There are six elected department heads in addition to the Board of Supervisors: Assessor, Auditor- Controller, Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters, District Attorney, Sheriff, and Treasurer-Tax Collector.

With an annual operating budget of nearly $78 million and 445 budgeted positions, VCPA conducts its work in the courtroom, community, and juvenile facilities. The Agency is comprised of four bureaus: Adult Services, Juvenile Services, Administrative Services and Business Services. The Chief Probation Officer is responsible for the development, supervision and maintenance of juvenile, adult, probation and corrections services, including the investigation of referrals, supervision of clients, adult and juvenile custodial and treatment facilities, and rehabilitation services and programs.

The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor's degree (master’s preferred) and broad, extensive, progressive and responsible upper management administrative experience in probation, parole services and institutional corrections functions, and substantial experience in an administrative capacity with major budgetary responsibilities. Candidates should have demonstrated leadership experience in a large organization including the implementation of evidence-based practices to effectuate results. Experience in managing juvenile custody facilities is a plus as is considerable experience supervising corrections services teams.

Salary range: $173,562 to $243,011 DOQ

Please apply on-line immediately at www.allianceRC.com. Candidate review begins on March 13, 2023. For questions, contact Sherrill Uyeda (suyeda@alliancerc.com) or Cindy Krebs (ckrebs@alliancerc.com) at (562) 901-0769. EEO/ADA.