Table 1Transition record

probation officertojuvenile correctional officer

A probation officer already meets 32% of what the juvenile correctional officer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From probation officer

32%

Overlap1

To juvenile correctional officer

7 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

60.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.8

This move: 60.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the juvenile correctional officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the probation officer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A juvenile correctional officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a probation officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held oversee rehabilitation process management skills
already held criminology social sciences, journalism and information
already held advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held law enforcement services
already held identify security threats assisting and caring
already held apply knowledge of human behaviour communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the juvenile correctional officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 4 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held escort defendants required
required, not held patrol areas required
required, not held restrain individuals required
required, not held screen clients required

optional, not held comply with the principles of self-defence optional
optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
optional, not held ensure law application optional
optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
optional, not held practice vigilance optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

02 services 2 required

required, not held correctional procedures required
required, not held illegal substances required

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held legal use-of-force required

optional, not held juvenile detention optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held undertake inspections required

optional, not held maintain logbooks optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held use different communication channels optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held surveillance methods optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a juvenile correctional officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
already held identify security threats skill
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held mentor individuals skill
already held oversee rehabilitation process skill
already held advise on conflict management skill
already held criminology knowledge

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held juvenile detention optional
optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
optional, not held comply with the principles of self-defence optional
optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
optional, not held ensure law application optional
optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
optional, not held practice vigilance optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held surveillance methods optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

22 held skills the juvenile correctional officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
not needed by the target role assess offenders' risk behaviour skill
not needed by the target role compile legal documents skill
not needed by the target role court procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
not needed by the target role develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role document evidence skill
not needed by the target role enable access to services skill
not needed by the target role ensure sentence execution skill
not needed by the target role forensic psychiatry knowledge
not needed by the target role identify available services skill
not needed by the target role interview people skill
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role present evidence skill
not needed by the target role provide social counselling skill
not needed by the target role provide testimony in court hearings skill
not needed by the target role psychological counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role reinforce positive behaviour skill
not needed by the target role write situation reports skill

5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held correctional procedures required
required, not held illegal substances required
required, not held legal use-of-force required
optional, not held juvenile detention optional
optional, not held surveillance methods optional

Index

Other moves recorded from probation officer

Full index of moves from probation officer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.