Chief U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officer The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington is currently accepting applications for the Chief U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officer. The Western District of Washington is comprised of seven active U.S. District Judges, ten senior U.S. District Judges, and seven Magistrate Judges. The district has courthouses in Seattle and Tacoma, with satellite probation and pretrial services offices in Everett, Tukwila, and Vancouver, Washington. The U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office has three distinct units: a pretrial services unit including investigations and supervision, a presentence unit, and a post-conviction supervision unit. We have approximately 41 law enforcement officers and 16 support positions. The law enforcement officer positions include 8 supervisory staff, 1 Deputy Chief U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officer, and 1 Assistant Deputy Chief U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services officer. The U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office is a Shared Services district. The 22 employees in Shared Services (human resources, budget, procurement, space and facilities, and IT) are employees of both U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services and District Court. U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services contributes a financial percentage to Shared Services for salaries and operations. The District Court Executive and the Chief Probation and Pretrial Services Officer co-manage Shared Services. U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services in Western Washington supports scientific research and data integrity to make informed decisions about mental health, substance use disorder, medication-assisted treatment, criminogenic risk factors, and traumatic experiences. Additionally, the use of evidence-based risk assessment tools is utilized in both pretrial investigations and post-conviction supervision. The presentence unit utilizes and requires critical thinking and analysis as independent professionals in service to the Court. The post-conviction supervision unit is grounded in the application of evidence-based practices to ensure appropriate levels of supervision and accountability, as well as successful long-term change and protection of the community. The Western District of Washington is a national leader in advanced evidence-based programs to support people on federal supervision. The programs include the following: Freedom to Incarceration, Pretrial Support Group, Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Re-Arrest (STARR), implementation of Adverse Childhood Experiences assessment (ACEs), a pre-adjudication drug court, Drug Re-Entry Alternative Model (DREAM), and a pre-adjudication mental health court, Promoting, Accountability, Treatment, Healing and Wellness (PATHWAY).