If you are interested in applying for a position with the US Probation Office for the District of South Carolina, you must submit a cover letter with the title, vacancy number, and location of the position for which you are applying, and a resume, as well as the forms linked below. You must be a U.S. citizen, and at least 18 years of age to apply. Qualified applicants will be contacted directly for personal interviews.
Application Forms:
- AO 78 - Federal Judicial Branch Application for Employment (updated May 2024)
- DSC Release Authorization
- Request for Consumer Report Information
Employment Info:
Officer Positions
The minimum requirements are a bachelor's degree and two years of specialized experience; an advanced degree is preferred. Officers are classified as hazardous duty, invoking certain mandates:
- Appointment must occur prior to the applicant's 37th birthday since retirement is mandatory upon reaching age 57.
- A medical exam and drug test is required prior to appointment.
- Random urinalyses occur during an officer's career.
- Appointment requires approval of the federal judges in our district.
- Appointments are provisional until a favorable background investigation is conducted by the Offices of Personnel Management (OPM).
- Reinvestigations by OPM occur during an officer's career at five-year intervals.
- Officers are required to attend a six-week training course at the Federal Probation and Pretrial Academy in Charleston, SC.
Non-Officer Positions
Various support, administrative, and IT positions are advertised as vacancies occur and minimum requirements are contingent on the respective duties and responsibilities.