Assistant Chief Court Officer - Brockton Court Complex
Massachusetts Trial Court•Brockton, MA
•$91,277 - $133,305•Hybrid
About The Position
Assists the Chief Court Officer in supervising, assigning and effectively utilizing Court Officers and security as needed at the Court facility to protect court users and staff. Ensures that proper policies and procedures are followed by court staff and court users. Identifies and addresses security concerns and responds to all disturbances and emergencies, exercising arrest powers and providing limited medical assistance as needed. This position operates under general direction with long-term impact on the organization.
Requirements
- Associate degree from an accredited college or university and five (5) years of court officer experience
- Seven (7) years of court officer experience without a degree
- Certified and up to date with all Security training requirements
- Equivalent combinations of higher education and court officer experience will be considered for meeting minimum qualifications
- Trial Court Policy and procedures knowledge
- Court Officer policy and procedures knowledge
- Union collection bargaining agreement knowledge
- Enforcement jurisdictions knowledge
- Building layouts knowledge
- Building evacuation knowledge
- Active shooter situations knowledge
- Verbal and written communication skills
- De-escalation skills
- Organization and prioritization skills
- Supervision skills
- Time management skills
- Multitasking skills
- Observation skills
- Emergency Medical First Responder skills
- Ability to stay mission focused
- Ability to apply skills in stressful environment
- Ability to implement changes
- Ability to manage prisoners in court
- Current Trial Court Officers who have taken and passed the Court Officer Promotion Eligibility Exam
Responsibilities
- Manages security for courthouses
- Supervises and assigns Associate Court Officers and Court Officers to ensure proper coverage on a daily basis
- Monitors operations of technical security systems. Generates work orders for any malfunction or outages to the Judicial Information Security Infrastructure Group (SIG)
- Performs police duties in accordance with statutory police powers in or about the areas of the court to which they have been assigned
- Oversees access control and employee identification cards
- Implements security plans to ensure safety of the assigned courts
- Provides detainee and lock-up management
- Assists implementation of training programs for assigned officers
- Compiles, maintains and submits monthly total activity logs to the Regional Director’s Office
- Provides staff meetings to keep employees informed of upcoming events and trainings
- Approves officer time and completes payroll tasks; answers daily emails
- Completes monthly building, AED, OC, Narcan and duress alarm checks
- Attends management meetings with department heads to discuss court-related issues
- May act as the Chief Court Officer in his/her absence
- Coordinates with Court Officer Training Specialist (COTS) to ensure all officers assigned are scheduled for in-service trainings and certifications are up to date
- Schedules evacuation drills
- Assists security screening at the front door as needed
- Maintains communication with justice(s), court administrative officials, key court personnel, county and local government officials, and members of the bar relative to court officer and other security related matters
- Participates in updating and refining safety and security plans for courthouses under his/her jurisdiction
- Issues written warnings to Court Officers as necessary in consultation with the Chief Court Officer for conduct violations
- Performs other duties as required
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
