Clerk - Booking - SO Jail Administration - 6

Brazos County•Bryan, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

General Summary:Performs duties related to the intake and booking of inmates, including preparing initial arrest paper work, maintaining inmate files, processing pen packets, answering the telephone and routing calls and taking messages, and serves as public/inmate liaison, including appropriately responding to letters and telephone calls regarding incarcerated inmates.Essential Duties:Other duties may be assigned. Prepares initial arrest paperwork on inmates in the jail; Maintains files on inmates, including receiving and filing records from DPS; Processes pen packets; Answers the telephone, including routing calls and taking messages; Sends paperwork to appropriate agencies; Performs duties of Public/Inmate liaison, including appropriately responding to letters and telephone calls regarding incarcerated inmates; Performs miscellaneous duties, including writing memos, assisting with TDC reports, ordering office supplies, and conducting background investigations; May transports inmates within and outside of facility; May intake prisoners; May unclothe inmates while performing searches; May fingerprint and photograph prisoners; May provide assistance with security in courtroom when necessary; May assist Serve Time Coordinator as necessary; and May assist with compiling statistics for (IDTDCJ).Other Duties as assigned.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
High school graduation or its equivalent.
Valid Texas Motor Vehicle operator’s license.
Procedures and laws relating to intake of inmates
Standard office practices and procedures
Operate computers, including word processing software
Read and understand legal documents, letters, and memos
Write letters and memos
Operate office equipment including typewriter
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, county employees, and the general public.

Responsibilities

Prepares initial arrest paperwork on inmates in the jail
Maintains files on inmates, including receiving and filing records from DPS
Processes pen packets
Answers the telephone, including routing calls and taking messages
Sends paperwork to appropriate agencies
Performs duties of Public/Inmate liaison, including appropriately responding to letters and telephone calls regarding incarcerated inmates
Performs miscellaneous duties, including writing memos, assisting with TDC reports, ordering office supplies, and conducting background investigations
May transports inmates within and outside of facility
May intake prisoners
May unclothe inmates while performing searches
May fingerprint and photograph prisoners
May provide assistance with security in courtroom when necessary
May assist Serve Time Coordinator as necessary
May assist with compiling statistics for (IDTDCJ)