Court Services Officer I - 20th Judicial District

Kansas Judicial Branch•Great Bend, KS

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position manages adults and juveniles who are under the supervision of the district court or are being furnished auxiliary services by the district court. Work is performed independently or in teams under the general direction of a senior court services officer and is reviewed through staffing, reports, and caseload audits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in corrections, counseling, criminology, psychology, social work, sociology, or a closely related field.
Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
All applicants must pass a named-based criminal history check.
If employed by Court Services, the new employee will pass a fingerprint based criminal history check within the first thirty days of employment.

Nice To Haves

Good verbal and written communication skills.
A working knowledge of the Court and its functions.
Familiarity with substance abuse issues and probation methods.
Computer knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

Writing comprehensive investigative reports, maintaining documentation of case contacts and keeping accurate filing and database information.
Communicating and interacting with offenders under the court’s jurisdiction and with other parties concerned in the investigation and preparation of reports for the court.
Assisting offenders in understanding and meeting requirements that have been placed upon them; assisting them in identifying needs and appropriate resources.
Preparing reports related to the transfer of supervision, case reports, violation reports, risk assessments, and Pre-Sentence Investigations.
Working closely with resource agencies in the community.