Court Services Officer III - 5th Judicial District
About The Position
This is supervisory and administrative work in court services which may include a limited client caseload. The Court Services Officer III (Chief CSO) will be responsible for the supervision of a moderate size court services program for an entire district, including administrative duties. This role involves leading, supervising, and evaluating the work of supervisory-level court services officers, assessing performance and staffing needs, and making recommendations for personnel actions. The position also requires building relationships with community resources, preparing budget recommendations, overseeing training, and monitoring program outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with major course work in corrections, counseling, criminology, psychology, social work, or a closely related field and four years of experience in court services work.
- Applicants must have a valid driver’s license.
- All applicants are subject to a name based criminal history background check.
- The new employee will be required to pass a fingerprint-based background check within the first 30 days of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Working experience as a supervisor
- Master’s Degree or graduate studies in the social science field
- Computer knowledge
- Kansas Sentencing Guidelines, including knowledge of Pre-Sentence Investigations and the use of KSApp /Domo.
- Experience with Odyssey, Enterprise Supervision, SASSI screening, Effective Practices of Community Supervision (EPICS), Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LSCMI), Women’s Risk and Needs Assessment (WRNA) and Youth Level of Services assessment tools (YLS)
Responsibilities
- Supervision of a moderate size court services program for an entire district and will include administrative duties.
- Leads, supervises and evaluates the work of supervisory-level court services officers.
- Evaluates performance and staffing needs in areas of assignment, and recommends hirings, terminations, merit increases and other personnel actions as needed.
- Builds and maintains contacts with community resources to support court services programs and prepares budget recommendations for office.
- Provides initial and in-service training at the district level and promotes participation in regional and state training programs.
- Oversees caseload reporting and reviews program outcomes and accomplishments.
Benefits
- State Judicial Branch Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
