Court Services Officer (26-03)

State of Alaska•Multiple Locations, AK

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Public Safety (DPS), Division of Alaska State Troopers, is currently recruiting to fill Court Services Officers (CSO) positions around the state. Qualified applicants will be attending the Department of Public Safety Training academy beginning January 2027 and July 2027. Court Services Officers (CSOs) are a unique class of officers who work under the general direction and command of AST. Court Services Officers conduct duties for the Commissioner of Public Safety under AS 22.20.100-140, which includes providing physical security of courtrooms, chambers, and other spaces of the courts including the grounds of court facilities; coordinating and providing prisoner transport; serving court writs; and providing protective details and security for judicial officers. Court Services Officer is distinguished from State Trooper and other commissioned job classes by its primary focus on providing prisoner transportation, process service, court security, and judicial protection to the court system.

Requirements

18 years of age or older at the time of hire
Must possess a high school diploma or have passed a General Education Development (GED) test
Must be conversant in English (both written and spoken)
Not disqualified from any portion of a prior formal background investigation conducted for this job classification in the last twelve months
Must possess a valid Driver's License at time of hire
Must be able to accept employment within the United States
Possession of high school diploma recognized by a state, a diploma from a home school program recognized or certified by a state or by a local school district within a state as having met the state’s graduation requirements or has passed a General Education Development (GED) test
18 years of age or older at the time of application
Possession of a valid driver's license
Not disqualified from any portion of a prior formal background investigation conducted for this job classification in the last twelve months
Not used, transported, or purchased a schedule IA, IIA, IIIA, IVA, or VA controlled substance during the last five (5) years (unless under the age of 21 at the time of use AND the act occurred more than 3 years from the date of application); or there was an immediate, pressing, or emergency medical circumstance to justify the use of a prescription controlled substance not prescribed to the person
Not used marijuana during the past twelve months
Not illegally manufactured, distributed, or sold a controlled substance (unless under 21 at the time of the act AND the act occurred more than five (5) years ago)
Not currently on court-ordered probation, either supervised or non-supervised
Not convicted of a felony whether set aside, suspended imposition, expunged, or pardoned, excluding juvenile adjudications
Not convicted of a misdemeanor crime that resulted in serious physical injury to another person in the last ten years
Not convicted of a misdemeanor crime, reduced or related, to domestic violence whether set aside, suspended imposition, expunged, or pardoned
Not convicted of a misdemeanor crime of dishonesty or moral turpitude in the last ten years
Not convicted of more than two misdemeanors in the last ten years (unless under the age of 21 at the time of the acts AND three years have elapsed since the most recent act)
Never denied certification or had basic certification revoked by the Alaska Police Standards Council or the responsible certifying agency in any other issuing jurisdiction (unless the denial or revocation has been rescinded by the council under 13 AAC 85.270 or by the responsible certifying agency of the issuing jurisdiction)
Never discharged or resigned under threat of discharge, for cause relating to dishonesty or misconduct, from employment as a police officer in this state or any other state or territory
Not illegally manufactured, distributed, or sold a controlled substance while employed as a peace officer or in a position associated with law enforcement
Candidates will need to meet selection criteria, pass an initial physical fitness test and complete a background investigation
All job offers are conditional pending successful completion of a psychological evaluation, medical examination, and drug screening
All applicants must successfully pass the initial physical fitness test to move forward in the application process

Nice To Haves

Current and/or former police officers must provide basic police officer certification or equivalent POST Certification; additional law enforcement-related certifications; certificate of academy completion and course syllabus to include the number of hours; out-of-state applicants must provide a copy of their academy syllabus
Former military members must provide discharge or separation papers showing date and type of discharge for all periods of service for each branch of the military (i.e. DD-214 Long Form and NGB-22 Form, which include the Separation and Reentry codes)
Any employment evaluations, or certifications you have received

Responsibilities

Providing physical security of courtrooms, chambers, and other spaces of the courts including the grounds of court facilities
Coordinating and providing prisoner transport
Serving court writs
Providing protective details and security for judicial officers
Conducting region-wide paper service, evictions, and prisoner transports between correctional facilities and courthouses
Conducting out of state fugitive extraditions
Providing courtroom security
Conducting local and regional prisoner transports
Providing physical site security
Providing writ services
Providing judiciary protection
Conducting paper service
Conducting prisoner transports between the jail and court
Providing courtroom security
Conducting transports between Dillingham/King Salmon and Anchorage
Assisting with transports from local villages into Dillingham on small aircraft