Director, Pretrial Services

Hall County•Gainesville, GA

About The Position

The Pretrial Services Director provides management and oversight to the office tasked with monitoring defendant compliance for the Superior Court of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit, which serves Hall and Dawson counties. The Pretrial Services Director organizes, supports, and supervises the operations of the department. This includes but is not limited to, management of department personnel, oversight of department facilities, supervision of defendants, and fostering active working relationships with judicial offices as well as partner agencies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Law, Criminal Justice, or closely related field from an accredited college or university required;
Five (5) years of experience in the field or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provide the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job;
Valid Georgia Driver’s License
Requires knowledge of court processes and procedures, legal terminology, laws, rules, and regulations governing court operations;
Requires the ability to multitask while managing multiple issues and projects in an organized and professional manner;
Requires the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing;
Requires the ability to function in a managerial capacity for a division or organizational unit, including the ability to make decisions on procedural, technical and substantive levels;
Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving broader aspects of organizational programs and operations, moderately unstable situations or the direction, control and planning of an entire program or set of programs;
Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of weight (minimal 15 pounds); Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station;
Knowledge of applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
Knowledge of computers and applicable software applications;
Knowledge of supervisory principles;
Knowledge of managerial principles;
Knowledge of long-range planning principles;
Knowledge of industry-accepted computer standards, procedures and related equipment;
Knowledge of information security practices and risk management;
Knowledge of court and government policy-making processes and the interrelationship among court and government decision-makers;
Skills in supervising and evaluating employees;
Skills in monitoring and supervising defendants;
Skills in prioritizing and assigning work;
Skills in preparing and maintaining reports and other documents;
Skills in communication and interpersonal relationships as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, elected officials and the general public sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction;
Ability to comprehend technical literature and perform mathematical computations rapidly and accurately;
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of court, government, and private vendor staff and associates specifically including but not limited to numerous law enforcement agencies and personnel, District Attorney’s Office, Public Defender’s Office, Treatment Services and Providers, and GPS providers;
Ability to select, develop, organize, motivate and effectively utilize staff;
Ability to perform effectively under pressure and meet deadlines;
Ability to work in an on-call capacity as needed.

Nice To Haves

advanced degree preferred
Prior management experience preferred;
Knowledge of principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation desired;

Responsibilities

Implement policies and procedures established by the judges, offering recommendations for improving access and efficiency, and fostering a circuit-wide culture of customer service;
Responsible for the selection, supervision, and discipline of department personnel and documentation of the same;
Monitor and verify the accurate supervision of criminal offenders with specific bond conditions by department personnel to include personnel’s timely review and appropriateness of actions;
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of court, government, and private vendor staff and associates specifically including but not limited to numerous law enforcement agencies and personnel, District Attorney’s Office, Public Defender’s Office, Treatment Services and Providers, and GPS providers;
Ensure personal and department personnel performance and behavior is consistent with and upholds the highest level of professionalism, in keeping with department and County standards, and exudes an image of the same to internal and external customers;
Supervise high-risk offenders through use of a tier system and in keeping with conditions set via judicial decision, including but not limited to GPS/Electronic Monitoring (EM);
Consistent and continuous monitoring of high-risk defendants on GPS/EM through the utilization of web-based applications and email alerts;
Respond to and take necessary and appropriate action on high-risk offenders as related to GPS/EM alerts such as strap alerts, fleeing jurisdiction, exclusion zone violations, and victim contact as needed via email and cellular phone (County issued). Necessary and immediate action may include, but is not limited to, activation of arrest affidavit on file with the respective county’s Sherriff’s Office warrant division and/or include seeking direction from the Court, both during and after regular office hours;
Attend Court Administration Director’s Meetings, both scheduled and called;
Assist with daily department operations including but not limited to phone calls, drug screens, office visit, and reports;
Review assigned caseload for completeness and compliance;
Attend regular court hearings as directed and Drug Court on a rotating basis;
Provide detailed and specific reports, both orally and written, to the Courts as related to offenders’ compliance with bond conditions;
Regular and predictable attendance is required;
Perform other related duties as assigned;
Adapt to changing judicial and county policies and procedures to ensure compliance and adherence by pretrial personnel;