Pretrial Officer: Supervision Unit

Williamson County•Georgetown: 405 MLK, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting directly to a Pretrial Manager, this role is responsible for interviewing and evaluating arrestees charged with criminal offenses, providing bail reports to judicial officers, and determining indigent status for court-appointed attorneys. The position involves providing post-release supervision and/or monitoring of defendants pursuant to court order and addressing alleged violations of terms and conditions of release. The role may be assigned to either the Defendant Screening Unit or the Post Release Supervision Unit, and individuals will be cross-trained between units to provide coverage for essential duties seven days a week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice or directly related field; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Valid driver’s license (Required within thirty (30) days of employment)
Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (TLETS) certification (Required within six (6) months of employment)
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) certification (Required within six (6) months of employment)
Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) certification (Required within six (6) months of employment)
National Crime Information Center (NCIC) certification (Required within six (6) months of employment)
Criminal background check: Yes
Motor Vehicle Record check: No
Drug screening: No
Physical exam: No
Psychological exam: No

Nice To Haves

One (1) year of experience in the criminal justice, behavioral science, or justice-related field
Bilingual (Spanish)
Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) certification
National Crime Information Center (NCIC) certification
Texas Notary Public

Responsibilities

Conducts interviews and gathers financial information to determine indigence status for eligibility for court-appointed counsel.
Appoints counsel to eligible defendants based on local Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) plan and disseminates appointment orders to pertinent stakeholders.
Utilizes computer terminal connected to the Texas and National Crime Information Center to obtain criminal history information.
Serves as intermediary between judges and attorneys on questions concerning attorney appointments and bond compliance.
Informs and briefs law enforcement, jail personnel, family and friends of arrestees, lawyers and others regarding arrestee’s bail and/or status related to requested court-appointed counsel.
Appears in Court when required and serves as Pretrial Services’ representative at magistration, District Court, and County Courts at Law.
Completes additional screenings on individuals not released on bail to facilitate re-consideration by judicial officers.
Responds to requests from court for in-court drug screenings, obtains urine samples from defendants and reports results to judicial officers.
Conducts interview and risk assessment screening of individuals to assist court in determining requirements of bail.
Verifies the accuracy of gathered information through contact with references.
Prepares Bail Report containing the terms and conditions of release that are recommended to be applied to individual defendants, and presents Report to judicial officer for bail decision.
May provide testimony in Court.
Attends all meetings and trainings, as required.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Provides post-release monitoring of defendant compliance with judicially ordered terms and conditions of release and takes appropriate action to facilitate compliance.
Monitors, tracks, and assists the court with ensuring defendants’ compliance with all conditions of pretrial release which may include, without limitation, drug/alcohol testing, location monitoring, refraining from contact with an alleged victim and timely reports defendants’ non-compliance with conditions to the court.
Executes pretrial contracts and other required documents.
Ensures documentation generated or compiled in connection with pretrial services programs are maintained in accordance with department procedures.
Investigates alleged violations of terms and conditions of release and takes appropriate action in response.
Responsible for overall case management of defendants in the pretrial services program; administers the case management software and ensures information entered is accurate and up to date.
Prepares and presents reports to judicial officer, as required, related to defendant’s post-release status and compliance.
Conducts other post-release assessments, as necessary, in order to address specific defendant needs related to pretrial success, including but not limited to substance abuse, psychosocial, and educational services.
Serves as the local GPS vendor and completes device installation, maintenance, and removal and assists with device inventory.
Acquires and maintains criminal history information and other personal information, verifies defendant information related to residence, contact information and employment status.
Enters invoices for pretrial services expenditures, maintains fee schedules and ledgers relating to fees collected from defendants, and handles those funds in compliance with existing County and Departmental policies and procedures.
Reviews alcohol monitoring reports and notifies the Courts if a hearing needs to be set.
Reviews magistrate packets for individuals who were ordered to Pretrial and verifies the defendant is still in custody.
Assists the screening unit with conducting interviews at Magistrate Court on weekends and holidays, as needed.
Handles County Court at Law caseloads.