Pre-Trial Service Officer
Pre-Trial Service Officer
Job #CJ18-119
Salary: $3428 - $4506/month (DOE) with Excellent Benefits
Description
This is a full-time position for a Pre-trial Service Officer to interview in-custody defendants and conduct investigative research to obtain information for use in jail release recommendations or decisions. Responsibilities include developing detailed individual release plans or agreements and monitoring defendants’ compliance with conditions of release in accordance with local policy. Additional duties will include making release recommendations or decisions within the scope of authority delegated by the presiding judge using state and federal laws, rules, and established local court policies. Decisions are made under significant time constraints and may be subject to public scrutiny due to the potential impact on public safety.
Benefits
Health coverage - Group medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for the entire family. For the 2018-19 plan year, the County pays 99% of the monthly premium and employees pay 1% ($15.10 per month) for the Base Plan. With this plan, employees are eligible for a $100 a month contribution into an HRA VEBA account. Buy-up plans are also available.
Retirement - PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) contribution is 100% employer funded, which includes both contribution to PERS pension and IAP accounts (IAP contribution is 6% of salary).
Short-Term Disability – 100% County paid
Life insurance - $6,000 for employee/$2,000 for spouse and children – 100% County Paid.
Vacation/Sick Leave - Flexible Earned Time (FET) is a combination of vacation and sick leave. To start, you will earn 12.38 hours per month and future accruals increase based on years of service. After a year of service and depending on FET balance, employees may sell-back up to 40 hours of FET per year.
Qualifications
The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in corrections, criminal justice, counseling, social work, or a related field OR any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures the ability to perform the work. A valid Oregon driver’s license is required. The employee in this position may be required to drive a County vehicle. Will be subject to successful completion of a background check.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, the ability to multi-task, effective problem solving skills, flexibility, the ability to learn procedures quickly, and must be dependable, self-directed, detail-oriented, and possess the ability to work in a team environment and to interact with co-workers and the public in a courteous, professional manner.
Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this classification with or without accommodation.