Pretrial Services Officer 1 - Roswell

The Jobs for Veterans Act mandates priority of service to Veterans seeking employment and training opportunities. To ensure compliance with this law, this job posting will be available only to Veterans for up to 24 hours. After this period, the jobs will be released to all job seekers. **** +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The Fifth Judicial District Court of Roswell, NM has one job opening | | for a full time classified TERM Pretrial Services Officer 1 position. | | The position is in a Range HH with a target pay range of $24.693 to | | $27.437. This position will require travel. Hours are Monday through | | Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES | | Acting under general supervision, assist with criminal background | | investigations on persons arrested and charged with criminal offenses | | prior to adjudication. | | | | EXAMPLES OF JOB DUTIES | | The Pretrial Services Officer 1 is responsible for implementing | | release and case management plans and investigations for those | | charged with criminal offenses. | | Supervises a defendants compliance with court-ordered programs and | | conditions of release. | | Conducts brief intake interviews with newly referred defendants. | | Documents each defendants needs for community support services. | | Contacts references to verify information provided by defendants | | regarding employment, home, work, and school status. | | Provides recommendations for appropriate treatment support and | | referrals. | | Participates in scheduled case staffing. | | Monitors defendants compliance with court-ordered conditions of | | release and community provider program requirements. | | Documents, reports and notifies the court of a defendants | | non-compliance or program violations and recommend appropriate | | action. | | Tracks Pretrial Services referrals at felony arraignments. | | Documents and maintains case files that illustrate interactions with | | defendants, treatment providers, community-based case managers, | | attorneys, employers and family members. | | Attends and participates in meetings with court staff and other | | treatment providers. | | Monitors defendants compliance utilizing electronic monitoring | | technology. | | Maintains alcohol and drug screening equipment and supplies. | | Performs scheduled and spontaneous site visits to participants home, | | school, work, or other locations to monitor program compliance. | | May perform as a judicial designee in formulating appropriate | | recommendations for release, sanctions, and detention. | | Other duties as assigned. | | | | COMPETENCIES/QUALIFICATIONS | | The successful applicant should demonstrate their knowledge of | | court-ordered programs; case management techniques; pre-adjudication | | supervision procedures and sanctions; rules and statutes governing | | bond/bail and release from detention; formulating appropriate release | | plans; treatment, rehabilitation and support programs, options and | | community providers; sentencing guideline ; governmental court rules, | | policies and procedures, operations, structure, forms; NM law, civil | | and criminal procedure; legal terminology; substance abuse and mental | | health symptomology, counseling and treatment; physical and | | psychotropic medication; mediation techniques; investigative | | techniques using governmental investigative resources; drug screening | | methods and equipment; protocol, interpretation, and technology; and | | electronic monitoring equipment and technology. | | | | WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS | | The following functions are representative, but not all-inclusive of | | the work environment and physical demands an employee may expect to | | encounter in performing tasks assigned to this job. Work is performed | | in an office or court setting. A valid driver's license and travel | | may be required. The assigned work schedule may include nights, | | weekends, holidays, and overtime. The employee must regularly | | interact positively with co-workers, clients, the public, judges, and | | justices. | | * This job description is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a | | comprehensive listing of all functions performed | | | | BENEFITS | | Medical/Dental/Vision/Rx, Short, and Long Term Disability Insurance | | Programs, employee assistance program (EAP) | | [http://www.mybenefitsnm.com/] | | State paid life insurance, supplemental and dependent life insurance | | Optional flexible spending accounts for medical, day-care, and travel | | expenses | | Paid vacation and sick leave up to eight (8) weeks | | Eleven (11) paid holidays | | Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave | | Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan | | Lifetime Defined Benefits Retirement Plan [http://www.nmpera.org/] | | Flexible work schedules and alternative work locations* | | Free health care, Rx, and lab work at the facility (Stay Well Health | | Center) in Santa Fe, NM | | Bilingual compensation* | | Training and career development opportunities | | Higher education opportunities, educational leave, and tuition | | reimbursement | | May qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) | | May receive overtime holiday or shift differential pay* | | May receive physical fitness leave* | | What are your benefits worth? Click here to find out | | These benefits vary by job classification or need | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | QUALIFICATIONS | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Education: Bachelors Degree in criminal justice, social sciences | | or a related field from an