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$28.75 - $36.42

Job Description Summary We are seeking a proactive and organized Pretrial Specialist to join our team on a part-time basis, with the possibility of transitioning into a full-time role in January 2025. The projected part time schedule will be 24 hours a week, no weekends, or holidays.

Under general supervision, performs professional release risk assessment and case management work in a jail and office setting in support of Pretrial Services. Work involves conducting interviews and assessment into adult detainees' backgrounds and criminal histories, making pretrial release and bond recommendations to the Court, and performing a variety of related tasks. Responsible for interviewing and assessing detainees to obtain detailed information, verifying alleged offenses committed, communicating with various judicial officers as well as friends and family members of detainees, preparing a variety of related documentation, establishing, and maintaining files, performing data entry, utilizing various databases to research detainees' criminal histories, and assisting judicial officers in various hearings. Work also involves managing a caseload of adult defendants charged with felonies and/or misdemeanors who have been released from jail on bond until final disposition of the case(s) and monitoring the defendant's compliance with specific conditions of their release ordered by the Court. Responsible for interviewing new defendants released on bond; preparing a supervision plan, maintaining regular contact with defendants to assure appearance at scheduled court hearings and compliance with their supervision plans. Must also respond to defendant violations of Court orders and initiate action to bring defendants into compliance or to revoke/modify

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Job Description To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned. (Any one position may not include all the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all duties, which may be found in positions of this class.)

Track detainees booked into jail via secondary query of Weld County data management system. Individually interview and assess adults booked into the Weld County Jail to determine their pretrial release suitability, likelihood of committing new criminal offenses and/or likelihood of appearance to all future court hearings. Utilize complex computerized data entry equipment and various word processing, spreadsheet and/or file maintenance programs to enter, store and/or retrieve information as requested or otherwise necessary. Utilize county, judicial, state, and national law enforcement databases to obtain criminal history information about detainees. Summarize data in preparation of standardized reports for various judicial officials. Compile and verify information, citing all contacts, and prepare detailed reports of detainees' status. Obtain and record detainees' place of residence, family ties, employment, prior criminal convictions, status of any pending cases/sentences, drug, alcohol and/or mental health concerns and amend files to reflect changes as appropriate. Furnish this information to the Court and judicial officials. Information presented helps to directly determine the release or continued incarceration of defendants. Review with and furnish information to detainees on reporting instructions for next court date and/or for pretrial supervision. Prepare written reports to various judicial officers on the pre/post advisement release of detainees. Assist and as scheduled, personally attend detainees' first court appearance advisement hearings. Provide oral input based on ex ertise and observations, as appropriate. Inform detainees of hearing process. Document and report outcomes for Courts and the department. Input outcomes in Pretrial Services database. Notify and/or inform a variety of agencies and individuals regarding detainees' status, to include the Sheriff's Office, Probation/Parole Officers, police, victims, defendants' families, other Pretrial Services agencies, and other judicial jurisdictions. Respond to inquiries made of agencies on the status of detainees and their bond conditions, electronic monitoring, or community treatment participation. Respond to myriads of citizens, county, court, and law enforcement requests, on status and Interview defendants, prepare individual supervision plans, and explain the orders of the court and the requirements of their pretrial supervision. Collect and process applicable fees from defendants. Maintain regular contact with defendants via telephone, in writing or in person, to monitor their activities and compliance with specific conditions ordered by the courts. Personally, appear in court to support submitted correspondence. Refer defendants to various community-based agencies for substance abuse testing and required monitored sobriety/treatment services. If a condition of their pretrial release supervision, explain to defendants electronic monitoring equipment, describing the type/use of the equipment ordered, initiate referrals for electronic monitoring. Monitor compliance of defendants with electronic monitoring. Attend seminars, conferences, workshops, classes, and lectures, as appropriate, to enhance and maintain knowledge of trends and developments in field of pretrial and alternative correctional services. Review professional journals, attend association and professional meetings, and otherwise maintain contacts with criminal justice professionals to facilitate exchange of information. This may include attendance to Weld County Community Corrections Board meetings. Assist administrative support staff with preparing case files, answering phones, reception of defendants, providing cross training of other departmental staff and "backup" coverage to other division personnel. Perform other related work as required.