Pretrial Services​/Misdemeanor Probation Officer

Position Overview

This Officer position is located in the Judge Guenther Memorial Center in the Office of Court Services. This primary purpose of this Officer position will include the performance of duties as a Pretrial Services and Misdemeanor Probation Officer as defined in statute and perform or assist with other programs with the Office of Court Services. The Officer is required to work non-traditional hours to include but not limited to early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

This Officer position will be responsible for carrying an emergency or after hours on-call phone on a rotating basis. This Officer position reports to the Deputy Director, other supervisors within the office or the Director of Court Services.

• Counsels, investigates, interviews defendants, and supervises defendants within the authority established by the court and MCA.
• Investigates background and criminal history of defendants.
• Independently supervises and manages individual caseload.
• Investigates compliance and non-compliance through collateral contacts.
• Administers risk assessments and creates case plans based on identified offender needs.
• Utilizes incentives and interventions with clients on probation.
• Composes and compiles reports, to include pretrial reports, affidavits, completions, and reports of violations.
• The Officer must be able to respond to crisis situations where immediate actions without direction from immediate supervisor may lead to life saving circumstances.
• Must understand and be able to employ statutory guidelines, case law and evidence-based practices to deescalate situations, authorize or affecting the arrest and detention of defendants, without violating a defendant's civil rights. This decision must be based on education, training and experience and they may not allow the Officer to seek advice at the moment action is required.
• Complete an in-person interview at the Detention Center to determine defendant's risk level and make recommendations to the Courts regarding reporting conditions and supervision level for reporting requirements.
• Queries computerized criminal history databases to include but not limited to CJIN/NCIC, Zuercher and Full Court.
• Attends/testifies in court and before administrative bodies on a daily basis.
• Performs drug and alcohol testing on defendants and other Court Services clients.
• Maintains case files, creates, and updates files in Court Services program databases.
• Schedules court appearances for in-custody defendants.
• Performs bookkeeping procedures: involving money collection, documenting payments, creating receipts, etc.
• Complete non-compliance reports when violations occur on pretrial or post-sentence defendants ordered to Court Services.
• Perform installation, monitoring and maintenance on all electronic monitoring equipment to include set-ups, supervision, inventory and payment for equipment.
• Assigned to the on-call phone rotation. Investigate and follow up with reports made by Law Enforcement. May require returning to work at any time on days off or non-traditional work hours to address violations.
• Assists walk-in's and the public with needs or direct to appropriate staff.
• Officers may be directed to perform other duties in absence of staff as required.

Other Duties as Assigned

• Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by the Deputy Director or the Director of Court Services to include attending meetings, conferences and workshops as requested or required to maintain training standards. In this position, the Officer is primarily responsible for monitoring pretrial defendants and misdemeanor probationers in Court Services. May be asked to coordinate with other staff within the office to complete tasks.
  
  If the County Commission proclaims a local emergency due to an actual or threatened disaster, such as an earthquake, fire, riot, flood, pandemic, etc., this position is essential and will be required to complete work duties as needed. County employees may be required to provide services during the emergency and for a subsequent period of assessment and recovery.

This position requires basic knowledge of the court system,…