Sheriff's Office Court Services Specialist

Salary : $58,038.79 - $81,254.30 Annually
Location : Brighton, CO
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number:
Department: County Sheriff
Division: SO-Corrections
Opening Date: 02/23/2026
Closing Date: 3/9/2026 4:30 PM Mountain
Our Mission: To be a reliable and proactive agency that protects and serves the community equally.
EEO: Adams County is an equal opportunity employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Position classification: Onsite -- Job duties and expectations require employee to be regularly scheduled onsite.

What Success Looks Like In This Job
This position is assigned to the Adams County Detention Facility.

This person will perform a variety of criminal justice and corrections duties related to Pretrial Release, Pretrial Supervision, Classifications, Inmate Workers, Work Release, Time Computation, and State Offenders.

This is an essential position in a 24/7 environment. Employees must be able to work rotating shifts in each area. Hours vary by assignment.
Examples of Duties for Success

* Under general supervision , performs a variety of criminal justice and corrections duties related to Pretrial Release, Pretrial Supervision , Classifications, Inmate Workers, Work Release, Time Computation and State Offenders

* Contribute to a positive team environment.

* Employee is responsible for interviewing detainees to obtain detailed information, verifying alleged offenses committed by detainees, communicating with various agencies and officials as well as family, friends, and employers of detainees

* Utilize law enforcement databases; prepare a variety of related documents to include establishing and maintaining files

* Serves as an officer of the court in various hearings and is required to testify in court

* Work involves managing and coordinating housing assignments and inmate labor jobs according to risk, for inmates confined to Detention Facility

* Supervise defendants charged with felonies; misdemeanors, traffic or petty offenses that are placed in a Court Services program while in custody and when released pending court deposition

* Ability to closely monitor and report the compliance or non-compliance of defendants when conducting field site checks and substance abuse testing through urinalysis

* Extensive contact with Judicial and law enforcement officials, Public Defenders, Private Attorneys, Parole Officers, the general public, defendants under supervision and incarcerated individuals is required.

* Work requires general clerical tasks, extensive computer entry into local and state systems.

* Computing release dates.

* Tracking county, community, and state inmates.

* Collecting genetic testing bucal swab samples as mandated by state statute.

* Reports to the Court Services Supervisor

* Interview newly arrested inmate for Pre-trial Release, Supervised Release, Classifications, Inmate Worker and Work Release consideration

* Review, verify, and approve client/inmate to work release, inmate worker programs as well as housing assignments

* Develop and maintain work rosters

* Maintain accurate records of current population and inmate status

* Write disciplinary records of current population and inmate status

* Prepare, serve and complete disciplinary sanction and complete tracking log

* Interview incoming inmate and verify personal information for bond purposes

* Provide background information, criminal history, and recommendations to the court, district attorney, and defense attorney for advise concerning bond

* Prepare general correspondence

* Record and evaluate clients/inmates progress on court-approved programs, and prepare compliance and noncompliance reports

* Compute and verify for accuracy release dates for inmate sentences from court mittimus.

* Data entry- input charges and sentence information into computer database.

* Record and prepare daily statistics for Department of Corrections Backlog, Parole Violators, Community Placement and Community…