Compliance Specialist, Social Work

Compliance Specialist I

The Superior Court of California, County of Butte is now accepting applications for Compliance Specialist I. Final date to receive applications:
July 14, 2026 - 11:59 PM. Butte County Superior Court is located in beautiful Northern California, where the valley floor meets the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountains, approximately 1.5 hours north of Sacramento. At over 1,600 square miles and with a population of approximately 225,000, Butte County is full of natural beauty and provides endless recreational opportunities. It is home to one of the largest municipal parks in the country, Bidwell Park, which boasts over 3,600 acres of hiking and mountain bike trails, swimming holes, picnic areas, golf and disc golf courses, and more!

Outdoor adventures also await in places like Lake Oroville, Feather Falls, Table Mountain, and Lassen and Plumas National Forests which border the county to the east. In the county's urban center of Chico, you'll find a vibrant downtown, art, culture, unique restaurants, music, and weekly farmers' markets. Right in the center of it all is the CSU, Chico campus, which provides a stunning backdrop and a variety of events and activities throughout the year.

Butte County Superior Court is a unified superior court operating two facilities, one courthouse in Chico, and another courthouse in the county seat of Oroville. All legal, operational, and administrative functions of the court are governed by the Presiding Judge and the Court Executive Officer. The court has thirteen judicial officers, or eleven judges and two commissioners, and approximately 135 support staff.

Despite its size, Butte is recognized throughout the state as a leader in many court collaborations, including self-help services, case management system consortiums, our highly acclaimed and model civic outreach program, and numerous multi-court employee education events. Butte County is home to a community with diverse needs, and the court continually adapts to provide effective and reliable access to justice.

The Position:
This classification performs specialized duties in support of Court operations including accounting and collections duties; processing cases with court-ordered fines, fees, assessments, restitution, and costs; monitoring compliance with court orders; processing a variety of legal documents in support of the operations of the Superior Court; and performs related duties as required.

The following duties are typical of those performed by the incumbent in this classification. However, other duties may also be required.

• Determines defendants' ability to pay court-imposed financial obligations; establishes and modifies payment plans.
• Evaluates, determines and modifies appropriate work assignments and/or community service programs in lieu of fines.
• Verifies compliance with court orders, and reports findings to the court as required.
• Reports traffic convictions and license holds/releases to, and obtains information from, the Department of Motor Vehicles.
• Processes payments.
• Reviews requests for sentence modification and, within specific guidelines, prepares modification orders.
• Affects the collection of court-ordered debt through various recovery methods.
• Interprets and explains rules, regulations, and policies for court referrals to work site supervisors and the public.
• Explains fines and fees, as well as the legal obligations and possible legal consequences of non-payment.
• Maintains financial and statistical records, monitors accounts, and prepares reports.
• Inputs data into various spreadsheets, programs and the Court's case management system.

Knowledge of:

• Applicable rules and statutes relative to California trial court functions and procedures
• Code of Ethics for California Court Employees
• Court methods and practices; legal terminology and document processing.
• Collection and auditing techniques
• Standard legal procedures applicable to collection of delinquent accounts and enforcement of judgments
• Principles and techniques of interviewing
• Standards for determining economic status and ability to meet financial obligations
• Sources of information used in locating individuals and assessing individual's financial status
• Community resources and the criminal justice system
• Methods and techniques used in determining financial assets
• Modern office equipment including computers, fax machines and copiers
• Computer software applications including word processing and spreadsheet programs
• Modern office practices such as filing, records maintenance, preparing correspondence and reports
• Basic mathematical and accounting principles
• Principles of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Basic legal terminology and documents
• Basic public contact and customer service techniques
• Cash handling and cash drawer balancing techniques
• Terminology and systems used in the collection of accounts in a criminal justice setting

Ability to:

• Type and perform data entry and arithmetical calculations with speed and accuracy; prepare…