Pretrial Services Specialist

Salary / Benefits

Salary: $71,325.28 - $85,452.64 Annually, plus bilingual and uniform allowance when applicable.

• Vacation: 12 to 25 days per year depending on length of public employment.
• Holidays: 13 days per year.
• Sick Leave: 12 days sick leave per year. Unlimited accumulation, one year of which can be converted to service credit upon retirement.
• Health Plan: Choice of medical and dental plans (with vision care). County contributes toward the employee s premium.
• On-Site Employee Health Clinics in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria: Provides ongoing and episodic services to eligible employees and their eligible dependents over age of 5.
• For County benefits, please visit here. In addition, applicants from other public sector employers may qualify for retirement reciprocity and time and service credit towards an advanced vacation accrual rate.

Under direction, provides pre-trial services oriented to incarcerated criminal defendants; makes pre-trial decisions that affect the release, increased bail, or non-release of an incarcerated individual on his/her own recognizance; supervises and ensures defendant s conduct conforms with the terms and conditions imposed by the Pre-Trial Services Unit; and performs other duties as may be required.

The ideal candidate will possess

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Reputation for honesty and trustworthiness
• Good moral character
• Credibility
• Integrity

To be considered for this position, applicants must demonstrate how they meet the employment standards.

Additional Requirements:

• Possession of a valid California Class C Driver s License at time of appointment may be required.
• Ability to pass a background check.
• Must be available to work weekends and some holidays.
• Wearing a uniform is required (a uniform allowance is provided).

Additional Qualifications:

Knowledge of: criminal behavior; criminal justice system; court procedures; social services and other agencies; pretrial services; grammar, syntax and language usage.

Ability to: make appropriate pre-trial release decisions; conduct interviews and investigations; remain impartial; make complete and accurate oral presentations; maintain confidentiality; work within time constraints; remain calm under adverse conditions; communicate and work effectively with a wide range of individuals from diverse backgrounds; develop good public relations skills; and write clear and concise reports; deal with in-custody defendants who can be verbally combative;

work in a jail setting. Testify in court proceedings as required.

Skill in:
Interviewing techniques, interpersonal dynamics, and verbal and written communication.

• Bilingual skills: Bilingual Spanish skills are desirable. The ability to read, write, and converse fluently in English and Spanish is desirable for some positions. Hiring departments will test you on your fluency. If you do not demonstrate sufficient fluency, your name may be withheld from future certification or removed from the bilingual employment list, in accordance with Civil Service Rule 7.