Bailiff-Warrant Officer PT

This position provides law enforcement and protective services within the Royse City court system to ensure City employees and the public are protected and ensure general public compliance with State laws and City ordinances.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Maintaining order in a municipal courtroom and protecting judges, prosecuting attorneys, and others from physical violence to ensure courtroom safety and compliance with courtroom procedures.
• Ensuring the safety and security of the general public and city personnel at assigned work location and maintaining order in accordance with state law, departmental general orders and standard operating procedures.
• Researching warrants/subjects by accessing city, state, or federal records to enable dispositions of disputed cases or warrants to ensure all pertinent information is available to proceed accordingly.
• Making determination whether or not to incarcerate individuals with class "C" criminal arrest warrants (depending on situation) to ensure protection for the public and/or property in courtroom setting.
• Performing warrant and collection enforcements tasks.
• Managing warrants by entering them into the database and verifying that warrants are properly cleared from the system after having been served.
• Processing warrants, subpoenas and other legal processes as ordered by the Municipal Court.
• Reviewing and signing warrant affidavits after confirming accuracy of information.
• Performing administrative tasks including preparing for hearings, preparation of audio and digital case file information, warrant records and process in Tyler Technologies Municipal Justice.
• Contacting defendants for newly issued warrants by letter, text message, phone call, and email.
• Administering fingerprinting as required by the court. Sending fingerprint information to the Department of Public Safety. Updating court status on Department of Public Safety website.
• Transporting and booking into jail all subjects apprehended in the course of assigned duties to ensure safety to citizens and property.
• Must report for work punctually, work all scheduled hours, and any required overtime as deemed necessary.
• Must be available to work the Teen Court docket that is held in the evening once a month.
• Performing administrative tasks and filing a variety of court paperwork, utilizing established guidelines and procedures.
• Must maintain a physical condition and standards necessary for the proper performance of duties, with or without accommodation.
• Regular attendance is an essential function of the position.
• Performs all other duties as directed by the Judge and/or the Chief of Police.

Skills, knowledge, and abilities include:

• Knowledge of federal laws, state statutes, and local ordinances.
• Knowledge of courtroom techniques and rule of evidence procedures.
• Knowledge of Police Standard Operating Procedures, general and special orders applicable to all aspects of law enforcement practices.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with superiors and the general public.
• Ability to analyze situations quickly and objectively, and to determine proper courses of action within the established framework of policies and procedures.
• Ability to maintain composure under emergency situations, and to work effectively under stressful conditions.
• Ability to exercise discretion.

Physical requirements/work environment include:

• Some tasks are essentially sedentary, with occasional walking, bending, light lifting, or other restricted physical activities.
• Some tasks involve some physical effort, i.e., some standing and walking, or frequent light lifting (5-10 pounds); or minimal dexterity in the use of fingers, limbs, or body in the operation of shop or office equipment; may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
• Some tasks involve frequent walking, standing; some lifting and carrying of moderate weight (12-20 pounds); and/or the operation of vehicles, office, shop, or hand tools in which manipulative skills and hand-eye coordination are important ingredients of safe and/or productive operations.
• Some tasks involve the regular, and at times sustained, performance of heavier physical tasks such as walking over rough or uneven surfaces, bending, stooping, working in confined spaces, and lifting or carrying moderately heavy (20-50 pounds) items and occasionally very heavy (100 pounds or over) items.

Not eligible for insurance or retirement benefits