Pretrial Probation Officer

This role is 2nd shift from 2 p.m. to 12 a.m. (Wednesday-Saturday) or as assigned. ABOUT FRANKLIN COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT

The Franklin County Municipal Court is the largest and busiest municipal Court in the State of Ohio. The Court has fourteen judges in the General Division and one judge in the Environmental Division. Judges preside over civil, criminal, and traffic cases and conduct both jury and court trials. The Court's jurisdiction includes traffic cases, misdemeanor criminal cases, and civil cases where the amount at issue is $15,000 or less.

The Environmental Division has exclusive jurisdiction to enforce local codes and regulations affecting real property, such as fire and building codes. The geographic jurisdiction of the Court is all of Franklin County and those portions of the City of Columbus that extend beyond the boundaries of Franklin County. Despite its jurisdiction and name, the Franklin County Municipal Court is the judicial branch of the City of Columbus government.

The Franklin County Municipal Court is one of the largest and busiest municipal courts in Ohio. The Court has 14 judges in its General Division and one judge in its Environmental Division. Judges preside over civil, criminal, and traffic cases and conduct both jury and non-jury trials. The Pretrial and Probation Services Department consists of approximately 120 employees. The mission of Pretrial Services is to promote community safety and pretrial success through research-informed recommendations and supervision services that maximize court appearance, remove barriers to fair and efficient justice, and promote harm reduction.

The mission of Probation Services is to promote community safety by reducing recidivism, changing offender behavior, and fostering accountability through the effective use of evidence-based practices. Department functions include pretrial, investigation, and supervision services. Supervision structures are determined by risk and need and include all types of cases referred by the Court's judges. The staff operates specialized caseloads, including domestic violence, sexual offenses, soliciting, mental health, work release, and electronic monitoring.

The probation staff strives to stay current and relevant with the ongoing goal of being an evidence-based organization.

A Pretrial Probation Officer is under the general direction of a Chief Probation Officer and the immediate direction of a Probation Officer Supervisor. A Pretrial Probation Officer's primary responsibilities are to investigate the defendant's criminal history, make bond recommendations, determine the defendant's level for reporting requirements, monitor the defendant's progress while on bond, update the Court by completing supervision compliance reports, and attend Arraignments to provide a case summary to the Court to promote public safety and reduce recidivism.

The Pretrial Department operates 24/7 and has offices within a correctional setting and at the Courthouse. Pretrial Probation Officers routinely communicate a defendant's compliance with supervision to the assigned judge and work closely with criminal justice partners and community resources.

• Promote, model, and abide by the Vision, Mission, policies, and procedures of the Probation and Pretrial Department.
• Supervise specialized caseloads consisting of environmental compliance issues; defendants charged with domestic violence or related charges; substance-using defendants; defendants with mental-health or developmental disability considerations; defendants convicted of sex offenses; or defendants ordered to a period of electronic monitoring or work release during the pretrial phase of supervision.
• Administration of the Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS and/or PAT), Public Safety Assessment (PSA), and other identified assessment tools to ensure appropriate supervision placement, intervention, future Court appearances, and risk level to re-offend.
• Supervise and support defendants through the pretrial process and monitor compliance with court-ordered pretrial terms and conditions of supervision for defendants with varying risk levels and needs.
• Supervise and support defendants through the pretrial process and monitor compliance with court-ordered conditions of pretrial supervision, utilizing motivational interviewing skills.
• Assist with opening new cases in the OCSS case management system and assign cases as needed for ongoing…