Court Compliance Officer

This job classification is represented by AFSCME and is covered by Civil Service. First review of applications will take place on Monday, January 12th @ 8:00am.

• Written Exam and Physical Ability Test, Saturday 01/24/26
• Interviews, Tuesday 02/10/26

Under the general supervision of a Police Sergeant and the Court Administrator, perform duties in one or more of the following program areas: court security, probation, electronic home monitoring, and City work crew programs. Maintain order and security in the courtroom, transport defendants to and from jail, perform case management duties for misdemeanant offenders referred to probation, monitor offender compliance with court orders and report to the court on progress and violations, and plan, organize, schedule, assign and oversee the City's work crew program activities.

Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.

• Maintain assigned probation offenders’ files and case notes, enter data into automated systems, maintain and compile reports on caseload status and program activities.
• Observe clients’ urinalysis samples and complete supporting documentation.
• Independently perform complete case management duties for misdemeanant offenders referred by the Municipal Court to various alternative sentencing programs including Community Service and Probation. Advise clients of conditions of supervision and obtaining necessary signatures.

• Monitor all participants in Veterans/Community Court:
  Conduct weekly probation appointments; prepare progress reports and make recommendations of needed action for each court calendar. Immediately advise teams of participants who have an emergent situation or need assistance.

• Conduct initial intake interviews with offenders, conduct risk assessments, assess skills of the offender and a variety of social and psychological dysfunctions; identify potential problems for placement in alternative sentencing; counsel clients including problem solving, treatment alternatives and participation in positive activities.
• Make recommendations to the Court on the dispensation of referred cases based on programs such as electronic home monitoring, community service and work crew; prepare and present information on alternative sentencing programs to community agencies.
• Screen, schedule and coordinate offenders for program participation in various alternative sentencing programs.
• Oversee community service work crew program activities; coordinate with city departments to develop work projects and schedules.
• Submit and monitor reports to offenders found to be in violation or compliance of their, deferred sentence, treatment programs, and deferred prosecution or release agreement; request emergency warrants as needed.
• Conduct pre-sentence investigations as assigned pursuant to Order of the Court; evaluate information and make recommendations to the Court.

• Facilitate Domestic Violence Moral Reconation Therapy (DVMRT) which is peer to peer training to hold offenders accountable on domestic violence cases, while exploring thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes to change behavior when confronted with emotional problems.

• Keep inventory of all hand and power tools; make recommendations for repair and replacement; purchase materials as needed.

• Carry a city issued firearm and taser; qualify according to Lakewood Police Department (LPD) standards.
• Escort prisoners to and from different jail locations, transport vehicles, courtrooms, holding cells, rest rooms and other facilities.
• Effectively deal with violations of laws, rules, policies, and procedures on an impartial basis.
• Pursuant to a warrant or other court order, Court Compliance Officers (CCO’s) are authorized to arrest, detain, transport and book individuals into jail.
• CCO’s may also detain individuals without a warrant or other court order when a police officer would have authority to make an arrest without a warrant under RCW 10.31.100 and when the individual(s) to be detained is in or adjacent to Lakewood…