Pretrial Case Manager

Hours

Full time, 40 hours per week;
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

Pre‑Trial Case Management is a valuable resource for making a significant improvement in our criminal justice system. Pre‑Trial case management is provided in the early stages of the criminal case process. It allows defendants to be released to the community prior to their sentence so they may continue to work, receive services to help change behavior, and it also helps lower the number of inmates in the Lancaster County Jail.

This is human service work in a community corrections program utilizing a variety of fundamental rehabilitation and support modalities to assist clients. Under general supervision, the case manager performs professional case‑management work in support of Pretrial Services. Work includes managing a caseload of adult defendants charged with felonies and/or misdemeanors who have been released from jail on bond during the duration of their court case and monitoring the defendant’s compliance with specific conditions of release ordered by the courts.

• Interview new defendants released on bond.
• Prepare a supervision plan for each defendant.
• Maintain regular contact with defendants, including possible daily check‑ins and regular attendance at all court hearings.
• Monitor defendants’ compliance with the conditions of their release.
• Respond to defendant violations of court orders and initiate action to ensure compliance, including the possibility of bond revocation.

• Graduation from a four‑year accredited college or university; or an associate degree (or 60 college credits) and at least two years of full‑time criminal‑justice experience or two years full‑time experience working with criminal‑justice involved individuals; or a high school diploma and six years of full‑time experience in criminal‑justice; or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills to meet the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) Accreditation Standards.

• Possession of a valid driver’s license and the ability to be insured by the County’s insurance carrier.