Court Clerk​/Assistant Probation Officer

• Major Medical, Dental, and Prescription, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k) Plan, PTO, Holidays, Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage, AFLAC

This is an employment position under the GTB Judiciary and subject to GTB Tribal Court personnel policies. This position may include a flexible schedule and partial remote work as allowed under GTB Tribal Court personnel policies.

This Position is a combination of two different positions. The court clerk is a position which helps ensure efficiency and effectiveness of court services and assistant to other staff and judiciary. This job component will clerk a majority of all docket cases. The Assistant Probation Officer will assist the probation department in activities that relate to juvenile and adult offenders in the court system.

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Legal, Paralegal, Business, Administrative Services, Social Work/Services, Social Science, Sociology, Psychology, Liberal Arts or similar degrees may be considered.
  * A combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• General knowledge of applicable law, regulations, rules, policies, procedures and administration is required.
• Must have a valid Michigan Driver's License and be insurable by the GTB insurance carrier.

• Become very familiar with the GTB Court Rules, GTB Code and GTB Constitution.
• Must become proficient in Indian Child Welfare case language and funding requirements.
• Must be familiar with State, Local, Federal and Tribal Laws.
• Must be able to work with agencies of the Michigan Secretary of State.
• Observe and employ all GTB and Court policies regarding confidentiality.
• Assist in the investigation and preparation of dispositional and/or sentencing recommendations to tribal court of all cases involving adult and child offenders. These Recommendations will incorporate the rehabilitation and the community justice plan.
• Assist in the monitoring and supervision of the dispositional and/or sentencing orders of the court which includes preparations of hearings- filling and mailing of notices, sentencing orders and probation violation hearings.
• Provide support, preventive and supervisory counselling to all individuals placed on probation.
• Schedule case review hearings for child and adult offenders, which includes advising the court of compliance or noncompliance of the court order.
• Maintain Bond Files, Notice of hearings and orders.
• Monitoring Bond Clients and compliance with Bond Orders.
• Pre-Sentence investigation reporting for sentencing hearings.
• Certifications for JWIN NCIC background checks.
• Performing background checks for Sentencing.
• Set up training courses with the companies Tribal Court contracts with and staff.
• Maintain statistics for Grant reporting.
• Managing Court Hearings, probation meetings and training opportunities.
• Looking for new ways to improve probation practices, for self and for staff.
• Setting up multidisciplinary meetings when necessary to help support clients.
• Maintain probation case files with adequate case management notes; keep court database updated with probation related case management information.
• Inform offenders and their families about the cost, constraints and responsibilities of maintaining electronic monitoring devices. Provide instillation services in the offender's home, communicate with the agency and assist law enforcement in monitoring the actions of the offender.
• Assist in providing supervision and transportation of offenders to non-secure detention and secure detention.
• Assist in providing effective community service opportunities and monitoring for clients who are required to perform community service.
• Work closely with outside agencies (LE, Protective Service, FIA, and schools), courts (state and local), outside Attorneys and law firms and tribal programs who provide services for our clients.
• Responsible for efficient processing of all court activities, including case-flow management of assigned cases and maintaining the Court docket.
• Will be Clerk of Record on Appellate cases.
• Court clerking responsibilities to court staff and tribal judiciary.
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