Criminal Justice Services Officer

Performs a variety of criminal justice duties in a residential or non-residential program as assigned. Primary responsibilities include the monitoring and control of adult offenders. On-the-job training is provided for this entry-level position.

(These duties are illustrative of typical essential responsibilities of the job, and may vary according to assignment)

• Monitors the County's residential and non-residential programs as assigned including community corrections facilities and court-referred individuals with community-based sentence requirements. Responsible for ensuring the security, safety, and well-being of the public staff, and clients by direct observation, use of video surveillance, and monitoring alarms including Global Positioning Satellite Systems.
  • Conducts security activities consistent with departmental policy, including random client body searches and vehicle, room, and facility searches; monitors medication; conducts breath tests.
• Conducts on-site employment visits and home visits. Responds to client incidents, crises, and violations in the field and coordinates law enforcement assistance.
• Administers drug and alcohol testing and collects urinalysis samples for testing following evidence-collection procedures.
• Collects money for deposit into client accounts.
• Processes and releases inmates, including taking their photographs and obtaining a serviceable set of fingerprint impressions. Monitors and reports on the presence of smoke, unusual or excessive noise, odors, etc.
• Provides crisis intervention counseling using correctional practices and Motivational Interviewing skills.
  • Will be trained in and expected to utilize Motivation Interviewing processes effectively.
• Responds to client problems and/or inappropriate behavior; provides counseling to influence behavior modification; mediates disputes; explores problem‑solving techniques; performs crisis intervention as appropriate.
• May be required to restrain hostile and chemically affected clients.
• Observes departmental policies and procedures, standard operational procedures, Division of Criminal Justice standards, and Evidence Based Practices.
  • Complete and maintain required certifications related to crisis intervention, motivational interviewing and other certifications required by the State of Colorado's Division of Criminal Justice.
• Communicate effectively and coherently in court, at parole hearings, with department personnel and inmates.
  • Uses radio, intercom, and telephone communications systems.
  • Communicates with professional visitors and the public, providing information, directions, mediating disputes and advising of rights and processes.
• Maintains current and accurate incident reports and other required documentation.
  • Writes incident reports, application referrals, resident intakes, and other administrative paperwork.
  • Prepares investigative reports using sketches, symbols, and mathematical computations.
  • Observes safety precautions and uses and maintains County property in a safe and professional manner.
  • May be required to restrain hostile and chemically affected inmates.
• Complete and maintain required certifications related to crisis intervention, motivational interviewing and other certifications required by the State of Colorado's Division of Criminal Justice.
• Drives County vehicles to transport clients to employment, other correctional facilities, counseling, and medical appointments.
• When a local declaration of emergency or disaster is declared by the Board of Commissioners, all Garfield County employees may be required to work as a Disaster Service Worker.

• Perform security functions within the residential facility ensuring the safety of inmates and staff; perform home checks on non-residential status clients and conduct pass location verifications in and around the County pursuant to the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) standards.
• Supervise County and District Court inmates in a non-traditional incarceration program in a community setting. Develop working relationships with non-profit and governmental agencies in performing…