Pre Trial Services Specialist

Announcement # 2023-023 Closing Date : July 14, 2023 Salary Range : $4,554 to $5,635 per month The PRE-TRIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST position is full-time, 40 hours, Civil Service, and Union represented. Columbia County is looking for a self-motivated, detail-oriented individual with experience in law enforcement to interview pre-adjudicated defendants and conduct investigative research to obtain information for use in jail release recommendations to the Court. The Community Justice department's mission is to reduce criminal conduct and help keep residents of Columbia County safe. We do this by providing evidence-based programming and interventions for adults and juveniles that aim to prevent individuals from re-offending, while also addressing the underlying issues of crime. Our department partners with community groups and human services agencies, and provides a continuum of supervision, incarceration, and programming to manage offender behavior. The Adult Division of the Community Justice department is responsible for supervising adult criminal offenders sentenced to Probation by the court or released to Post-Prison Supervision or Parole from a correctional facility. DUTIES : Interview pre-adjudicated defendants and conduct investigative research to obtain information for use in jail release recommendations to the Circuit Court. Within the scope of authority delegated by the Court, develop detailed individual release plans or agreements for recommendation to the Court and monitor defendants' compliance with conditions of pre-adjudication release. Conduct pretrial risk assessments to recommend the defendant's risk to fail to appear and risk of pretrial misconduct. Review Probable Cause Affidavits and analyze and evaluate all information received to recommend to the Court the degree of security risk. Prepare individually tailored release plans or agreements consistent with conditions of release for consideration by the Court. Serve as a resource to the Court in criminal hearings, arraignments, release hearings, and pretrial conferences. Testify in support of the investigation and release recommendation, plan, or agreement and/or to explain a recommendation for revocation of release for noncompliance. Establish monitoring criteria for approval