Corrections Specialist (Central Booking, Tccc Records And Classification)

Job Summary Areyoulookingforagreatplacetoworkthatallowsyoutoutilizeyourskillsetinafast-pacedenvironment?Doyouhaveoffice/clerical experience? If you answered yes, then you need to apply for TravisCounty Sheriff's Office Corrections Specialist (Central Booking, TCCC Records and Classification)position. Travis County offers a premier Total Rewards Package that includes a highly rated retirement plan, vacation and sick leave, 3 personal holidays, 12 company holidays, longevity pay, tuition reimbursement, medical, dental, and vision, and a free employee health care clinic. The Corrections Specialist (Central Booking, TCCC Records and Classification), under minimal supervision, performs highly responsible work in coordinating and carrying out responsibilities involving inmate incarceration. Makes independent decisions, organizes and prioritizes workload and performs detailed and complex legal procedures associated with the receipt, review and processing of court documents and the review of criminal histories, intake assessments and jail behavior to assign safe and secure inmate housing. Accepts and processes bonds, fines and cash releases. Processes jail records for retention and subpoenas. Conducts daily coordination with all legal entities involved with inmate incarceration. Conducts statistical research for Governmental Agencies regarding benefit eligibility. With general direction, provides care, custody, and control of inmates in the detention complex. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: This is a job classification within the Administrative Support job family. This is a specialized classification with duties similar but not identical to the Office Specialist Senior title. Incumbents perform complex and advanced decision making without supervision on matters of release of inmate charges and determination of level of security housing required for each inmate. Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyzing legal documents.
• Business letter writing, grammar and punctuation and report preparation.
• Operates base radio within the jail detention complex and maintains contact with all downtown jail facility sections (Transportation, Travis County Jail, Courthouse Security, Central Booking). Monitors radio for routine and emergency transmissions.
• Relays information between buildings, supervisors, officers, and the general public.
• Prioritize and work independently.
• Performs inmates' sentence calculations and releases by reviewing court commitments, calculating time served, tracking and projecting release dates, and tracking credit for inmates who work upon completion of sentence. Research back time for credits for courts and attorneys. Audits files, as required.
• Train office personnel.
• Initiates and develops files on inmates who participate in the weekend program. Conducts warrant checks on inmates processed at both intake and release. Responsible for communicating directly with other law enforcement agencies regarding holds, warrants, deadline for extraditions.
• Communicating with attorneys or judges related to case information.
• Make independent decisions based on the requirement of statutes, policies and procedures.
• Legal terminology, principles, procedures, documents and forms.
• Scanning equipment and document control.
• Work all shifts within a 24/7 operation. Work Environment & Other Information Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to20-50 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to sitting, client/customer contact, standing, walking, vision to monitor, repetitive motion, stooping/kneeling, squatting, bending, and reaching to perform the essential functions. Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions. This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position. Work Hours: Shift work; this position will be required to work an evening and/or night shift. Works some holidays, works some nights, works some weekends. Location: Austin, TX Department: Sheriff Criminal Background Check, Credit Report, Driving Record, TCOLE, Physical Exam, Drug Test, Alcohol Test, Psychological Exam, Education, and Employment History Check Required.
• Processes new inmates by booking, interviewing, completing paperwork, taking photographs, takes all property, including clothes and money to be held while in custody. Maintains accurate inventory and account of inmate property and money when they are detained. Returns appropriate belongings, such as money or clothing, to detainees when released.
• Researches, responds and documents all inmate requests regarding their incarceration, classification, requests for worker status. Conducts research for state and federal agencies regarding inmate benefits.
• File Management and techniques.
• Handle high volumes of detail-oriented work.
• To obtain a Jailer's License, the applicant will learn and be able to apply basic self defense techniques and inmate handling techniques. Physical participation is required.* Preferred Requirements: TCOLE Jailer's License Previous experience with TCIC/NCIC Special Requirements: If you are a current employee, you must attach the following to the online application: A letter of intent Resume PREA form All applicants are required to attach a resume with the online application. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of:
• Monitors and operates security alarm systems throughout Travis County facilities. Operates electronic control panel for access to the facility. Operates screening devices, such as the X-Ray machine. Monitors security cameras to track normal inmate movement and identify security violations in all areas, including MPS and isolation areas. Provides surveillance of activity in open seating with non-classified inmates and cell areas.
• Communicating with victims, law enforcement officers and others involved in court related proceedings.
• Resolving complex problems.
• Criminal justice system policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Requirements Education and Experience: High School diploma or G.E.D. AND four (4) years of responsible clerical experience, including use of legal terminology; OR, Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job. Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen. TCOLE Jailer's license must be obtained within one (1) year of employment. TCIC/NCIC Certification must be obtained within six (6) months of employment.
• Conducts Classification and reassessments of inmates confined in custody. Conducts reassessments of inmates upon guilty findings after administrative disciplinary procedures added criminal charges, or dismissals. Determines need for override of inmate's classification or need for Jail Management Team review.
• Understand and carry out verbal and written directions.
• Reports all suspicious behavior and activity to appropriate personnel. Responds to panic and fire alarms throughout the courthouses and other locations. Writes reports or supplements to incidents or violations of the law.
• Maintain confidential data.
• Conducts training for newly assigned staff.
• Conducts emergency moves requested by Security, Medical, or Mental Health staff; arranges for emergency inmate moves. Determines and creates moves of all newly incarcerated inmates into permanent housing as determined by Texas Commission on Jail Standards. Determines eligibility and assigns inmate worker positions. Reviews and completes Sex Offender Registrations.
• Coordinates access into, within, and out of the downtown jail facility. Coordinates incoming and outgoing traffic in the Sallyport (Arresting Agency Transports, Transportation Sedans and Buses, EMS, Crime Lab, various other agencies and civilian access).
• Performing cashier duties, such as receiving cash, issuing and posting receipts for fee payments or other charges.
• Sets-up and processes releases of large groups and individuals for release to general public, ICE, TDCJ, Mental Health facilities and other LE agencies. Conducts victim notifications as required by CCP, arranges transportation by Mental Health Unit as required, verifies inmate identification and court related paperwork upon inmate release.
• Conducting research and presenting information.
• Interpret and process legal data.
• Coordinating the review and processing of legal documents.
• Handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Drafting correspondence.
• Both verbal and written communication. Ability to:
• Retrieves mail and inner office documents from Travis County Complex Mail Room located across the Complex grounds.
• Operate complex databases.
• Office procedures and protocol.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials, judges, attorneys, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public.
• Updates inmate records on the computer system and manually maintains all inmate incarceration files. Compiles Daily Jail Population Report. Responsible for the preparation of files and property for moves and transfer lists. Reviews criminal histories; jail behavior; counselor assessments; intake and PREA screening. Makes inmate inquiries and runs criminal histories. Will have indirect contact with incarcerated persons. Must be willing to work flexible hours including weekends, holidays, and shift work.
• Work under minimal direction.
• Enters information into computer system and drafts correspondence using computer software. Performs administrative duties, such as filing, photocopying, answering phones and data entry.
• Compile data to write clear and comprehensive reports.
• Computer equipment to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases and a variety of software packages. Skill in:
• Interacts with courts and other agencies to verify defendant has been sentenced to a particular program or is authorized for release. Contacts immigration, as required. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with LE officers, judges, attorneys, representatives of outside agencies, other county employees and officials, and the general public.
• Performs duties as it relates to current and future legislative mandates (entry into state databases, running criminal histories as it pertains to DNA Swabbing requirements, Sandra Bland requirements).
• Create effective filing systemsand retrieve and disseminate information.
• Operating a variety of modern office equipment, including a computer.
• Receives, stores, inventories and secures confidential incarceration records to off-site storage facilities. Orders files from off-site as requested per subpoenas. Testifies in court. Notarizes documents for inmates, attorneys, childcare professionals and family members.
• Enters routine financial and other data on the computer system, balances source data to the cash drawer, and funds transfer ledger. Independently processes legal documents; accepts and processes bonds and fine payments. Enters warrants onto Jail Record, sets up court magistrations, and determines court dates upon release. Processes funds for release to inmates, attorneys, bondsmen, or the public. Writes checks on inmate accounts as authorized.