CIU Specialist

CIU Specialist

Salary

$40,176.66 Annually

Location

1703 E County Rd 120, Midland, TX 79706, TX

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

2025-00669

Department

County Sheriff/CIU

Division

County Sheriff/CIU

Opening Date

10/09/2026

• Description
• Benefits

Summary

The C.I.U. Specialist responsibility is to explain to all victims of violence their rights as defined in the Texas Constitution and in Article 55 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The C.I.U. Specialist will protect the rights of, and provide direct services to, the victims and survivors of violent crimes that create hardships. The C.I.U. Specialist will intervene on behalf of the victim to prevent the consequences of crime and help reduce the impact of crime on the victim while also helping to reduce the likelihood of any continuing victimization. The Assistant C.I.U. Coordinator will assist in the training and maintaining of a unit of volunteers that will respond 24/7 at the request of law enforcement to the scene of a crisis to alleviate the psychological and emotional trauma incurred as a result of a crime and provide crime victims with written notices about their rights.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Supervise the daily operations of the Midland County Sheriff's Office Crisis Intervention Unit staff and volunteers.
• Manage and write the Office of the Attorney General's Other Victim Assistance Grant.
• Prepare and timely submit the Other Victim Assistance Grant Quarterly Performance Reports to the Office of the Attorney General.
• Maintain records of expenditures for use in the preparation of the C.I.U. budget.
• Receive invoices, prepare purchase orders, and distribute payment for accounts payable.
• Make reservations, arrangements, and prepare Advance and Expense Report for staff attending out-of-town seminars.
• Provide direct services to all telephone call-in or walk-in victims of crime.
• Preview violent crime cases; assess the victim's needs and generate initial contact by letter.
• Act as a liaison between the victim and the case detectives by obtaining information concerning the status of their case.
• Assists violent crime victims in filling out victim compensation forms and victim impact statements.
• Assist victims of family, dating and sexual violence in filling out the appropriate protective order intake form.
• Refer victims to community resources which include the 31 members of our Midland Victims Coalition that can help them deal with the aftermath of the crime.
• Accompany victims through the criminal justice system.
• Provide surveys regarding required grant measurements to all victims of crime and compute input for record keeping and statistical data.
• Promote networking between various service agencies and local law enforcement to help prevent overlapping of services and provide better services.
• Conducts training classes on victims' rights as requested by local agencies & the general public.
• Conduct two annual 6 week new volunteer training sessions and monthly in-service training sessions.
• Collaborate with the other Specialist on monthly on-duty scheduling of volunteers, distribution of volunteer schedules, revised rosters, intake forms and time sheets.
• Maintain a current roster of volunteers, agency referral list, and volunteers schedule changes.
• Assist victims on-scene, which allows the officer to return to crime control and enforcement duties.
• Perform death and critically injured notifications to next-of-kin.
• Assist abandoned, stranded, and destitute people, including children on-scene, which allows the officer

to return to duty.

• Arrange transportation, temporary lodging, and communication on-scene for victims in distress.
• Transport victims to court proceedings, law enforcement, Safe Place of the Permian Basin, and Midland

Rape Crisis and Child Advocacy Center.

• Perform on-scene tasks with little drain on law enforcement resources.
• Regular and timely attendance is required
• Must possess the physical and/or mental abilities required to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Shall abide by all Midland County Polices and City, County Ordinances, State and Federal Laws.
• Performs any assignment issued by chain of command and/or Sheriff

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This is a non- supervisory position.

Qualifications, Education, and/or experience

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school graduation, or its equivalent, plus at least five years of experience, or any equivalent

combination of education and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Specialized and on-going C.I.U. training required by the Office of the Attorney General. Possess a valid

Texas Driver's License, proof of insurance and maintain an adequate and reliable means of transportation

Knowledge, Skills and/or ability

KNOWLEDGE OF

Standard office practices and procedures; basic bookkeeping procedures; basic filing; criminal justice

system, victims' rights, cultural diversity, and dynamics of family violence; family code, law enforcement

policies, critical incident stress management skills, and victim confidentiality.

SKILL/ABILITY TO

Operate personal computer, including word processing; draft memos, letters, and other documents;

resolving scheduling conflicts and coordinating travel arrangements; perform basic mathematical

calculations; operate standard office equipment, such as copy machine and facsimile machine; counsel

victims of violent crimes; read and interpret office policy; time management skills; communicate

effectively, both in person and over the phone; and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers,

volunteers, victims, and the general public.

At Midland County, we believe taking care of our employees is essential to building a strong community. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance. Employees have access to competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement through TCDRS with employer matching, paid holidays and paid time off, and income protection benefits such as life and disability insurance. Additional resources include telehealth services, an Employee Assistance Program, flexible spending accounts, and optional supplemental coverage for added peace of mind. Our goal is to provide benefits that help employees and their families stay healthy, plan for the future, and thrive both at work and at home.

https://www.co.midland.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/13004/2026-Midland-County-Benefits-Guide?bidId=

Employer Midland County

Address 500 N Loraine St

Midland, Texas, 79701

Phone 432-688-4852

Website https://www.co.midland.tx.us/383/Human-Resources