Pretrial and Intake Assistant Coordinator - Community Corrections

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

Incumbent serves as Pretrial and Intake Assistant Coordinator for the Tippecanoe County Community Corrections Department, responsible for performing assessments and screenings of arrestees/defendants in Tippecanoe County Jail, overseeing the supervision of participants, and overseeing the daily compliance of pretrial program participants and the intake of participants into the program.

DUTIES:

• Conducts daily pre-adjudication assessments of individuals who are not released according to local bond schedule, determining the eligibility of individuals for the pretrial program by conducting interviews, risk assessments and criminal background information into a report for the Court.
• Completes assessments, including determining if individuals have substance abuse, serious mental illness, co-occurring disorder, or developmental disability, assessing risk, and recommending services as required and maintains all assessments certifications. Ensures completion of services and interventions linked to assessments.
• Completes Indiana Risk Assessment System (IRAS) as required on participants and detailed case report on all offenders, including maintaining required case reports, and ensuring program participants follow recommendations of IRAS and court ordered classes. Ensures that the development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of all life skills and behavioral programs are aligned with the requirements of program participants and in conjunction with court ordered obligations.
• Prepares supervision plan of all participants that align with the correlated needs and risk of the individual, while ensuring the program's mission and purpose are accomplished.
• Completes intake procedures for participants to include the opening of case pages in the Case Management System, ensuring proper and accurate information is continuously updated, reviewing the rules and court orders with participants. Oversees the participant sign-on and intake process, including jail coordination, transportation, orientation, documentation, identification procedures, programming determinations, and completion of required records.
• Oversees the monitoring and compliance of participants on supervision, to include face-to-face meetings, telephone meetings, GPS compliance, alcohol and drug testing, referrals to services and field visits as needed.
• Reviews participant violations and determines the appropriate intervention or sanction based on the nature of the violation; prepares and processes all required violation, noncompliance, and compliance documentation; files appropriate reports with the courts; and ensures accurate and complete records are maintained.
• Provides oversight of participant cases, including reviewing complex or unusual cases and ensuring placement decisions are supported by appropriate documentation and program eligibility requirements.
• Reviews legal paperwork, court order and ensures compliance with all court ordered obligations. Provides supervisory guidance on complex cases and court orders, monitors staff workflow and assignments to ensure timely completion of required duties, and conducts quality-control reviews to identify errors, training needs, procedural concerns, and opportunities for improvement.
• Facilitates and coordinates behavioral health, community social, and support services as identified. Ensures efficient coordination of life skills and behavioral programs and event schedules with planned and requested life skills and behavioral services. Initiates and maintains connections with community resources. Coordinates with external partners to connect participants with relevant resources.
• Assists in maintaining complete and accurate records, collecting participant programming activity data and report writing as required.
• Serves as liaison between law enforcement agencies, medical and mental health facilities personnel, and public sector, private, and community representatives as needed.
• Conducts drug screens, portable breath test, and searches, as defined by Department policy and as needed.
• Serves on Administrative Staff Team and performs duties of the Pretrial and Intake Coordinator in their absence, including but not limited to responding to emergencies on a 24-hour basis and supervision of staff.
• Performs duties of support staff in their absence.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

I. JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Criminal Justice preferred or equivalent work experience. Experience in working with adults with mental illness, addiction disorders, co-occurring disorders, developmental disabilities and/or criminal justice involvement preferred.
• Ability to meet all Department and employer hiring requirements, including passage of a drug test and polygraph test.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Working knowledge and experience in the adult criminal justice system, knowledge of pretrial and community corrections evidence-based practices.
• Working knowledge of Community Corrections programs, policies, procedures, and legal processes, with the ability to apply requirements, prepare reports and court recommendations, adapt procedures as needed, and assist law enforcement with participant-related investigations and warrants.
• Working knowledge of and ability to properly operate various standard Department equipment and software programs such as computer, printer, telephone, calculator, fax machine, scanner, copier, Microsoft Office, RMS/JMS reporting program, IRAS, substance abuse and mental health screening tools, and Odyssey Case Management System.
• Working knowledge of universal health precautions and blood borne pathogen control, and ability to apply such knowledge to protect self and others from infection.
• Working knowledge of standard English grammar, spelling and punctuation, and ability to prepare required reports.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with co-workers, other County departments, Indiana Judicial Center, social service agencies, drug and alcohol treatment centers, medical providers, and the public, including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, cultural diversities, and disabilities.
• Ability to provide public access to, or maintain confidentiality of, Department information and records according to State requirements.
• Shall comply with employer and Department policies and work rules, including, but not limited to, attendance, safety, drug-free workplace, and personal conduct.
• Ability to understand, memorize, retain, carry out written and oral instructions and present findings in oral or written form.
• Ability to count, compute, and perform arithmetic calculations and prepare and maintain records and reports as required.
• Ability to physically perform essential duties of the position, including but not limited to walking/standing for extended periods of time and physically restraining participants during emergency situations.
• Ability to effectively communicate with irate participants and deal with situations that arise using motivational interviewing and de-escalation techniques.
• Ability to deal swiftly, rationally, and decisively with potential violent individuals and take authoritative action when appropriate.
• Ability to properly operate standard office equipment including computer, printer, copier, fax machine, and telephone.
• Ability to work alone with minimum supervision and with others in a team environment, work under time pressure, work rapidly for long periods, and on several tasks at the same time.
• Ability to competently serve the public with diplomacy and respect, including occasional encounters with irate/hostile persons.
• Ability to testify in court/legal proceedings.
• Ability to occasionally work weekend, evening, and/or extended hours, and occasionally travel out of town for training, sometimes overnight, and serve on call 24 hours in the absence of the Pretrial and Intake Coordinator.
• Possession of a valid driver's license and demonstrated a safe driving record.

II. DIFFICULTY OF WORK:

• Incumbent performs a broad array of duties, with interrelationships among them not self-evident. Analysis and independent judgment is needed in selecting the appropriate guidelines, instructions or rules to apply to specific tasks.

III. RESPONSIBILITY:

• Incumbent is responsible for proper completion of assigned tasks where desired results are clearly indicated. Incumbent exercises independent judgment in a variety of situations and circumstances, using departmental policies for guidance. Unusual problems or situations are discussed with the supervisor, and work product is periodically reviewed for soundness of judgment and conclusions, and overall conformity with instructions and standard practices of the Department.

IV. PERSONAL WORK RELATIONSHIPS:

• Incumbent maintains frequent contact with co-workers, other County departments, Indiana Judicial Center, social service agencies, drug and alcohol treatment centers, medical providers, and the public for purposes exchanging and explaining information, opinions, and ideas.
• Incumbent reports directly to Pretrial and Intake Coordinator.

V. PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Incumbent performs a majority of duties in an office environment and inside a confinement facility, involving sitting and walking at will, sitting for long periods, close/far vision, driving, hearing/sounds communication, lifting/carrying objects weighing under 25pounds, reaching, crouching/kneeling, bending at waist, handling/grasping/fingering objects, close/far vision, hearing sound/communication, and speaking clearly. Incumbent may be exposed to potentially violent or hostile individuals and may be required to physically restrain participants during emergency situations. Incumbent works with potentially dangerous, violent, and abusive program participants and must respond swiftly, rationally, and decisively in the situation. Incumbent is periodically exposed to hazards associated with law enforcement, criminal investigations, and jail corrections operations, such as violent individuals and communicable disease.
• Incumbent is occasionally required to work weekend, evening, and/or extended hours, and occasionally required to travel out of town for training, sometimes overnight, and serve on call 24 hours in the absence of the Pretrial and Intake Coordinator.

Salary Description

$2211.52 biweekly