Pretrial Officer - Prescreening Division

harriscountytx·Houston, United States

Regular Full-timemid

About this role

<img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/3273/jobpostings/image/20250603105631_PTS Logo.jpg" data-id="null" data-name="20250603105631_PTS Logo.jpg" alt="Under general supervision, the Pretrial Officer will be responsible for preparing reports on defendants that assist the courts with pretrial release and detention decisions, indigency determination and other related processes." data-url="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/3273/jobpostings/image/20250603105631_PTS Logo.jpg" style="width: 200px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" data-uw-rm-alt-original="20250603105631_PTS Logo.jpg" data-uw-rm-alt="CT"> Under general supervision, the Pretrial Officer will be responsible for preparing reports on defendants that assist the courts with pretrial release and detention decisions, indigency determination and other related processes. Duties and Responsibilities:<ul><li>Initiates and coordinates activities to access defendants in the city and county jails.</li><li>Interviews defendants and elicits needed information.</li><li>Investigates and documents the criminal and social history of interviewed defendants.</li><li>Consolidates information compiled on defendants and assesses the risk of misconduct.</li><li>Appears in court to present defendant reports.</li><li>Conveys supplemental information about release options to the judiciary, prosecutors and defense attorneys.</li><li>Evaluates the defendant's ability to comply with release conditions and apprises court of compliance problems.</li><li>Instructs defendants about conditions and obligations of release.</li><li>Coordinates activities necessary to implement judicially ordered release conditions.</li><li>Completes reports and generate computer mainframe transactions that provide information necessary to document department activities.</li><li>Testifies in court.</li><li>Responds to inquiries from defendants and the public about the pre-trial process.</li><li>Collaborates with personnel in Criminal Justice and Human Service agencies, representatives of the legal community and others to achieve department goals.</li><li>Performs all tasks accurately and thoroughly within demanding timeframes.</li><li>Performs other duties as assigned.</li></ul> Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email <a href="mailto:ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net" target="blank" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl="">ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net</a>. This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Education:<ul><li>Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice or related field.</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>Paid work experience in a criminal justice setting performing case management activities.</li></ul>

<div style="margin-top: 0.0in;margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 8.0pt;margin-left: 0.0in;padding: 0.0in 0.0in 1.0pt 0.0in;">Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:<ul><li>Regular Full-time | 40 Hours Per Week<ul><li>Evening and Midnight Shifts</li><li>Holiday Hours/Overtime as Required</li><li>Days off vary</li></ul></li></ul>Salary:<ul><li id="isPasted">Depends on Qualifications</li><li>Based on 26 Pay Periods</li></ul> Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards. Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.</div>