Pretrial Services Technician - Phoenix, United States - U.S. District Court - District of Arizona

U.S. District Court - District of Arizona
U.S. District Court - District of Arizona
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Phoenix, United States

4 weeks ago

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Introduction and Representative Duties:


  • PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS JOB POSITION IS
    FULL TIME TEMPORARY**
    MISSION STATEMENT
To assist the federal courts in the fair administration of justice. To protect the community. To bring about long-term positive change in individuals under supervision.

  • The United States Pretrial Services Office upholds the constitutional principles of the presumption of innocence and the right against excessive bail for pretrial defendants by appropriately balancing community safety and risk of nonappearance with protection of individual liberties.
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POSITION OVERVIEW
These positions are located in the United States Pretrial Services Office in Tucson or Phoenix, Arizona.

  • The Pretrial Services Technician performs clerical, technical, and administrative support to officers and staff in a wide range of areas, including reception duties, assisting with the intake process, preparing and maintaining case files, data entry and uploading documents to PACTS-ECM, assisting with urinalysis testing and may include overseeing a courtesy out caseload.
  • The work can be fast paced and challenging. All employees assigned to the unit need to be able to work well in a team setting.
  • The United States Pretrial Services Office offers flexible work schedules, work at home opportunities, and flex days.
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REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
Provide office support and assistance for the administrative functions of the office, which may include any or all of the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Perform a full range of customer service functions for staff, clients, visitors, and court personnel that come to the office. Gives visitors/callers prompt assistance by answering routine questions and/or referring them to the appropriate party or department. Copy all documents provided by clients for verification purposes. Accurately writes chronological information pertaining to the clients' office visit or phone calls, as well as contacts with AUSA's and defense attorneys for the supervising officer.
  • Enters clients' names in PACTS-ECM or confirms that the clients signed into the KIOSK. Verifies that clients who are not registered on the KIOSK are signed in, put on the Checkin Waiting list and complete the required contact forms.
  • Promptly notifies officers when clients come in for their scheduled or unscheduled urinalysis testing. Escort and monitor clients for urinalysis testing following all chain of command rules and office policy and procedures.
  • Perform data entry functions. Enter supervision and investigative case file and statistical data into automated systems.
  • Review criminal record checks obtained through local or national law enforcement files.
  • Assists officers by retrieving docket information, filing correspondence and other mail matter received from clients or other parties. Scans and uploads case related documents for pretrial officers. Works on research and investigative assignments under the direction of supervisors. Complete Pretrial Services Reports for the Court.
  • Assists administrative staff with their nonsupervision and detention caseloads as well as courtesy out caseloads. This requires quarterly compliance updates from the district of supervision and promptly referring any bail modifications or violations to the appropriate officer and supervisor.
  • Scans and uploads case related documents for pretrial officers.
  • Performs other duties assigned.

Occupational Information:


QUALIFICATIONS
To qualify for this position, the successful applicant must be a high school graduate or equivalent.

Preference may be given to applicants who have:

  • Court or Legal office experience, and
  • Bilingual Spanish

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS


Preference given to applicants with two years or more of college credits or who have obtained a degree from an accredited college or university.


How to Apply:


How to Apply

Applicants must submit the following:

  • Cover letter that supports your work experience as it relates to the position.
  • Resume that includes complete work and salary history, and education.
  • Your two most recent performance evaluations OR two letters of recommendation.
Attachments should be submitted only as Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents. Other formats are
not acceptable.


Applicant Information:

Only qualified applicants will be considered for this position. Employees of U.S. Pretrial Services are considered "at will" employees.

Federal Civil Service classifications or regulations do not apply; however, court employees are entitled to substantially the same benefits as other Federal Government employees.


Applicants selected for an interview may be required to participate in skills tests that assess written and verbal skills, analytical reasoning abilities and computer knowledge.

The initial appointment to this position is provisional pending the successful completion of the required background checks and/or investigati
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