Bond Clerk - South Bend, United States - St. Joseph County, IN

St. Joseph County, IN

Verified Company

South Bend, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

POSITION:
Bond Clerk**
DEPARTMENT:St. Joseph County Police Dept.**
WORK SCHEDULE: 1
0:00am - 6:00pm., M-F

JOB CATEGORY:
COMOT (Computer, Office Machine**
Operation, Technician)

DATE WRITTEN:
March 2024
STATUS
:Full-time

DATE REVISED:
FLSA STATUS
:Non-exempt

DUTIES:

Answer telephone inquiries of the public and directing calls as needed.

Greet walk in inquiries and direct persons to the Records Division.

Monitor the magnetometer and check security issues as weapons are not allowed beyond the front tower.

Maintain logs of visitors including but not limited to Attorneys, Visitation, Physicians, Law Enforcement Agencies and Court Appointed Advocates.

Verify inmate releases from the Jail and maintain a log of same.

Check and verify warrants and court orders for persons turning themselves in and notify the booking division for detention.

Verify and accepts inmate bonds (cash, credit, and bail bond).

Issue receipts and maintain bond logs.

Other duties as assigned.

I.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND DIFFICULTY OF WORK**:

High school diploma or HSE.

Ability to meet all hiring and retention requirements, including passage of a drug test and background check.

Working knowledge of goals, objectives, tasks, and activities of the Department, and ability to accomplish tasks and activities with accuracy and completeness and meet formal deadlines.

Working knowledge of standard English grammar, spelling, and punctuation and ability to prepare various detailed reports. Bilingual a plus but not required.

Ability to properly operate standard office equipment, including computer, calculator, copier, scanner, basic math skills and telephone.

Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with co-workers, other County departments, County employees, 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, and carry out written and oral instructions and present findings in oral or written form.

Ability to file, post, mail materials and copy data from one document to another.

Ability to work with others in a team environment and work on several tasks at the same time, often under time pressure.

II.

RESPONSIBILITY**:

Incumbent's priorities are primarily determined by supervisor with assignments performed according to specific detailed instructions. Decisions are always determined by specific instructions or existing, well-established policies and procedures. Work errors are primarily detected or prevented through notifications from other departments or the public. Undetected work errors could result in loss of time to correct errors and work delays in other departments.

III.

PERSONAL WORK RELATIONSHIPS**:

Incumbent maintains frequent contact with co-workers, other County departments, County employees, and the public, for the purpose of giving and receiving information.

IV.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK ENVIRONMENT**:

Incumbent performs duties in a standard office environment, involving sitting/walking at will, sitting for long periods, lifting/carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds, bending, reaching, keyboarding, speaking clearly, close vision, handling/grasping objects, and hearing sounds/communication.