Job Details for Pretrial Services Officer Assistant

Applicants must also have at least one year of specialized experience to qualify. Specialized experience is progressively responsible experience requiring the regular and recurring application of administrative procedures that demonstrate the ability to apply a body of rules, regulations, directives, or laws and involve the routine use of specialized terminology and automated software and equipment for word processing, data entry or report generation. Such experience is commonly encountered in local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, law firms, legal counsel offices, banking and credit firms, educational institutions, social service organizations, insurance companies, real estate and title offices, and corporate headquarters or human resources/payroll operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years of specialized experience
• Demonstrated knowledge, experience and ability to understand and apply legal standards and the human relations expertise necessary to interact with those under supervision, their family members and others
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field of study which provides evidence of the capacity to understand and apply legal requirements and human relations skills, such as criminal justice, criminology, law, psychology, social work, sociology, human relations, business, public administration or any of the behavioral sciences is required
• Fluent in spoken and written English. Those also fluent in Spanish are strongly encouraged to apply.

Personal Characteristics
A successful candidate must be mature, responsible, poised, organized and meticulous. Must also possess tact, good judgment, initiative, and the ability to work with a wide variety of people with diverse backgrounds.

Background Investigation
As a condition of employment, the selectee must successfully complete a background investigation, which includes a medical examination, credit check and drug screening. In addition, the incumbent will be subject to random drug screening, updated background investigations every five years and, as deemed necessary by management for reasonable cause, may be subject to subsequent fitness-for-duty evaluations. Retention in the position will depend upon favorable suitability determination.

Medical Requirements & Workplace Drug Testing
Prior to employment, the selectee(s) considered for this position will undergo a medical examination and drug screening. Upon successful completion of the medical examination and drug screening, the selectee(s) may then be appointed provisionally, pending a favorable suitability determination by the court. In addition, as conditions of employment, incumbent(s) will be subject to ongoing random drug screening, and as deemed necessary by management for reasonable cause, may be subject to subsequent fitness-for-duty evaluations. The medical requirements and the essential job functions derived from the medical guidelines for pretrial services officers and officer assistants are available for public review at http://www.uscourts.gov.

Physical Requirements
The duties of pretrial services officer assistants require the investigation and management of persons under supervision who may present physical danger to officers and to the public. In the supervision, treatment and control of these persons under supervision, these duties require moderate to arduous physical exercises, including prolonged periods of walking and standing, physical dexterity and coordination necessary for officer safety and use of officer response tactics. On a daily basis, officers and officer assistants face unusual mental and physical stress because they are subject to danger and possible harm during frequent, direct contact with individuals who are suspected or convicted of committing federal offenses. Because officers and officer assistants must effectively deal with physical attacks and are subject to moderate to arduous physical exertion, applicants must be physically capable of efficiently performing these duties and are subject to fitness for duty evaluations. Vision and hearing must also be adequate to perform the duties listed safely and effectively. Travel within the district is required. A valid driver’s license is required to conduct field work.

Maximum Age Entry
First-time appointees to positions covered under law enforcement officer retirement provisions must not have reached their 37th birthday at the time of appointment. Applicants 37 or over, who have previous law enforcement officer experience under the Federal Employees’ Retirement System and who have either a subsequent break in service or intervening service in a non-law enforcement officer position may have their previous law enforcement experience subtracted from their age to determine whether they meet the maximum age requirement.

Conditions of Employment
Applicants must be U.S. citizens. All application information is subject to verification. Court employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Federal Judicial Employees. This position is subject to mandatory electronic funds transfer for payroll direct deposit.