Kansas Judicial Branch

Court Services Officer I - 6th Judicial District

Fort Scott, KS - Full Time

Position:                                     K0072097

Location of Employment:      6th Judicial District, Bourbon County, Fort Scott, KS 
                                               
Classification and Grade:       Court Services Officer I, grade 36, $26.74/hourly
                                                    $ 27.43 at six months with successful performance
                                                    $ 29.52 at 12 months with successful performance
                                   
Job Duties: The duties for this position include supervision of adult and juvenile offenders placed on supervision by the District Court and preparation of reports as ordered by the District Court.
This position is assigned to the Bourbon County Court Services Office and will require travel to the other counties in the district as needed.

Specific Requirements: Supervise a caseload of adult and juvenile offenders; supervise a caseload of pre-trial offenders; use of Tyler Supervision to document all contacts and case information; use of Odyssey to verify payments and balances owed to the District Court and monitor Court dockets; compile monthly statistics; verify completion of all Court ordered conditions of probation; prepare presentence investigation reports and criminal history reports in both adult and juvenile cases; correspondence with other agencies and the public; testify in Court as needed; conduct urinalysis testing and perform any additional duties as required by the Chief CSO or the Court.

Required qualifications: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in corrections, criminology, counseling, psychology or a closely related field.

Additional preferred qualifications: Working knowledge of the criminal justice field; experience in caseload management and handling multiple tasks; excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to complete work under time-sensitive deadlines; ability to work independently; excellent oral and written communication skills; LSCMI, WRNA, EPICS AND YLS-CMI certification.

Other: All applicants are subject to a name based criminal history background check. All applicants must also have a valid Driver’s License.  If employed by Court Services, the new employee will have to pass a fingerprint-based background check within the first 30 days of employment.  The new employee will also be required to obtain LSCMI, YLS-CMI, EPICS and WRNA certification through the Court-approved process.

DIRECT QUESTIONS TO:
Christie N. Koehn
Chief Court Services Officer
308 Main St. Suite 105
Mound City KS 66056
913-795-2663

Applications will be accepted until this position is filled.

The Americans with Disabilities Act ensures your right to reasonable accommodations during the employment process.  A request for accommodation will not affect your opportunities for employment with the Judicial Branch.  If you wish to request an ADA accommodation, please contact [email protected] or by TDD through the Kansas Relay Center at 800-766-3777 or 711.

THE KANSAS JUDICIAL BRANCH IS AN EEO / AA EMPLOYER
 
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