CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICER

About the role

Performs a variety of criminal justice duties related to the monitoring and control of adult offenders in residential and non-residential Community Corrections Programs, which may include: Day Reporting Program, Pretrial Services, Summit View Treatment Services, and Community Service Divisions. Provides crisis intervention and redirects behavior using behavior modification techniques and skills. This position is eligible for shift differentials for swing and graveyard shifts.

Responsibilities

• Monitors a residential community corrections facility 24 hours per day to ensure the security, safety, and well-being of the public, staff, and clients through direct observation, video surveillance, and alarm monitoring.
• Responds to client problems and inappropriate behavior; provides counseling to influence behavior modification; mediates disputes; explores problem-solving techniques; performs crisis intervention as appropriate.
• Provides supervision and monitoring of Division of Youth Services, Probation, and Parole Offenders to ensure compliance with supervision plans, program regulations, and parole and probation conditions in residential or community settings.
• Conducts interviews of defendants in detention facilities, writes detailed reports, and provides information to local courts, including bond recommendations and evaluations for supervised release.
• Monitors clients in the community using electronic (Global Positioning Satellite Systems) to ensure compliance with program and court requirements.
• Administers drug and alcohol testing and collects urinalysis samples following evidence collection procedures.
• Conducts home and employment visits and responds to crises and emergencies with law enforcement assistance.
• Initiates random and regular monitoring of clients; performs formal and informal head counts; completes security rounds; supervises client behavior and activities; checks clients in and out of the facility.
• Responds to client incidents, crises, and violations in the field and coordinates law enforcement assistance.
• Provides client transportation to employment, counseling, and medical appointments.
• Provides medication monitoring and collects money for deposit into client accounts.
• Uses various computer applications to document and enter data.
• Conducts off-site checks, authorized activity verifications, client searches, vehicle searches, room searches, and verifies employment searches for unemployed clients in accordance with Division of Criminal Justice Standards.
• Transports clients from various correctional facilities, including to the local detention facility.
• Writes incident reports, application referrals, resident intakes, and other administrative paperwork as required.
• May testify in court, probation hearings, or parole board hearings.
• Teaches cognitive problem-solving skills in a group setting and intervenes in conflicts or problems that may arise.
• May be required to restrain hostile or chemically affected individuals and transport them to appropriate facilities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age and successfully pass a background check, including fingerprinting.
• High school diploma or equivalent supplemented by training programs in the area of assignment.
• Any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the job.
• CPR certification and Basic First Aid Certification (can be obtained after hire).
• CPI (Crisis Intervention) Certification (can be obtained after hire).
• Motivational Interviewing Skills preferred.
• Valid Colorado Driver's License.

Physical Requirements and Working Environment

This position requires standing, stooping, sitting, bending, twisting, and lifting up to 60 pounds. Occasional exposure to hazardous situations involving physically violent persons, interviewing mentally or emotionally disturbed persons, or bodily injury from biohazards, infections, or blood-borne pathogens. Requires irregular hours and shifts, including days, swing, graveyard shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement
• Paid Sick and Vacation Leave
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability