CSCD Intake Specialist I
Travis County · Austin, TX · 13 mo ago
OTHRFull-time
Job Summary
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Duties And Responsibilities
- Provides supervision to indirect clients who have been placed on community supervision by the courts.
- Documents all contacts and all pertinent facts and events occurring in client's life, including issues of compliance and noncompliance.
- Documents collateral contacts, referrals, correspondence, and any and all other pertinent information.
- Requests offense reports and urinalysis.
- Prepares requests to amend conditions of community supervision.
- Transfers cases to Probation Officer for violation reports and direct supervision.
- Counsels clients who have been placed on community supervision.
- Conducts interviews with clients who have been placed on community supervision, but who reside outside of Travis County.
- Explains the case transfer procedures and expectations to the client, prepares and sends the transfer packet to the appropriate receiving County/State.
- Conducts interviews with clients placed on Pre-Trial Diversion by the County Attorney.
- Explains conditions set forth by the County Attorney.
- Makes recommendations to the County Attorney based on client's progress.
- Assists with Community Service Restitution referrals and placement.
- Prepares legal documents for County Attorney's office.
- Ensures all money owed by client is collected and properly recorded.
Minimum Requirements
- Education and Experience: Associate's degree in Criminal Justice or a directly related field.
- Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements: None required.
Promotional Requirements
- To promote to Intake Specialist II, incumbent must meet the following criteria:
- Meet minimum qualifications of Intake Specialist II;
- Successful completion of probationary year;
- Complete TRAS certification;
- Achieve passing score on skills test;
- Demonstrate working proficiency in job duties;
- Demonstrate working proficiency in HIPAA compliance;
- Meet or exceed benchmarks for mandatory departmental and CJAD training for the current biennium.
Work Environment & Other Information
- Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 10-25 pounds, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment.
- Subject to standing, sitting, walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, repetitive motion, and squatting to perform the essential functions.
- Subject to contact with communicable diseases, radiation, hazardous waste, human fecal matter and foul odors.
- Subject to client and customer contact for extended periods of time.
- Applicant selected for fingerprinting will be responsible for the applicable DPS fee.
Work Hours
8 am - 5 pm, Monday-Friday. May work some holidays, some nights, some weekends
Location
411 W. 13th St, Austin-Downtown
Department
C SCD Adult Probation