Lead Bailiff, Montgomery County

About the role

The Lead Bailiff is responsible for maintaining day-to-day order, protection, and security operations ensuring the safety of visitors, Judges, employees, and the general public who visit the District Court. Additional duties include preparing courtrooms for session, maintaining order in the courtroom, and operating the courthouse security checkpoint equipment to screen the general public and visitors. With considerable public contact involved, the Bailiff must exercise practical judgement necessary to cope with routine and unusual or emergent situation on a continual basis. Assist the evacuations and reentry during emergency situations.

Essential Functions

The Lead Bailiff is responsible for maintaining day-to-day order, protection, and security operations ensuring the safety of visitors, Judges, employees, and the general public who visit the District Court. Additional duties include preparing courtrooms for session, maintaining order in the courtroom, and operating the courthouse security checkpoint equipment to screen the general public and visitors. With considerable public contact involved, the Bailiff must exercise practical judgement necessary to cope with routine and unusual or emergent situation on a continual basis. Assist the evacuations and reentry during emergency situations.

Requirements

• Bailiffs will be required to obtain a letter of good standing from their employer (law enforcement agency) to be eligible for further consideration.
• Bailiffs must be able to successfully obtain and maintain licensing/certification in the following areas: Special Police Commission and Maryland State Handgun permit, both within 6 months of hire date: licensing for all less lethal devise (OC spray); and AED/CPR certification.
• Bailiffs must be able to successfully pass an initial pre-employment medical screening and a medical screening every 3 years once employed (fitness for duty).
• An at will status contract will be issued at the time of hire.

Physical Demands

• Work requires frequent physical effort such as standing and walking for eight hours daily and requires the physical ability to restrain and/or detain individuals.
• A physical examination is required.
• Ability to exercise independent judgement.
• Ability to exercise tact under pressure or in difficult situation with the public and diffuse situation in which parties may be hostile and in conflict with each other.
• Ability to recognize dangerous situations.
• Ability to perform all the essential functions of the position.

Knowledge

• Courthouse and courtroom security protocols
• Maryland Criminal Statute and laws of arrest
• Arrest procedures and techniques

Skill

• Customer and public service and handling problems courteously, tactfully, and patiently
• Communicating information clearly and effectively
• Maintaining order and enforcing rules
• Implementing defensive and offensive tactics as they relate to subduing disorderly or disruptive individuals
• Usage of firearms, OC spray, and handcuffing techniques.
• Recognizing emergency medical situation and administering first aid and CPR.
• Usage of standard office equipment, computer equipment, and computer applications.

Ability

• Recognize and diffuse situations by taking prompt and appropriate action.
• Organize and work well with others
• Assist, guide, and direct others in a polite, calm, controlled, professional, and efficient manner.
• Exercise tact, diplomacy, and impartiality while dealing with the general public, law enforcement personnel, and attorneys.
• Resolve unusual and/or complex situations in accordance with established procedures or assist others in resolving instances requiring deviation from standard procedures.
• Communicate clearly, tactfully, and effectively with Judges, the general public, police agencies, attorneys, and other court officials and personnel.
• Perform all essential functions of this position and pass a medical screening every three years (fitness for duty).
• Obtain and maintain a special police commission and MD handgun permit and complete all required training.
• Recommend modifications to improve procedures and practices.
• Use standard office and business equipment including, but not limited to, personal computers for emails and timesheet completion.
• Implement the District Court and building evacuation procedures.