at Cocopah Indian Tribe in SOMERTON, Arizona, United States
Job Description
Summary
Under the direction and supervision of the Court Service Coordinator and Chief Judge. The Cocopah Probation will monitor and supervise adults and juveniles sentenced to probation throughout the entirety of their probation term and bring probationers before the Court when their probation is violated, conducts pre-sentence, pre-dispositional, and pre-petition investigations, files and download written reports with recommendations to the Court and serves notices of hearings to individuals. Work is subject to odd hours of work and on-call status.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Attends all criminal Court hearings and meets with individuals placed on Pre-trial Services or supervised probation.
- Conducts an intake assessment with each newly placed probationer and reviews the conditions of probation.
- Meet weekly with probationers for face-to-face office visits or unless otherwise directed.
- Conducts unannounced home visits with each probationer no less than one time per month and upon each change of address. Home visits shall be varied and unscheduled and may occur on nights and weekends.
- Refers probationers to Court-ordered treatment programs and monitors attendance and compliance.
- Issues written directives to enforce orders of the Court.
- Conducts drug and alcohol at a rate of no less than one time per week.
- Assess each case to determine if their behavior warrants early discharge from probation or an increase in their term of probation if further intervention is necessary.
- Staff cases that are displaying violative behavior with the tribal prosecutor for appropriate course of action.
- Prepares probation court documents and submits them to the Court Services Coordinator for review and filing.
- Request warrants or summons for violations of probation and prepare and file such.
- Conducts probation searches of vehicles, homes, or persons if warranted.
- Provides services to judicial and/or government officials as designated.
- Assists in courtroom security.
- Assists the Tribal Marshal in the transportation of prisoners and maintaining security or control of inmates appearing before the Tribal Court.
- Assists the Tribal Marshal in the transportation and security of inmates who must receive medical treatment outside of a detention facility
- Enforce all rules & regulations of the Tribal Court. Locates probationers to be served by using telephone directories, State, County, City, or Public records and serves or delivers documents as necessary.
- Testifies in court to present evidence or testify during Violation of Probation Hearings.
- Serves court papers, warrants, or subpoenas as required.
- Generates monthly vehicle reports.
- Schedule regular maintenance on the GSA vehicle assigned.
- Attends training classes and seminars on court security, techniques, safety, first aid, marksmanship, and related law enforcement activity.
- Contributes to a team effort and accomplishes related results as required with court staff.
- Other duties and unscheduled work hours may be assigned by the supervisor. (example: transports to detention facilities)
- Maintain all records of adults and juveniles placed on probation and create a probation file.
- Enter all sentencing information into the database and enter all information throughout the term of probation.
- Monitor and enforce payment of court-ordered assessments and ensure that defendants and probationers sign Waivers of Assessments.
- Daily checks on arrests to verify if probationers have been arrested.
- File petitions with the Court to revoke, modify terms, or discharge individuals placed on probation.
- Makes written referrals to other providers identified as necessary or ordered.
- Establish working relationships with other treatment providers in the areas.
