Court Services Officer (26-04)

State of Alaska; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Public Safety (DPS), Division of Alaska State Troopers is recruiting Court Services Officers (CSOs) across Alaska. Roles include court security, prisoner transport, and writ service, serving the judiciary under Alaska statute AS 22.20.100-140.

Locations vary: Juneau, Anchorage, Bethel, Way? (statewide). The academy starts January 2027 and July 2027, with paid training and benefits provided.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older at hire.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must be conversant in English (written and spoken).
• Clear background check and no disqualifications in the past year.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical security of courtrooms, chambers and court facilities.
• Coordinate and perform prisoner transport and writ service.
• Deliver judiciary protection and security for judicial officers.

Skills

Age requirement

HS diploma or GED

English proficiency

Background check clearance

Education

HS diploma or GED

Job description

The Department of Public Safety (DPS), Division of Alaska State Troopers

is currently recruiting to fill Court Services Officers (CSO) positions around the state.

The salary is dependent upon the location of hire:

• Anchorage = $38.30 per hour
• Juneau = $40.22 per hour
• Bethel = $57.45 per hour
• Fairbanks = $39.45 per hour
• Kotzebue = $61.28 per hour

Qualified applicants will be attending the Department of Public Safety Training academy beginning January 2027 and July 2027.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Court Services Officers (CSOs) are a unique class of officers who work under the general direction and command of AST.

Court Services Officers conduct duties for the Commissioner of Public Safety under AS 22.20.100-140, which includes providing physical security of courtrooms, chambers, and other spaces of the courts including the grounds of court facilities; coordinating and providing prisoner transport; serving court writs; and providing protective details and security for judicial officers.

Court Services Officer is distinguished from State Trooper and other commissioned job classes by its primary focus on providing prisoner transportation, process service, court security, and judicial protection to the court system.

OUR ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND CULTURE:

The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. All positions support or carry out the Department's mission. If our mission interests you and this position embodies your strengths, please consider joining our team.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM:

As a Court Services Officer, you will have a rewarding career and receive paid, high-caliber training and benefits at no expense to you while attending the academy.

THE WORKING CONDITIONS YOU CAN EXPECT:

The Juneau Court Services Officer position is based out of the Juneau Courthouse Judicial Services Office. The work environment will consist of region-wide paper service, evictions, and prisoner transports between the Lemon Creek Correctional Center, Anchorage airport, and Southeast Alaska area community jails and villages. In addition, Juneau CSOs routinely conduct out of state fugitive extraditions and courtroom security in Juneau and the outlying Southeast Alaska area courthouses. The Juneau Court Services Office is team-oriented, family-friendly, and a great place to work!

The Anchorage Court Services Officer position is in downtown Anchorage on the main Alaska Court System campus. The work environment consists of being part of the largest Judicial Services team in the Alaska State Troopers and conducting local and regional prisoner transports, physical site security, writ services, and judiciary protection. Anchorage is the major population center of Alaska and affords easy access to world-class hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation with all the convenience of living in a modern city.

The Kotzebue Court Services Officer position is located and based full time out of the Kotzebue State Trooper Post with frequent work at the Kotzebue Courthouse. The work environment consists of paper service, prisoner transports between the jail and court, courtroom security, and transports between Kotzebue and Nome and occasionally Anchorage. The position will also assist with transports from local villages into Kotzebue on small aircraft. The work environment is friendly, team-oriented, and productive.

The Fairbanks Court Services Officer position is in the Golden Heart of Alaska which provides central access to world hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation with all the convenience of living in the modern city of Fairbanks. Your office and central base of operations will be in the crown jewel of the Alaska Court System, the Rabinowitz Courthouse. The work environment consists of being part of a large team of professionals serving court-required documents and conducting judiciary protection. Fairbanks CSO’s have the awesome responsibility of providing judiciary security, as needed, at Utqiagvik; which is the farthest North court location in Alaska. Fairbanks is the major population center in the interior of Alaska that has some of the best summers for recreation, schools for family, and law enforcement supportive people.

The Bethel Court Services Officer position is located and based full-time out of the Bethel State Trooper Post with frequent work at the Bethel Courthouse. The work environment consists of paper service, prisoner transports between the jail and court, and courtroom security. The work environment is friendly, team-oriented, and productive.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• 18 years of age or older at the time of hire
• Must possess a high school diploma or have passed a General Education Development (GED) test.
• Must be conversant in English (both written and spoken).
• Not disqualified from any portion of a prior formal background investigation conducted for this job classification in the last twelve months.

More information about the Department of Public Safety can be found on our website: alaskastatetrooper.com

High school graduation or the equivalent. AND 18 years of age or older at time of hire.

Special Note: Must possess a valid Driver's License at time of hire.

As part of the selection process, an extensive background investigation will be conducted, including: a comprehensive background check; fingerprinting; medical and psychological evaluations; physical agility testing; drug screening, and successfully obtaining a security clearance to access criminal justice information systems. Appointments will be made conditionally pending successful completion of all portions of the background process and the medical evaluation.

This job class requires the use of firearms or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL-104-208), if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you may not hold a position in this job class. A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" means an offense that:

• is a misdemeanor under Federal or State Law; and
• has, as an element the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.

Personal History

• Must be able to accept employment within the United States.
• Possession of high school diploma recognized by a state, a diploma from a home school program recognized or certified by a state or by a local school district within