FELONY CASE MANAGER

Arkansas Juvenile Detention Association; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

County paid insurance

APERS pension

11 paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation leave

Job summary

Arkansas Juvenile Detention Association seeks a Felony Case Manager in Bentonville, AR to manage the felony defendant case database and process court dockets for multiple divisions. The role involves close work with the Courts and Clerk’s office, maintaining confidentiality and accurate data entry into Justware.

Responsibilities include docket maintenance, court forms support, processing new case files (avg 2,500/year), posting court information, and coordinating with law enforcement and

Qualifications

• Five or more years of computer and legal experience.
• Partial college and/or advanced computer courses.

Responsibilities

• Maintain felony defendant case database and process court dockets.
• Collaborate with Judges' Office, Circuit Clerk, Jail and Probation to ensure dockets are complete.
• Provide forms and support to DPAs in court and communicate issues.
• Process new case files and enter information into Justware; average 2,500 new cases per year.
• Post court information, close and reopen cases, and scan documents into cases.
• Prepare drug court orders for Division III.
• Set cite dates and schedules; notify police, CENCOM, and judges.
• Coordinate with U.S. Marshals and Department of Corrections.

Skills

Computer experience

Legal experience

Advanced computer courses

Education

Some college

Job description

FELONY CASE MANAGER

Full Time Bentonville, AR, US

Salary Range: $20.50 To $28.19 Hourly

SUMMARY:

The Felony Case Manager positions maintain the Prosecuting Attorney’s Felony Defendant Case database, from which Court Dockets are processed for Division I, Division II and Division III Circuit Courts. Felony Case Managers work closely with the Courts and the Clerk’s office.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Confidentiality of all matters. Maintaining and updating open cases.

2. Court Dockets. Work with Judges Office, Circuit Clerk, Jail and Probation Office to make sure dockets are complete and correct. Provide Dockets to all the Offices and Personnel for court preparation.

3. Live entry in court. Provide forms and support to DPA’s in court and communicate with Office when problems are found.

4. Processing New Case Files. Scan documents and enter all information into Justware. Prepare memo for assigning cases. Work with Circuit Clerk’s office to get new cases numbered. Entering an average of 2,500 new cases per year.

5. Processing Case Files. Posting Court information, Closing cases and Re-opening cases along with scanning additional documents into cases in Justware.

6. Data Entry Court Orders/Dates, Etc., Preparing Drug Court orders for Division III

7. Processing Bring Orders.

8. Setting Cite Dates/Schedules. Notifying police departments, CENCOM, and Judges with the Schedules and updates.

9. Work with U.S. Marshalls

10. Work with Department of Corrections

11. Invize – Copy and print all release information from Benton County Jail to be copied and file marked with Circuit Clerk’s Office. Then Scan into Justware.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Five or more years of computer, Legal experience would be a plus.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Partial college and/or advanced computer courses.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Daily contact with Office Staff, Attorneys, Courts, Law Enforcement Officers, etc.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, reach with hands and arms, use hands to handle or feel objects/controls and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close and distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the typical work environment is moderate.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS OVERVIEW:

Benefits are an important part of the overall compensation package. We are pleased to offer a comprehensive array of valuable benefits.

County Paid Insurance Benefits

• Employee Medical
• Basic life and ADD Insurance
• Long-term disability insurance

Access to voluntary benefits, including:

• Medical (Spouse/Children)
• Dental, and Vision coverage
• Supplemental life insurance
• Critical Illness coverage
• Hospital indemnity plans

• Participation in the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS) pension program
• Voluntary Nationwide Deferred Compensation 457(b) Retirement plan
• 11 Paid Holidays annually
• Paid Sick Leave (up to 12 working days per year)
• Paid Vacation Leave (up to 10 working days per year)