Impactful Pretrial Services Specialist-Court Support

Commonwealth of Kentucky; Madisonville (KY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Administrative Office of the Courts in Kentucky is seeking two Pretrial Services Specialists-SHIFT to support the Pretrial Services program in Hopkins County. Salary ranges from $41,090.02 to $54,691.04 annually, with fulltime benefits and weekend/rotating shifts.

Responsibilities include interviewing arrestees, reviewing charges, conducting background checks, and making pre-arraignment release recommendations.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience working with or within criminal justice, judicial and/or legal systems (Associates required).
• Ability to conduct defendant interviews, review case history, and document risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial interview of defendant within 24 hours of jail booking, collecting documents and bond information.
• Review defendant history and risk scores to determine pretrial release eligibility.
• Provide pretrial release recommendations and monitor defendants on supervised release.
• Submit detailed reports and maintain state statistics for pretrial defendants.
• Travel to counties for meetings, trainings, and court appearances.
• Enter data into the PRIM system and support community stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Criminal justice experience

Interviews

Background checks

Education

Associate's Degree

Job description

The Administrative Office of the Courts in Kentucky is seeking two Pretrial Services Specialists-SHIFT to support the Pretrial Services program in Hopkins County. Salary ranges from $41,090.02 to $54,691.04 annually, with fulltime benefits and weekend/rotating shifts.

Responsibilities include interviewing arrestees, reviewing charges, conducting background checks, and making pre-arraignment release recommendations.