Bailiff/Court Security - Jefferson County
Full Time
Jefferson County, AL
Posted
Job description
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Grade 13
CLOSE DATE
SUMMARY
Individuals in the Bailiff/Court Security job class are responsible for facilitating court operations and ensuring the safety of visitors, employees, confined persons, and the general public within courthouse and courtroom environments. Employees in this job class perform a variety of duties related to courtroom operations and security, including preparing courtrooms for sessions, guarding prisoners, screening visitors and their possessions upon entry to the courthouse, maintaining order in courtrooms, and completing and filing paperwork from court cases.
TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:
Serves the public by providing directions or information and ensuring citizens are provided with a safe environment.
Screens persons entering the courthouse and their possessions using magnetometers, x-ray machines, and other devices to prevent entry of illegal or prohibited items such as firearms.
Provides security to the presiding judge, explains rules and regulations that govern the activities of all people entering the courtroom and ensures that rules and regulations are consistently enforced.
Carries firearms or other self-defense weapons such as pepper spray in order to protect people in the courtroom.
Prepares courtroom for hearings, reads defendant rights, and announces commencement of court sessions.
Checks courtrooms for security and cleanliness prior to beginning, and after closing, of court each day.
Informs defendant of their rights (verbally or via video clip) at the beginning of court hearings before the judge enters the courtroom.
Opens and closes court and hearing room proceedings by announcing arrival and departure of the judge.
Prepares, maintains, and retrieves files to assist court officers before and during court sessions.
Completes and submits paperwork from cases, to include failures to appear (FTAs), commitments, referrals, payment schedules, etc. and ensures information on each document is consistent.
Serves the public by providing directions or information and ensuring citizens are provided with a safe environment.
Screens persons entering the courthouse and their possessions using magnetometers, x-ray machines, and other devices to prevent entry of illegal or prohibited items such as firearms.
Provides security to the presiding judge, explains rules and regulations that govern the activities of all people entering the courtroom and ensures that rules and regulations are consistently enforced.
Carries firearms or other self-defense weapons such as pepper spray in order to protect people in the courtroom.
Prepares courtroom for hearings, reads defendant rights, and announces commencement of court sessions.
Checks courtrooms for security and cleanliness prior to beginning, and after closing, of court each day.
Informs defendant of their rights (verbally or via video clip) at the beginning of court hearings before the judge enters the courtroom.
Opens and closes court and hearing room proceedings by announcing arrival and departure of the judge.
Prepares, maintains, and retrieves files to assist court officers before and during court sessions.
Completes and submits paperwork from cases, to include failures to appear (FTAs), commitments, referrals, payment schedules, etc. and ensures information on each document is consistent.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The following Minimum Qualifications are required for this job. You must demonstrate possession of these qualifications by providing a detailed description of your related experience in the work history section of your application. Please note that replicating or restating these minimum qualifications or the information from the Personnel Board’s job description as your own work experience will result in your disqualification. Please describe your work experience in your own words to represent the work you have performed that is related to the minimum qualifications for this job.
- Driver's license.
- Willing and able to obtain a pistol permit within 30 days of hire, if required by the hiring jurisdiction.
- Willing and able to obtain a pepper spray certification within 90 days of hire, if required by the hiring jurisdiction.
- Willingness to work in a hostile environment.
- Willingness to use physical agility to restrain and/or detain individuals.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Preferred Qualifications are examples of experience and education considered to be highly desirable by hiring agencies.
- Alabama Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (APOST) Certification.
- APOSTC – Corrections
- Security Guard – state certified
- Military Police (MP) Law Enforcement Training
- Penal or Jail Training
- Governmental Security Contractor experience (e.g., Blackwater)
- Previous Bailiff experience
COMPETENCIES:
- Adaptability & Flexibility.
- Computer & Technology Operations.
- Creativity & Innovation.
- Customer Service.
- Heavy Equipment & Vehicle Use.
- Oral Communication & Comprehension.
- Physical Abilities.
- Planning & organizing.
- Problem Solving & Decision Making.
- Professionalism & Integrity.
- Researching & Referencing.
- Reviewing, Inspecting & Auditing.
- Self-Management & Initiative.
- Sensory Abilities.
- Small Tool & Equipment Use.
- Teamwork & Interpersonal.
- Technical & Job-Specific Knowledge.
- Technical Skills.
- Written Communication & Comprehension.
CRITICAL KNOWLEDGES:
- Knowledge of Municipal Court systems and proceedings (e.g., City and local ordinances, amendments, proceedings, etc.).
- Knowledge of Probate Court systems and proceedings.
- Knowledge of courtroom procedures and protocols for providing testimony (e.g., when you can/cannot speak or answer).
- Knowledge of firearms safety procedures.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is conducted primarily in courtroom and office settings. Work may involve the use of pepper spray, pistols, and a variety of restraint devices. May be required to work/deal with angry, physically aggressive, or violent individuals, and thus, may be exposed to potential and real physical violence.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Job involves physical exertion required for sustained period of light physical activity such as walking or standing, and may occasionally require significant and concerted physical exertion for the purposes of restraining and/or detaining individuals in court. May involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing in excess of 75 lbs.
DISCLAIMER: This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
Persons requiring special conditions to accommodate a disability when completing the application should contact the Personnel Board at 205-279-3500 before the announcement closing date. Qualified applicants who believe they will need reasonable accommodation in the examination process should complete and submit an Accommodation Request Form. You may obtain an Accommodation Request Form by contacting our ADA Ombudsperson at ADAO@pbjcal.org, or by accessing the "Request for Accommodation" form through the following website:
http://www.pbjcal.org/
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Personnel Board of Jefferson County (Personnel Board) provides a public personnel system based on merit principles. The Personnel Board strives for the constant improvement of the public service by employing and developing the best qualified persons available. The Personnel Board provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, creed, religion, political beliefs, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Employment decisions are made by the Merit System municipality or governmental agency in which the position exists. Each Merit System municipality, agency, or jurisdiction administers its own equal employment opportunity programs in compliance with applicable state and/or federal laws and regulations.
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