Pretrial Risk Assessment Assistant - Yellowstone County, MT : Job Details

Salary: $21.74 HourlyLocation : BILLINGS, MT 59101Job Type: Full-Time RegularJob Number: 202500282Department: Justice CourtOpening Date: 01/07/2025Closing Date: 1/21/2025 5:00 PM MountainFLSA: Non-ExemptBargaining Unit: MFPE-CHDescription Performs a variety of court liaison, clerical, information management, and administrative duties related to the Public Safety Assessment (PSA) Pretrial Pilot Program, under supervision of the Yellowstone County Pretrial Risk Assessment Coordinator and the Yellowstone County Justice Court.To view full job description, please click on the link below: Examples of Duties

• Act as Case Manager for select courts in the Yellowstone County Pilot Site, to include troubleshooting problems, creating procedures for managing cases, working with processors to resolve software issues, and generating customized reports to audit data entered into the AutoMon Case Management database;
• Evaluate whether defendants' charges dictate generation of a PSA, based upon multiple criteria, and communicate this to the courts, County Attorney's Office, and Office of the Public Defender;
• Examine PSA reports prior to distribution to court(s) to ensure accuracy of data and then request specific correction from processors, if appropriate;
• Collect data from various court/legal and detention sources and enter into AutoMon Case Management database throughout each day;
• Review, research/audit and document court orders, conditions of pretrial release, hearing dates, and other pertinent information related to defendants' court proceedings;

Minimum Qualifications Education/Experience/Training:

• Associate degree in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Paralegal Studies, or relevant field; OR
• Two (2) years office working experience in a criminal justice or legal enforcement, to include use of Microsoft Outlook for at least part of that experience; OR
• Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training totaling two (2) years.

Special Requirement:

• Must pass criminal background check prior to employment.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in a correctional, criminal justice, or legal setting;
• Familiarity with legal terminology and/or progression of cases through legal system;
• Experience with AutoMon, FullCourt Enterprise, and New Work Corrections/LERMS.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including:

• Employer paid health insurance, which includes dental and pharmacy benefits
• Employer paid life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability
• State of Montana PERS retirement
• Vision plan coverage
• 457 deferred compensation plans and ROTH plans
• Flexible spending accounts, dependent care accounts, limited purpose accounts and health savings accounts (HSA)
• Education assistance program
• EAP - Employee Assistance Program
• Weight Management program
• Annual wellness screenings
• Paid holidays
• 12-days sick leave per year
• 3-weeks' vacation your first year!

Part-time employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.To learn more details, visit our benefits page.