Clerk - Booking - SO Jail Administration - 6

General Summary:Performs duties related to the intake and booking of inmates, including preparing initial arrest paper work, maintaining inmate files, processing pen packets, answering the telephone and routing calls and taking messages, and serves as public/inmate liaison, including appropriately responding to letters and telephone calls regarding incarcerated inmates.Essential Duties:Other duties may be assigned. Prepares initial arrest paperwork on inmates in the jail;  Maintains files on inmates, including receiving and filing records from DPS;  Processes pen packets;  Answers the telephone, including routing calls and taking messages; Sends paperwork to appropriate agencies;  Performs duties of Public/Inmate liaison, including appropriately responding to letters and telephone calls regarding incarcerated inmates;  Performs miscellaneous duties, including writing memos, assisting with TDC reports, ordering office supplies, and conducting background investigations;  May transports inmates within and outside of facility;  May intake prisoners; May unclothe inmates while performing searches;  May fingerprint and photograph prisoners; May provide assistance with security in courtroom when necessary; May assist Serve Time Coordinator as necessary; and May assist with compiling statistics for (IDTDCJ).Other Duties as assigned.

 

Supervision Received:From SergeantGiven:

This is a non-supervisory position.

 

 

Education Required:High school graduation or its equivalent.Preferred: 

 

Experience Required:

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.

                             

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Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required:Valid Texas Motor Vehicle operator’s license.Preferred: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Demands Typical: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; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; bend and kneel; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds, such as books and stacks of records, and occasionally must lift and/or move objects weighing 100 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

 

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Typical:

Procedures and laws relating to intake of inmates; standard office practices and procedures. Operate computers, including word processing software; read and understand legal documents, letters, and memos; write letters and memos; operate office equipment including typewriter; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, county employees, and the general public.

 

 

 

Work Environment Typical: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 work environment is usually high. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to perform tedious and exacting tasks.  The employee is frequently required to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and to work closely with others a part of a team.  The employee may experience the threat of danger or physical abuse and may be required to respond to emergency situations.