Summary

Please ensure that you fill out this DPS criminal background check permission form (you must open this in internet explorer to digitally sign). All that is needed is your name, signature, and the date.  You will need to attach this to your application. CRIMINAL CHECKS CAN NOT BE RUN WITHOUT THIS FORM AND YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE.

Serves as the first point of contact for juveniles, families and community members entering the Midland County Juvenile Probation Department offices. Answers telephone calls to the Department and directs callers to appropriate staff members. Monitors cameras of entry point to Department and grants entrance to juveniles, families and community members through the intercom system. Responsibilities may also include completion of clerical assignments to assist management staff, data entry into multiple databases containing juvenile justice data and other administrative duties as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Qualifications, Education, and/or experience

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. 

Minimum high school diploma, or its equivalent, some college preferred, plus at least two years of experience, or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. 

Knowledge, Skills and/or ability

Computers, Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel, QuickBooks, Microsoft Access, standard office practices and procedures; and general bookkeeping practices. 

Operate office equipment such as copy machine and facsimile machine, read manuals and memos, write messages, letters, and memos, perform mathematical calculations, perform bookkeeping functions, communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and the general public. 

Must have a valid Texas Driver's License. Obtain and maintain TJJD certificates/requirements. 

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; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds, such as files, stacks of records, or other similar objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. 

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. 

Must reside in Midland County.