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Probation Support Technician

Employer
USAJobs
Location
Newport News, Virginia
Closing date
Mar 26, 2023
Duties

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
  • Conduct case file reviews and advise officers and officer assistants of matters needing their attention. Make chronological entries in supervision case records. Conduct records research and retrieval via telephone or mail to obtain required documentation. Set up new supervision case records and perform various file management tasks. Assist officers in responding to collateral requests for information. Assemble and process information to the Sentencing Commission. Keep various logs and records up to date.
  • Format, type, edit, and finalize reports and correspondence from rough drafts using word processing equipment.
  • Conduct urinalysis and maintain chain of custody of urinalysis testing materials. Maintain paper and computerized records of test results and inform probation officers of test results.
  • Complete various standard forms for submission to the court and legal counsel using information provided by officers, including petitions, orders to the court, and similar documents.
  • Operate the local/state law enforcement information retrieval system and Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) terminals to obtain criminal history information and route the information to appropriate recipients. Obtain fingerprint and credit checks, verifications of employment and education, and send FBI flash notices.
  • Open, close, and update information into computerized records, including the Probation Automated Case Tracking Systems (PACTS). Research information from case records and enter into system as appropriate. Screen forms completed by officers and officer assistants and request corrections as needed. Retrieve information from databases and generate periodic reports.
  • Participate in problem solving at staff meetings with other support staff, officers, and officer assistants. Make constructive suggestions for improvement in work processes to better achieve goals and objectives. Periodically act as administrative and clerical facilitator to distribute/redistribute work and optimize office support operations, as required.
  • Provide general clerical office support by performing any or all the following tasks: Answer telephones and take messages; copy and distribute documents; send and receive faxes and electronic mail messages; process travel and expense reimbursement documents; receive and distribute mail; attend meetings and take minutes; provide reception assistance; order and store office supplies; assist officers and officer assistants with word processing or other computer matters.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Requirements

Conditions of Employment


  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens or a lawful permanent resident that is eligible to work in the United States and is either currently seeking U.S. citizenship or intends to become a U.S. citizen when eligible. To review citizenship requirements for employment in the Judiciary, please visit: https://www.uscourts.gov/ .
  • A criminal background investigation (requiring the applicant to be fingerprinted) will be conducted on the person selected for hire.
  • Employees of the federal judiciary must adhere to all Judicial Conference regulations, follow the policies in the Guide to Judiciary Policy, and are bound by the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees.
  • Performance will be monitored closely during the first year in this position.
  • Employees are considered "At-Will" employees.
  • Employees are required to use direct deposit for payroll.


Qualifications

For placement at CL-23, Step 1: High school graduation or equivalent and two years general experience.

General Experience: Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the possession of, or the ability to acquire, the knowledge and skills needed to perform the position's duties.

Education Substitution: Education above the high school level may be substituted for required general experience based on one academic year (30 semester or 45 quarter hours) equals one year of general experience.

For placement at CL-24, Step 1: One year of specialized experience. Consideration for placement at Step 2 - 25: Two years of specialized experience.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience requiring the regular and recurring application of clerical procedures that demonstrate the ability to apply a body of rules, regulations, directives, or laws and involve the routine use of specialized terminology and automated software and equipment for word processing, or data entry.

Education

See qualifications required.

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