Sheriff's Corrections Assistant Trainee - Throughout Riverside County (Finance)

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office seeks to fill multiple Sheriff's Corrections Assistant Trainee positions located throughout Riverside County. These positions will be filled in the following facilities: Robert Presley Detention Center Riverside, Cois M. Byrd Detention Center Murrieta, and Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility Banning and John J. Benoit Detention Center Indio.

The Sheriff's Corrections Assistant Trainee is the entry-level classification within the Sheriff's Corrections Assistant series assigned to the jail Business Office and reports to a supervisory or manager level position. The incumbent will work in a training capacity performing the more routine specialized clerical duties and under the immediate supervision of a Supervising Sheriff's Corrections Assistant or a correctional or sworn sergeant, learn the more complex and difficult specialized tasks. The incumbent will be required to work rotating shifts (12 hours), weekends, nights, holidays, irregular hours, and may be required to work overtime.

Meet the Team!The law enforcement professionals of the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, with a staff of over 3,600 dedicated men and women, cover the expanse of over 7,300 square miles in southern California. The Sheriff's Department is dedicated to serving the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism, leadership, and loyalty and believes in service above self.• Receive and process court documents and interpret court proceedings to determine which inmates are to be released or detained; ensure inmates are sent to the correct court on the proper date and time.

• Process the Business Office portion of inmate booking and input charges into the Jail Information Management System (JIMS); run queries through the California Law Enforcement Tracking System (CLETS) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computer automated criminal information tracking systems; review booking charges for accuracy and apply bail schedule and rules to determine if charge(s) are eligible for bail.

• Verify court information in an inmate's booking file and apply appropriate rules/ regulations to compute the inmate's sentence(s) to determine proper discharge date.

• Receive cash or Postal Money Orders for inmates and credit proper inmate accounts; reconcile daily receipts and register transactions.

• Prepare documents and update files within JIMS for those inmates being transferred to other federal, state, or local agencies; may coordinate with appropriate agency liaison for the transfer of inmate(s) to their facility.

• Prepare daily court calendar to ensure that inmates are transported to the proper courtroom and appear on the correct court schedule.

• Review accounts for Probable Cause Forms in all new inmate-booking files; send Probable Cause Statements to the appropriate court and judge, and monitor their decision to determine the appropriate action for the inmates.

• Calculate appropriate bail amounts by applying penal codes and bail table rules/regulations; answer telephone inquiries from bail bond agents and the public regarding bail and release information.

• Perform other clerical tasks including filing, faxing, routing telephone calls to appropriate staff, and operating a variety of office equipment.

• Order supplies and equipment by monitoring inventory levels and prepare proper paperwork.Education: Graduation from high school, possession of a certificate of proficiency issued by the California State Board of Education or attainment of a satisfactory score on a G.E.D. examination.

Experience: One year of clerical experience. (Completion of 18 semester or 27 quarter units from an accredited college or university in secretarial sciences, office practices, business administration, or a closely related field to the assignment OR completion of 260 hours of training from a recognized occupation training program in secretarial science, business education or a closely related field to the assignment may be substituted for the required experience.)

Knowledge of: Modern office procedures; correct English usage including spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Ability to: Perform general clerical work; learn complex computerized criminal information software; learn the procedures and details of legal documents pertaining to criminal records/warrants in a correctional facility; establish effective working relationships with others and communicate tactfully and courteously with the public and peers; accurately perform basic arithmetic computations; follow oral and written directions; process specialized Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) documents; learn all applicable law enforcement related codes, rules, regulations, and laws; meet department production and accuracy standards.

Physical requirements: Primarily working in an office setting but depending on the assignment some light travel to various locations.Other Requirements:
Sheriff's Corrections Assistants are required to work rotating shifts, weekends, nights, holidays, irregular hours, and may be required to work overtime.

License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

Veteran's Preference
The County has a Veteran's Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here .

Reasonable Accommodations

The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/.

What's Next?

This position is open to all applicants

Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Sheriff's Office may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted.

Include relevant work experience details on resume and/or application.

Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.

For more information regarding the position, please contact the recruiter Joe Olivares at (951) 955-9554 or via email at jomendoz@rivco.org.