DATA AND JAIL POPULATION SPECIALIST, Criminal Courts

Full Job Description

The position provides subject-matter expertise on processes, policies, and systems related to the Elected Judges of the Criminal Courts, Chambers employees, and Criminal Courts employees.

The incumbent provides highly complex, advanced business process analysis, documentation, policy analysis, workflow analysis, and functional requirements gathering for the Criminal Courts, for operational needs, and for jail population issues.

BENEFITS

Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits &

13 County Holidays

For more information, please click on the link below:

http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/human-resources/employee-benefits.html

Requirements

1. Works directly with the elected judges of the Criminal Courts, Chambers employees, and Criminal Courts employees to develop strategies and solutions of a highly complex nature to maintain business processes, policies, and procedures.
2. Monitors jail population and recommends strategies to address the populations’ effect on the efficiency of the Criminal Courts.
3. Works with appropriate stakeholders to identify, collect, and track performance measures during and after the implementation of policy and software changes.
4. Develops presentations regarding evidence-based data practices to varied audiences including staff, County executives, Judges, Elected Officials, and other policymakers.
5. Participates in the implementation and functional testing of new software systems as a subject-matter expert to ensure they meet Criminal Courts’ organizational procedures.
6. Maintains and uses a working knowledge of skills, processes, best practices, legislative initiatives, regulations, and activities related to the criminal courts.
7. Develops and maintains a good working relationship with other County departments, other agencies, other counties, and vendors.
8. Provides a wide variety of professional survey, research, and support to the Criminal Courts regarding a variety of Criminal Courts programs, projects, and initiatives.
9. Develops and tracks performance indicators for use in benchmarking of Criminal Courts. Compiles data and prepares reports, studies, spreadsheets, and graphic presentations for budgeting, and strategic planning purposes.
10. Prepares and runs reports as requested.
11. Responds to inquiries and requests for data and information from the Elected Criminal Court Judges.
12. Performs all other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Business Administration, Public Administration, Information Technology, or related field. A master’s degree could substitute for two (2) full-time years of required work experience.

• Five (5) full-time years of business operations or business-related application work experience.

• Driving may be required. Must have a valid and current Driver License.

• Must have an expert working knowledge of business analysis and information technology best practices.

• Knowledge of personal computers is required including Microsoft Office software and hardware.

• Knowledge of project management tools and techniques.

• Proficiency in organizational skills and verbal and written communication skills is required.

• Must be able to work both independently and within a close-knit team and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

To be considered for this position, your application must be complete and clearly demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications.

Please ensure that all sections of the application are fully completed, including Education (specifying the type of degree, field of study, and graduation status), Experience, and Certifications/Licenses.

Resumes alone will not substitute for a completed application.

Incomplete applications will result in disqualification, as eligibility for minimum qualifications cannot be confirmed without full documentation.

If selected for hire, you will be required to provide proof of educational attainment during the onboarding process.

Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudication in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment.

A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.

Additional Information

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to bend, carry, climb stairs, grasp/squeeze, hear, keyboard, kneel, lift below the waist, lift between waist and shoulder, lift overhead, lift to the side/twist, tolerate noise, pull, push, reach, reach overhead, perform repetitive tasks, see color, see near, sit, stand, stoop, talk, twist, use his/her hands, walk, work alone and work with others, and work overtime.