Court Security Officer (441340)
Deadline to Apply: May 27 2025
Work Location:
Juvenile Court and Youth Center
800 Broadway 2020 Auburn Ave.
Cincinnati Ohio 45202 Cincinnati Ohio 45219
Work Hours:40 Hours/Week
Work Schedule:Varies 1st and 2nd Shifts
Starting Salary:$24.00 Hourly
Highly Competitive EmployeeBenefits Packageand Generous Paid Time Off
Hamilton County Juvenile Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer. A copy of the Equal Employment Opportunity Plan Short Form is available to any person upon request. Please contact the Human Resources Department at.
Requirements (Education Experience Licensure Certification):
- High school diploma or GED and 1 year of related work experience required.
- Valid drivers license.
- Must possess and maintain auto liability insurance.
- Must be 21 years or older.
- Must be able to obtain OPOTA Basic Bailiff certification and successfully complete all required OPOTA courses upon hire.
- Must pass background screening process.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Associates or Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice and 3 years of related work experience preferred.
- Possession of an OPOTA Certification.
Special Working Conditions and/or Hazards:
- Employees work indoors and are protected from weather conditions or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.
- Employees work outdoors and may not be protected from weather conditions.
- Exposure to individuals who may be unruly at times.
Job Duties:
- Provides security and safety anywhere assigned within Juvenile Court.
- Provides customer service support and/or direct care monitoring of youth in various court departments and buildings on a temporary asneeded and/or rotation basis.
- Appropriately responds to resistance from individuals who are not following court orders or who are at risk to harm others or themselves.
- Transports juveniles and adult prisoners to and from Juvenile courtrooms at 800 Broadway.
- Transports juveniles between 800 Broadway 2020 Auburn Avenue 1000 Main Street.
- Provides supervision to prisoners within the court holding facilities.
- Completes all daily logs incident reports and any other paperwork that is required daily.
- Assists with Contempt docket at 800 Broadway and being alert for potential problems.
- Assists Juvenile Probation Officers with arrests. Participates in extradition and pick up of juvenile detainees from locations in and out of state.
- Works cooperatively with all Law Enforcement Agencies.
- Delivers money to bank.
- Serves Forthwith Subpoenas Emergency Orders and Warrants as necessary.
- All other duties as required including but not limited to providing customer service support and/or direct care monitoring of youth in various court departments and buildings on a temporary asneeded and/or rotation basis.
Summary of KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES required for the position:
- Must possess clerical/administrative skills/abilities which include: Complete all logs maintained by the Security Department on a daily basis including incident reports and any other paperwork that is required.
- Must possess computer/technical skills/abilities which include: Must be able to do some typing on the computer.
- Must possess written and oral communication skills/abilities which include: Must possess effective written and verbal skills in order to effectively communicate with all team members and public.