Juvenile Detention Clerk

Organization Detention Home Pay $16.15 Pay Frequency Hourly Full Time / Part Time Full time Job Summary Under general supervision, performs a variety of administrative and clerical duties in support of the daily operations of the Juvenile Detention Facility, ensuring compliance with facility protocols and maintaining accurate records and communications. Job Description Essential Job Functions Serve as administrative liaison for facility leadership; manage calls, calendars, and visitor coordination. Process incoming/outgoing mail, including legal and resident correspondence, ensuring accurate logging and distribution. Maintain organized filing systems for resident records, reports, logs, and schedules. Enter and manage data in facility tracking systems, including incident and supervision logs. Handle detention admission and release documentation; support transition to electronic records. Maintain confidential juvenile and personnel files in compliance with OJA, ACA, and county standards. Assist with disciplinary documentation, visitation scheduling, and inventory of office supplies and forms. Retrieve resident supervision logs daily from each housing unit. Collect outgoing resident mail from the Admission Specialist and process logging and taking to the mailroom. Follow PREA procedures, ensuring gender sensitivity and mandatory reporting. Perform other clerical tasks assigned by administrative staff. Additional Job Description Qualifications Required To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Required Knowledge, Skill and Abilities Knowledge of general office practice; federal, state, and local laws; and codes and regulations as pertaining to Juvenile. Skill Microsoft Office Suite and data entry systems; attention to detail and organizational; interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive records; deal effectively with individuals from diverse socio-economic backgrounds; stressful situations, remain calm, and present a professional manner in hostile situations; and maintain effective working relationships with staff, residents, and members of the community. Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Spreadsheet and Word Processing software. Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory responsibilities. Education and/or Experience High school or GED required. One of year work experience. Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Must be at least 21 years of age- defined by Oklahoma Administrative Code § 377:3-13-43 Physical Demands 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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment 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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. EEO STATEMENT Tulsa County does not discriminate against any individual because of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, or political affiliation (except when such person advocates or belongs to an organization which advocates the overthrow of our constituted government by force or violence) with regard to all terms, conditions, eligibilities, and privileges of employment for all positions in the County. NOTE: Job descriptions are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions. Location Juvenile Detention Center Working for Tulsa County means your expertise will be valued at a place that aims to help you succeed while empowering you to expand your skills. It also means youll get great, comprehensive benefits including: Competitively priced health care package Paid time off including vacation pay, holidays and personal time Retirement benefits, including a pension Education assistance Much more Click to learn about more of our benefits. Equal Opportunity Policy: Tulsa County is dedicated to providing an equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals. It is the policy of Tulsa County to recruit, to employ, to compensate, and to promote the most qualified persons for all classified positions within the divisions under the Board of County Commissioners and other participating County offices, solely on the basis of job-related qualifications and competency. Therefore, it is the policy of the participating County offices, including all Board of County Commissioners divisions, that there shall be no discrimination against any employee or applicant with regard to their race, color, religion, sex (including, pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, age, or other non-merit based factors or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws with regard to all terms, conditions, eligibilities, and privileges of employment for all positions in the County. The complete text of the Countys Equal Employment Opportunity statement is available from the Human Resources Division. 918-596-5095