Booking/Bonding Specialist

Assists Sergeant

Employer: Midland County

Location: 215 W Industrial, Midland, TX 79701, TX

Salary: $40,176.66 Annually

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 2019-00184

Department: Sheriff's Office

Division: County Sheriff/Detention/CWP

Opening Date: 08/02/2021

Summary

Please ensure that you fill and attach the Release Form. Your application will not be considered complete without this. Please ensure that you fill out this DPS criminal background check permission form. CRIMINAL CHECKS CAN NOT BE RUN WITHOUT THIS FORM AND YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE. Please make sure you have followed all instructions and completed all requirements for this application. Please also note that there are several exams before you can be employed and these may take some time to complete. When filling out your reference section please ensure:

1. All references are responsible adults of reputable standing in their communities, business, or profession.
2. You have known them for at least 7 years
3. Include references who know you well, such as social and family friends, co-workers, and military acquaintances.
4. Do NOT include relatives, employers, housemates, or other individuals listed elsewhere in your application.
5. All 5 references requested are required and will be contacted. Any application without the required references or with falsified information will be considered incomplete and will not be continued through the process.
6. If you do not list a valid email for references, this will delay the process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Books subjects into jail, including fingerprinting, photographing, and taking inventory of property.
• Receives bonds from bonding companies, and enters into the computer.
• Receives cash for fines or cash bonds, and enters into the computer.
• Receives money from the public to put into inmates' cash accounts.
• Types cash bonds.
• Releases property to inmate's family or friends, including updating computer.
• Handles inmate cash account, including counting monies and comparing with receipts
• Answers phone and works the bonding window.
• Notarizes documents as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Enforces penal code, traffic code, and family code laws.
• Process bonds, including checking for accuracy, returning bonds back to the individual who received it, for incorrect information. Entering all bonds into the bond database and printing report with all information to send to the respective courts. Processing bonds that come in form OOC facilities
• Processing Bail Bond Fee, including counting the money for the fees. Making deposits and entering information form the receipts into the Bail Bond Fee log.
• Counting money that is received into the facility for inmates, that is not loaded into the kiosk machine and making daily deposits to the Inmate Trust Account.
• Answer questions for bail bond companies.
• Beginning for the month reports for bondsman
• Refunding money to defendants on dismissed charges form the cash bond account
• Sending cash bond account money to the respective courts when charges are files.
• Schedule and oversee family, law enforcement and attorney visitation
• Monitors department websites for accuracy and timely updates.
• Enforces proper consulate notification procedures
• Verify warrants, detainers and other agency holds
• Regular and timely attendance is required
• Must possess the physical and/or mental abilities required to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Shall abide by all Midland County Polices and City, County Ordinances, State and Federal Laws.
• Performs any assignment issued by chain of command and/or Sheriff

Qualifications, Education, and/or experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. High school graduation or its equivalent. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations None

Knowledge, Skills and/or ability

Procedures relating to bonding; standard office practices and procedures; computers and basic bookkeeping procedures. Operate computers, including word processing software; read and understand legal documents, letters, and memos; operate office equipment, such as ten-key and typewriter; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, county employees, and bonding company personnel.

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 sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; bend and kneel; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects weighing 100 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color 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 high.

Benefits

At Midland County, we believe taking care of our employees is essential to building a strong community. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance. Employees have access to competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement through TCDRS with employer matching, paid holidays and paid time off, and income protection benefits such as life and disability insurance. Additional resources include telehealth services, an Employee Assistance Program, flexible spending accounts, and optional supplemental coverage for added peace of mind. Our goal is to provide benefits that help employees and their families stay healthy, plan for the future, and thrive both at work and at home.