Alternative Sentencing Specialist
CurrentAlternative Sentencing Specialist: This role involves executing tasks related to AlternativeSentencing Programs from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. The position includes managingspecific program responsibilities or duties shared among multiple programs, with specific tasksassigned as needed.• Conducts interviews and manages all aspects of screening, eligibility verification, orientation,and enrollment for offenders in Alternative Sentencing Unit programs, involving directcontact within the jail facility.• Maintains regular, timely communication with offenders and relevant personnel to monitoroffender status throughout the program, managing a caseload of offenders.• Manages data entry and retrieval for booking, enrolling, tracking, and releasing inmates in theprograms.•Handles program-related payments and processes receipts as needed.• Provides daily court testimony in person, via fax, or by telephone.• Investigates defendants in custody and makes release recommendations to the courts; reportsnoncompliance to the courts for resolution; prepares and reviews criminal histories, violationreports, caseload lists, daily counts, statistical reports, and offender files according topreselection criteria.• Assesses program eligibility for pre-trial and sentenced offenders, and prepares riskassessment reports for all participants.• Coordinates offender movement and release from the facility.• Provides information and assistance regarding program placement; refers participants toappropriate treatment programs and social services.• Generates reports, warrants, revocations, and other legal documents for city and countyagencies, as well as nonprofit organizations.• Monitors exclusion zones to ensure accuracy and compliance by offenders.• Dispatches certified staff to address program noncompliance and perform addressverifications, among other tasks.