As of Wednesday June 12, 2013, the following
positions are available.
Human Resources
Director-(Brazoria County, Texas)
The
County seeks a human resources generalist with 10 or more years of related
management experience or a four-year degree.
PHR or SPHR certification is
desired. Previous Human Resources
experience working for a county or city government would be a plus.
Reporting
to the Commissioners' Court the County Human Resources Director is principally
responsible for the processing of payroll; salary and benefits administration;
risk management; EEO/AAP compliance; personnel policy development and
enforcement; applicant recruitment and background checks; the coordination of
safety and supervisory related training; consultation on a daily basis with
County officials and appointed department heads, as well as with individual
employees, regarding personnel issues that arise in the workplace; budget
preparation; and, the conduct of personnel management related research and
reporting to County officials and appointed department heads.
The
County's workforce consists of approximately 1,500 employees, including
part-time and temporary. Human resources
are staffed by 5 positions (including the director) and have its offices in the
Courthouse which is located in Angleton, Texas.
A
pre-employment drug test is required.
Qualified applicants are invited to send current resume
and completed County employment application form to the Human Resources
Department THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING A CURRENT RESUME
AND COMPLETED COUNTY EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION FORM IS July 3, 2013.
Intake Juvenile Probation Officer
EDUCATION
and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree in any field with a preference in the
fields of criminal justice, sociology, psychology or a behavioral science; and
a minimum of 1 years experience in a full time
casework, counseling, community or group work or one year of graduate study in
the fields of criminology, corrections, counseling, law, social work,
psychology or sociology; and prefer a master’s degree in a similar field; and
prefer at least 1 year experience working in some capacity with juveniles
whether incarcerated or in the mental health or educational fields.
SUMMARY
AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The intake officer reports directly to the court unit
supervisor, in his/her absence reports to the assistant unit supervisor and
ultimately to the chief juvenile probation officer. The intake officer
supervises a caseload of juveniles referred by police agencies, and pending
court action or other lesser action deemed appropriate by the juvenile probation department and/or the district attorney,
investigates the juvenile’s family environment and makes appropriate
recommendations to the courts for case disposition by performing the following
duties. Regular attendance is required; Maintains regular caseload consisting
of cases pending court action; Works directly with the courts in processing
juvenile offenders; Meets with families and the juvenile offender to gain
information pertinent to the dispositional recommendation by juvenile
department to the courts; Generates comprehensive well written court reports
and detention hearing documents to the juvenile judge; Meets with any
incarcerated offender on daily basis; Serves court summons; Supervises
community service restitution; Coordinates with courts regarding any pending
court action or detention hearings; Participates in the on call schedule and
fulfills associated duties; Compiles monthly statistics regarding work
activity; Maintains monthly activity log; Updates caseworker information as
needed; Assists in transporting juveniles to court, detention hearings,
placements, etc.; Maintains 80 hours
biannually of approved training to maintain juvenile probation officer
certification; Performs other duties as assigned. Starting salary is
approximately $18.74 per hour depending on qualifications and experience. Please apply at the Brazoria County Human
Resources Dept. or applications may be obtained and submitted at this website.
LVN-Heath Dept. (Full-time)
High school diploma or equivalent, and technical training
in state-approved school of vocational nursing, and at least one year of nursing
experience in a hospital, school or doctor’s office, or equivalent combination
of education and experience. Duties include, but are not limited to: Operates
computer to record and retrieve information using both IMMTRAC and TWICES
automated tracking system; inventories vaccines; transfers vaccine from main
refrigerator to shot room refrigerator to store daily vaccines, excluding
frozen vaccine, without breaking cold chain cycle; ensures both main and shot
room refrigerators are protected with plug guards; maintains and records
temperature on C-105 for both refrigerators; completes new TVFC Eligibility
Form for each new client; refers clients to WIC when applicable, such as
pregnant women and women with children under four; answers telephone and provides
information to clients; attends staff/safety meetings; performs lab duties such
as drawing blood; performs related work as necessary and/or as assigned;
ensures client confidentiality as stated in HIPPA Privacy Notice; cooperates
fully with Department of State Health Services survey teams; supervises
Immunization Clerk in absence of Public Health RN and/or as necessary as set
forth by Health Director and Supervisor of Nurses. Hours are Monday-Friday,
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and starting salary range is $16.68 to $18.22 per hour,
depending on qualifications and experience. Please apply at the Brazoria County
Human Resources Department, or applications may be obtained and submitted at
this website.