- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university or
- **Associate Degree (or have earned minimum 60 credit hours) from an accredited college or university or
- **High school diploma with at least two years of prior employment in law enforcement, residential/specialized care, or a
detention facility.
- **All employees hired under this waiver have five years to complete their degree from an accredited college or university.
This temporary educational waiver will extend at AOIC’s discretion.
- Must be able to operate office equipment and have experience with Microsoft Office programs.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal departments
and externally within the scope of the judicial system.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
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.
This position requires sitting (4-6 hrs), standing/walking (2-4hrs) and may experience occasional standing, balancing, stooping,
crouching, reaching, and pushing/pulling movements. Repetitive motion – use of the hands and fingers for typing/keyboarding,
hand-written documentation, and regular office work. Defined Heavy Work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally,
and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Visual acuity needed to
determine the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations.
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 worker is subject to both environmental conditions; activities occur inside and outside. While performing the duties of this
position, the employee is subject to those internal/external seasonal temperatures. The noise level in the work environment is
raised due to youth activity on a daily basis; there is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above
ambient noise level at times.
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the person in this position.
Principal duties and responsibilities are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of this job, and
"other" duties and responsibilities include those that are considered incidental or secondary to the overall purpose of this job.
This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position.
Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties or tasks as requested by management. All
requirements are subject to possible modification in order to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
LaSalle County reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the County desires. This job
description is not intended nor should be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, tasks, skills, efforts, working
conditions, or similar behaviors, attributes or requirements associated with this position. The aforementioned job requirements
are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability.
This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Except as otherwise provided by a collective
bargaining agreement or applicable law, all employees are at-will. This job description is not intended to void, replace, or
conflict with negotiated union contracts. To the extent a collective bargaining agreement conflicts with this job description, the
collective bargaining agreement shall supersede and/or modify this job description.
I have read, reviewed, and agree that this job description accurately reflects the position.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have read or had explained the essential duties, responsibilities, and minimum qualifications of this position for which I am
expected to perform. I have reviewed the essential functions and work environment characteristics and I understand them
completely.
Date Revised: July 3, 2017 Approvals: P. Sweeney & B. Pfalzgraf
