Control Room Specialist-Court Services

Salary : $59,442.00 - $68,594.00 Annually
Location : Sarasota, Florida
Job Type: CIVILIAN
Job Number: 2025-00182
Division/Bureau: COURTS - ADMIN
Section (Cost Center): COURTS-OPERATIONS
Opening Date: 11/24/2025
Closing Date: 12/14/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

All applicants are required to upload the following documents with their application submission: Drivers License with current address, signed Social Security card, birth certificate issued by state or local government authority, High School diploma/GED, College transcript, DD214 Member-4, Name change documents, FDLE certification documents (certified positions), official arrest/charge documents. If a document does not apply to you, please upload an attachment with N/A, if a document is unavailable at the time of application, please list status of documentation (ordered, requested, in search of, etc.) If ALL requested documentation is not uploaded, your application will not be processed.

SCSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Applicants who are found to be untruthful or omitted information on the application or during the background investigation process will be automatically disqualified and will not be eligible for future employment with the agency.

Applicants who are disqualified during the application process for not meeting the standards of the agency at the time of application submittal, or during the background investigation process will be eligible to reapply in one (1) year.

The term "experience," refers to active full-time employment, either in the same position, or directly related to the position applied for. The experience must have occurred within the three (3) years prior to application with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

Forms Required for Application:

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Job Description
The control room specialist will be responsible for monitoring all court facilities' CCure alarms, transportation doors, and cameras via closed circuit screens. The control room specialist must be able to multitask, be proficient in court services facility technologies and knowledgeable of the entire court services facility layout. The control room specialist must be proficient in utilizing agency radios, telephones, and various forms of digital communication. The control room specialist will maintain contact with judicial staff and assist supervisors in notifying deputies of staffing needs and notifying changes on the daily schedule. The control room specialist will be responsible for any other functions deemed appropriate by the bureau commander. This is a safety sensitive position.

General Description of Duties
Tasks: Complete assignment as directed; maintain work areas; knowledge of general orders; complete, update, submit required reports/documents/forms; control movement through facility; maintain security of computer touch screens; respond to public inquiries; assists in other bureau functions and receive, route, and disperse telephone calls/messages.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Demonstrated skill in the use of computers and various office equipment as required to perform position tasks
• Information synthesis skills as well as inductive/deductive reasoning ability
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbal and written, demonstrating awareness for human diversity to citizens and colleagues.

Additional Information

PG 01
Annual Work Hours: 2080
Long Term Pay Cap: $76,918.40

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office requires all employees to have either an associates degree, 60 equivalent hours from an accredited college or university or the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test. The Wonderlic Basic Skills Test measures verbal and quantitative skills. Sworn *Law Enforcement and Corrections Deputies must achieve a minimum passing score of Verbal - 267 and Quantitative - 241. Civilians must achieve a minimum passing score of Verbal - 248 and Quantitative - 241.

*Law Enforcement Deputies/Recruits must meet additional requirements to qualify.

Local institution to administer the Wonderlic: Suncoast Technical College 941-924-1365 ext. 62322. Fee $40 Hours of Operations: Monday through Thursday 7:30am to 3:00pm Friday 7:30am to 2:00pm. TESTING IS SCHEDULED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

If you are out of town, please contact your local technical institute. A complete report of passing scores must be submitted directly to the SCSO.

In compliance with the American Disabilities Act should you require any reasonable accomodation(s) to participate in the exam process, please advise the administering office and supply documentation so they may attempt to satisfy any special needs expeditiously.

If chosen for processing you will be required to submit to the following screening procedures: a comprehensive background investigation, a polygraph examination, medical examinations, drug and tobacco screening, psychological examination (certified and communications positions). By submitting this application you are agreeing to have a background investigator with the SCSO review any social networking websites that you might belong to. If you are not willing to submit to the above mentioned procedures, please do not submit an application.

Applicants who are found to be untruthful or omitted information on the application or during the background investigation process will be automatically disqualified and will not be eligible for future employment with the agency.

Applicants who are disqualified during the application process for not meeting the standards of the agency at the time of application submittal, or during the background investigation process will be eligible to reapply in one (1) year.

The SCSO now offers free, onsite, confidential mental health counseling services to all employees in addition to traditional EAP services.
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Do you have any tattoos on your head, scalp, face, neck, or hands?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have a High School diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

03

All information and documents you provide in this application must support your selected answers and will be verified, and additional documentation may be required. By completing this application and supplemental questionnaire, you are attesting what has been provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.Have you read all the questions and answered them truthfully?

• YES- All answers and documentation are TRUE and ACCURATE.
• No- Not eligible for employment.

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Have you used, tried, tasted, experimented with or possessed any illegal drugs, prescriptions not prescribed to you, or marijuana (or its derivatives) even in a state marijuana was legal within the last 12 months prior to this application?

• Yes, I have used drugs within 12 months of this application date.
• No

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