PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 13TH CIRCUIT- WITNESS INTERVIEWER I - 21013257 Job at State of Florida, Tampa, FL

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  • State of Florida
  • Tampa, FL

Job Description

Requisition No: 858588 

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 13TH CIRCUIT- WITNESS INTERVIEWER I - 21013257

 Pay Plan: Public Defndrs JAC

Position Number: 21013257 

Salary: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 12/07/2025 

Total Compensation Estimator 

 

Intake Client Interviewer – ($45,000 - $50,000)

 

The Office of the Public Defender, 13th Judicial Circuit, is seeking entry level support staff to perform intake interviews with potential clients at the jail before first appearance court. Candidates must be proficient in reading and writing, excellent communicators, and consistently present and on time to perform these duties. A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation are required due to daily travel between Orient Road Jail, Falkenburg Road Jail, and our offices located in downtown Tampa. Bilingual is a plus.

 

Your specific duties include, but are not limited to:

 

  • Perform all duties as directed by the Public Defender.
  • Perform all duties as assigned by the Intake Bureau Chief.
  • Arrive at Orient Road Jail (ORJ) and begin Intake Interviews and Paperwork collection, Affidavit of Indigency (AIS) and the Invocation of Rights Forms (IOR) no later than 7:30 am.
  • Communicate any issues to the Intake Bureau Chief.
  • Annotate bond factors on the prepped daily docket and email ORJ data file to PDIntakeAtty.
  • After ORJ interviews are completed, report to the Falkenburg Road Jail (FRJ) Video Courtroom 1 to conduct Intake Interviews and paperwork collection at FRJ in preparation for the 1:30 First Appearance Court Docket.
  • Annotate bond factors on the prepped daily docket and email FRJ data file to PDIntakeAtty.
  • Process the AOI and IORs from both ORJ and FRJ after court timely each day.
  • Communicate interviews as well as any client issues with the Intake Bureau attorneys via the PDIntakeAtty group.
  • Fulfill reasonable requests for signed documents by the Office of the Public Defender staff/attorneys.

 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at 1-844-377-1888 on how your current benefits may be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

 

 

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

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