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Student Contractor

U.S. Courts · Judicial Branch

Pay
$40,004–$50,406/yr
Where
Brooklyn, New York + 1 more
Apply by
2026-09-30
Posted
Jan 16

Student Contractors provide technical and administrative support to U.S. Pretrial Services Officers in a wide range of areas, including assisting with conducting drug testing, compiling criminal histories, coordinating with collateral agencies, and other duties with guidance of the officer.

What you'd do

  • Assist officers conduct investigations and verify background information concerning persons charged with a federal offense when they are arrested or summoned to court.
  • Conduct drug testing on defendants.
  • Record results of drug testing into PACTS and notify pretrial services officers of results.
  • Maintain drug testing equipment, including oversight of supplies.
  • Maintain contact with pretrial services officers to ensure all clients required to undergo urinalysis are tested.
  • Provide administrative assistance to the Location Monitoring Unit.
  • Assist officers with administrative duties such as filing and scanning of case documents, conducting automated database searches and chronological entries.
  • Perform other administrative duties as assigned.

What they want

  • Applicants must be currently enrolled or have completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a field of academic study, such as criminal justice, criminology, psychology, sociology, human relations, education, or business or public administration.
  • Preference will be given to student who are currently attending graduate studies.
Starts
2026-01-16