Jobs at Bexar County

Leads county administration under Commissioners Court direction, overseeing departments, personnel, service delivery, policy implementation, strategic planning, legal compliance, budgeting, investments, and intergovernmental coordination. Advises elected officials, manages organizational and staffing decisions, supports public meetings, and ensures effective delivery of internal and external county services.

Provide immigration consultations and support to MAC panel attorneys and clients; manage legal resources and intake assignments; liaise with courts; assist as first or second chair counsel when feasible; monitor financial claims and caseload adherence; support training, publications, and juvenile defense initiatives; track legislative and practice changes in immigration law.

Monitors, audits, and analyzes department and division budgets; evaluates budget requests and recommends approvals; conducts management analysis and performance reviews; develops performance metrics; advises officials and department leaders on budget policies; researches budgetary issues; and supports grant preparation and related financial activities.

Responds to public, media, and agency open-records requests under the Texas Public Information Act. Reviews responsive documents, administers copying costs, evaluates exemptions, resolves overcharge complaints, monitors legislative changes, and maintains confidential records. Provides paraprofessional legal support, manages physical and digital files, processes deposits, and ensures records-management compliance. Requires strong communication, research, organizational, confidentiality, and Microsoft Office skills.

Represents indigent defendants during initial bail and magistration hearings in Bexar County. Interviews clients, researches charges and criminal histories, consults with jail, mental health, treatment, and pretrial personnel, negotiates bond conditions with prosecutors, and advises clients regarding charges, rights, and treatment options. The role requires courtroom advocacy, management of a demanding caseload, and availability for 24/7 shifts and occasional work beyond 40 hours.

Provides office and administrative support by maintaining filing systems, responding to inquiries, protecting information, assisting with operations and special projects, and completing assigned duties. The role requires professionalism, communication, computer and office equipment use, physical mobility, and commitment to a minimum 12-week internship session.

Manages the county-wide audio/video conferencing system, including implementation, maintenance, upgrades, software applications, networking, vendors, budgets, contracts, grants, training, and technical projects. Leads project planning and advisory committees, evaluates equipment and services, supports criminal justice and law enforcement conferencing, presents updates to leadership, and provides on-call support.

Performs general to complex clerical and secretarial duties, including preparing correspondence and reports, maintaining personnel records and files, entering data, assisting with budgets, answering calls, handling mail, ordering supplies, and responding to questions. May supervise or train clerical staff. Requires accurate organization, computer proficiency, discretion, and effective communication.

Directs Bexar County’s Community Resources Department, overseeing social service, housing, energy assistance, guardianship, burial, and grant-funded programs. Develops strategic goals, budgets, outcome measures, and policy recommendations; manages personnel and departmental operations; oversees housing finance entities; coordinates emergency community support; and represents the department before county leadership and community partners.

Serves as a strategic HR partner to county offices and departments, advising leaders on employment law, compliance, workforce planning, talent management, organizational design, compensation, engagement, and performance management. Conducts market studies, job analyses, compensation and classification reviews, and maintains job descriptions. Supports budgeting, benefits, learning, rewards, and other HR programs while improving processes and advising supervisors and managers.

Provides fiscal support for grant accounts, donations, and corporations. Reviews invoices, prepares reimbursement requests and financial reports, records journal entries, reconciles financial records, analyzes grants and receivables, supports audits, prepares statements and billing, resolves grant transaction issues, and coordinates with departments, vendors, and sub-recipients.

Supports Bexar County managed assigned counsel attorneys and serves as liaison with courts. Manages legal resources, case intake and attorney assignments, financial claims, caseload compliance, pretrial and trial support, and professional training. May assist as trial counsel when appropriate. Requires criminal defense experience, Texas bar licensure, court appointment experience, strong communication skills, technological proficiency, and successful background clearance and physical examination.

Maintain, program, and troubleshoot county public safety communications and LAN infrastructure including P25/analog LMR and microwave links. Perform on-site commissioning, RF measurements, equipment moves, inventory tracking, documentation, user training, and after-hours network support. Lead assigned projects and collaborate with Network Architecture and Technical Support teams.

Provide general court and office support: respond to inquiries, assist with operations and special projects, maintain information security and professional demeanor, perform light physical tasks and operate office equipment. Internship is at least 12 weeks and may qualify for college credit.