Consent orders aren't actually very difficult. I would suggest that you write down what you want as far as custody and access (and try to be reasonable to him) then contact him and say that this is what you want to have in place legally with consent orders lodged in court. Explain to him that it protects him as much as you in that his access to Jett will be guaranteed. He won't have to fight you to see his son.
Make sure you make clear what days he's supposed to have his son, what time pickup would be and when drop off would be. Detail information about who will have him for birthdays and Christmas and big events like that. And perhaps put in there that he may see his son at other times 'by agreement between both parents' or something similar.
If he agrees, then you can contact the Family Law Courts and they can give you information that will allow you lodge the orders yourself. It's not impossible for you to do it yourself, though it can be fiddly. But if you wish to see a lawyer (and it can be faster because they know what sort of terminology to use), you'll have all the details that you've already agreed to, and it'll be a pretty fast process because you've done the agreements ahead of time.
Now if he argues with what you're proposing, and you don't find his counter proposal agreeable to you, seek mediation immediately. The Family Law Court process should be a last resort because it's not the place to work out your differences.
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