JOB SUMMARY

This is a Part-Time AFSCME Represented Position(Stipend Funded Per Year) thru May 31st 2025.
Applications will be reviewed when received. First round of interviews to be held on 5/29/24.
Under the direct supervision of the Court Administrator, the Community Court Case Manager will be responsible for assisting and engaging participants of Community Court through the entire process of their court case including assisting with intakes, needs assessment, service planning and linking with community providers, and attending appointments and court appearances.
The incumbent will be responsible for data collection to assist in establishing performance metrics. Employees in these positions have a great deal of contact with indigent defendants, public defenders, community organizations, and court, police, legal, and other city employees.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Essential duties may include but are not limited to the following:
Attendance:
Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.
Case Management:

• Case management may include psychosocial histories and assistance in developing recommendations concerning pretrial release, sentencing, and post-sentencing options, but not direct delivery of medical, clinical, or other direct services.
• Maintain accurate and complete case files for each client.
• Maintain accurate electronic and paper records of participant information and enter data into approved database.
• Attend training, meetings, staffing sessions, and court hearings as required.
• Provide written weekly progress reports for staff meetings including participant's compliance with and violations of sentence conditions.

• Assist and encourage indigent defendants charged with misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors in gaining access to drug and alcohol, mental health, medical, educational, housing, social and other services.
• Meet with defendants and public defenders to assist with intake assessments, determine service needs, develop a plan of action and provide monitoring of participants.
• Assist participants in attending all appointments and court appearances.
• Coordinate and assist entry of participants into various treatment facilities and/or substance abuse educational programs as needed.
• Refer participants to appropriate community organizations and assist participants in scheduling appointments and obtaining services.
• Provide outreach services to locate missing participants and help to re-engage them with the program.

• Assist with developing and attaining program goals and objectives through effective program planning and implementation.
• Develop and maintain program standards and administer program within legal requirements.
• Perform accurate and complete data collection to assist in establishing grant performance metrics.

• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory requirements; review changes to requirements and evaluate departmental impacts.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional ethical standards required by state and federal statutes.

• Collaborate with other community resources to maintain and develop positive working relationships.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of work.

• Actively champion a culture of and commitment to workplace safety through everyday actions and leadership.
• Safely drive vehicle to off-site appointments and meetings and in the performance of related job duties.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the candidate with the knowledge and abilities to successfully perform the job will be considered. A typical combination is a bachelor’s degree in social work, Psychology, Human Services, Criminology or other closely related field, and two years of closely relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Principles, practices and procedures of criminal law.
• Professional ethical standards.
• Current local and statewide resources available and relevant to Community Court participants.
• Familiar with the structures of public benefit and welfare systems such as subsidized housing, food and financial assistance programs.
• Business English, spelling, punctuation, and arithmetic.

• Provide relevant community-based behavioral health care and case management to Community Court participants.
• Ability to work effectively with indigent populations, which may include working with individuals that are extremely hostile, angry and/or confrontational.
• Speak effectively and present information and respond to questions in a courtroom environment and in individual and small group situations.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions of a complex nature.
• Use tact and courtesy when explaining difficult procedures and regulations to program participants.
• Possess strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Be Flexible in scheduling work hours.
• Operate standard word processing and spreadsheet software with accurate keyboarding in preparing letters, memos, reports, and other documents.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of work.
• Safely operate vehicle in the performance of job duties.