What are the responsibilities and job description for the Teen Court Coordinator position at Clerk of Court and Comptroller’s Office?
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
The Teen Court Coordinator is a full-time position reporting to the Teen Court Manager. This position is ideal for someone who has a strong commitment to positively impacting the lives of at-risk youth, aged 11-17. As the Teen Court Coordinator, you will work directly with youth offenders, volunteers, and community partners, facilitating a restorative justice experience designed to foster accountability, personal growth, and community engagement.
ESSENTIAL EXPECTATIONS OF PERFORMANCE
Service Excellence – Model behaviors that promote a peaceful, productive work environment. Demonstrate teamwork through eagerness to assist with difficult tasks. Serve with excellence to be committed to customer satisfaction through meeting commitments as well as timely and accurate communication. Effectively communicate relevant information, listen attentively, solicit feedback and respect the opinions of others.
- Upholds the highest level of professionalism in all conduct and interaction with internal and external customers.
- Shares relevant information with team, leadership, and others on a timely basis.
- Provides inter-departmental support through team-oriented approach to satisfy organizational needs.
- Acts as a representative of the Clerk of Court when communicating with governmental agencies and others. Provides exceptional customer service when responding to internal or external customers.
- Contribute to a positive, open-minded, innovative atmosphere and share/discuss ideas.
- Contribute to the conservation of resources by managing interruptions of coworkers and leadership.
Engagement – Proven motivation to contribute to the success of our organization and commitment to take positive action that furthers our mission, vision and values. Engagement is evident through productivity, dependability and showing initiative to seek out new responsibilities, act on opportunities and problem solving. The Teen Court Coordinator shows a sense of purpose in fulfilling their day-to-day responsibilities.
- Understand, support, and demonstrate organizational culture. Adherence to the Clerk’s Policies, Procedures, Mission, Vision and Core Values. Aligns actions with organization culture (values).
- Leads and/or participates in meetings, conferences, workshops, professional meetings and other events.
- Consistent and predictable attendance.
- Develop a strong and sustainable base of operation within the assigned area of responsibility.
- Consistently produces accurate work.
Respectful / Ethical Conduct – Consistently demonstrates the commitment to a peaceful, productive environment while serving the public and co-workers respectfully, courteously, promptly and competently with the highest sense of honesty and integrity. We act with honesty and integrity, not compromising the truth. We treat our team members, customers, partners and suppliers with mutual respect and sensitivity, recognizing the importance of diversity. We respect all individuals and value their contributions.
Vision – To be the most trusted, efficient, accountable and helpful Clerk’s office in the State of Florida: We recognize that our dedication to excellence depends on creativity and innovation. We do not accept the status quo but strive for ways to improve processes and practices. We value flexibility and the ability to adapt.
Education and Training – Through personal and professional growth, we will continue to develop and maintain the essential knowledge and skills to perform our duties to the best of our abilities and turning mistakes into learning opportunities.
- Ensure the completion of departmental Standard Operating Procedures. Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications and maintaining personal networks.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Administrative Support: Utilize Microsoft Office 365 to prepare documents, reports, and maintain program records. Ensure all files are well-organized, up-to-date and accessible.
- Case Management: Manage and maintain accurate case records for each participant, ensuring confidentiality, compliance with regulations and timely updates.
- Develop and Maintain Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with collateral agencies to support and strengthen the Teen Court program.
- Schedule Virtual and In-person Classes: Work with community partners to schedule virtual peer circle and Prevention Classes.
- Schedule and Conduct Intakes: Schedule Intake Conferences. Meet with youth offenders and their families to explain the program, gather pertinent information and ensure all participants are prepared and understand the process. Perform Prevention Assessment Tool (PAT) Interview.
- Schedule and Arrange Court Hearings: Organize and manage the logistics of Teen Court hearings, coordinating court hearings with all involved parties.
- Recruit and Train Program Volunteers: Identify, recruit and train adult and youth volunteers to serve as jurors, attorneys, clerks and bailiffs, creating an active volunteer base.
- Restitution: Order, collect and distribute restitution payments.
- Plan and Conduct Annual Volunteer Banquet: Prepare and direct an annual banquet recognizing adult and youth volunteers. Prepare rewards for volunteer service and scholarship applications and related awards.
- Assist Teen Court Manager with Mock Trial Competition Team: Attend the annual mock trial competition and help Manager manage all the logistics of practices, competition and reward field trip.
- Supervise and Train Teen Court Specialist.
- Take Initiative: Actively identify areas for improvement, take responsibility for tasks and demonstrate a proactive approach to program development and execution.
- Youth Engagement and Mentorship: Inspire, motivate and guide youth to take responsibility, learn from their experiences, and work collaboratively with peers.
- Perform Additional Duties: Support the Teen Court Manager with other tasks and projects as assigned, contributing to the overall success of the Teen Court program and the Clerk of Court and Comptroller’s mission.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Education:
Associate’s Degree preferred, but not required.
Experience:
Two (2) years working experience with juveniles preferred, but not required.
An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be substituted at the Clerk’s discretion.
Licenses/Certificates:
A valid Florida Driver's License or Florida Identification is required for the hiring process.
JUDGMENT DECISIONS
Ability to work on assignments where common sense and good judgment are essential. Judgment is required to ensure information released to the public is not legal advice, is not released without proper authorization, is in compliance with best practices, and is not confidential in nature. Ability to work with and maintain confidential and/or sensitive records and comply with legal advice restrictions for the Clerk’s office as well as state and federal guidelines.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Superior communication, initiative and organization skills with the ability to apply sound judgment are required. Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals. Ability to write business correspondence. Excellent knowledge and usage of grammar, punctuation and sentence structure is required when preparing written communication.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to apply general mathematical concepts.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 5 - 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The Clay County Clerk of Court and Comptroller is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Clay County Clerk of Court will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
Salary : $16 - $26
