SOBRIETY COURT PROGRAM AND GRANT OFFICER

Starting Pay: $34.8404 Hourly ($72,468)
Step A: $36.0125 Hourly ($74,906)
Step B: $37.2692 Hourly ($77,520)
Step C: $38.5370 Hourly ($80,157)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s degree in criminal justice, social work or public/business administration -AND- two (2) years’ experience in case management of substance abuse services;

-OR-

Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, social work or public/business administration -AND- four (4) years’ experience in case management of substance abuse services;

Experience in a problem-solving court and grant writing experience strongly preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must be able to perform Essential Job Duties and Functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

JOB SUMMARY: Performs professional duties in the planning, development and implementation of a comprehensive sobriety court program; coordinates sobriety court activities and monitors the daily operations of sobriety court; seeks out grants and submits applications for grant funding; manages grants including budgets and reporting requirements; works under the direction of the Court Administrator or designee; performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:

• Provides oversight of the daily operations of sobriety court.
• Seeks out and coordinates applications for grant funding to support sobriety court.
• Drafts and submits applications for funding opportunities through local, state and federal funding sources.
• Monitors grant funds and prepares and submits required reports for all sobriety court grants.
• Responsible for processing invoices related to sobriety court.
• Works with fiscal services to ensure timely compliance with budget, statistical and financial grant components.
• Ensures program compliance to maintain SCAO certifications, including regular training for team members.
• Prepares policy and procedures for the sobriety court program.
• Determines referral processes.
• Establishes and oversees intake and screening procedures related to participant eligibility and coordinates with community providers related to participant evaluation and assessment.
• Attends pre-court team status meetings for sobriety court hearings.
• Provides support, guidance and consultation to sobriety court team members.
• Trains new social service workers-probation officers assigned to sobriety court.
• Serves as liaison between and coordinates with other county departments and community agencies as it relates to sobriety court.
• Collaborates with non-profit organizations regarding funding and program activities.
• Serves as the administrator for the Drug Court Case Management Information Systems (DCCMIS) program, WebGrants and other data platforms associated with sobriety court.
• Develops data collection protocol for the use in evaluation of sobriety court and ensures accuracy and timeliness of all data collected.
• May supervise individuals placed on formal probation in sobriety court.
• • Maintains a variety of casework records and prepares reports as required.
• Oversees various other projects as required.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of the court system.
• Knowledge of confidentiality rules regarding problem solving courts.
• Working knowledge of the various statutes and ordinances which govern specialty courts.
• Ability to learn a variety of software systems that may be required to submit and manage grants.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to plan and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to make decisions in accordance with laws, ordinances, regulations and policies.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with judicial and administrative staff, as well as other court and governmental employees, and the public.
• Ability to attend work regularly and plan work activities to comply with deadlines.
• Ability to prepare and deliver well organized oral presentations to judges, administrators, committees and the Board.
• Ability to work independently, collaboratively and respectfully in a complex, multicultural work environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion.

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