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This 20hour per week position assists with community programs development implementation evaluation and coordination work in a youth probation department.
Work includes developing implementing coordinating and overseeing community programs for youth offenders and/or community providers. This job would require someone to run the Restorative Justice Program. Also included but are not limited to shoplifting victimoffender mediation interagency child information team courtmanaged drug treatment victim services education and wellness and community service. Guidelines include administrative and district court rules program manuals and provisions of the Montana Youth Court Act dealing with community supervision. Work requires the exercise of independent judgment and initiative and is evaluated by the supervisor through discussions and review of reports and work products for accuracy and completeness of work adherence to overall program goals and overall quality of the operation of the programs assigned.
Job Duties:
- Plans researches develops implements and maintains community based diversionary programs using a restorative justice philosophy; develops and coordinates other resources necessary for the operation of the programs.
- Researches develops implements and facilitates ongoing educational and intervention groups for juvenile offenders.
- Recruits schedules and trains facilitators and instructors for groups; coordinates meeting space and necessary equipment for each group and/or class; may instruct the class as needed.
- Recruits selects trains coordinates and directs community volunteers and interns involved in the operation of various diversionary and educational/intervention programs; makes presentations to groups to help expand the programs.
- Develops implements and coordinates the Interagency Child Information Team; works with county attorneys office to develop implement and maintain interagency agreements.
- Writes program documents such as participant handbooks program brochures and training manuals.
- Works with youth probation officers and hearing officers to assure offender participation and compliance with probation requirements.
- Monitors attendance at sessions; maintains databases of information on the program; prepares reports of program accomplishments.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities (Behaviors):
- Knowledge of restorative justice practices when working with youth.
- Considerable knowledge of the methods used to research develop implement and monitor programs such as community programs for youth offenders.
- Knowledge of the general principles of youth probation work and related court procedures.
- Knowledge of youth behavior and family dynamics.
- Ability to understand the nature and purpose of community programs research available resources and prepare documents which will assist the youth probation program achieve its goals and objectives.
- Ability to read understand and apply guidelines pertaining to the position including administrative and district court rules community supervision manuals and provisions of the Montana Youth Court act dealing with community supervision.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with a diverse group of people.
- Ability to make effective presentations to groups of people.
- Ability to deal with upset angry and emotionally charged people in a calming manner.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the youth and their families treatment teams state and local agencies community program and treatment providers volunteers school personnel supervisor youth probation staff judges and the public.
- Ability to gather information develop and implement programs and evaluate programs to determine if they are meeting goals and objectives of the assigned program(s).
- Skill in the operation of a personal computer with word processing spreadsheet desktop publishing or database applications depending on program requirements.
Working Conditions:
- The work is performed primarily in an office environment and involves exposure to normal everyday risks which require normal safety precautions typical of offices. Employees may be exposed to people who are emotionally distraught.
Physical Demands:
- This position requires activities such as sitting for long periods standing bending stooping reaching climbing stairs lifting moving and carrying light to medium objects operating office.
Licensure and Certification Requirements:
- Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Montana drivers license; proof of insurance if using a personal vehicle on State business.
Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience:
A bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in sociology psychology social work criminal justice or a related field; or
An associates degree in the above areas and experience working with youth or youth offenders.
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