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Job Location drjobs

Dover - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Introduction

Make a Difference with DHSS

Our mission at the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is to improve the quality of life of Delaware citizens by promoting health and well-being fostering self-sufficiency and protecting vulnerable populations. We prioritize personal and family independence by assisting individuals and families in a variety of life areas.

We offer numerous career opportunities and are dedicated to attracting and retaining highly talented individuals who are ready to make a difference in their community today. DHSS is a great place to kick-start your profession.

For more information please visit today!

Summary Statement

The role will be responsible for collaborating with clients interdisciplinary team DAGs office superior court and hospital administration to ensure that the delivery of psychiatric healthcare is provided according to compliance and regulatory standards. Attends/facilitate weekly civil commitment court proceedings on client units. Track/monitor all voluntary involuntary and court ordered admissions/discharges. Maintains/distributes court dockets. Monitors policies/procedures as needs surrounding civil commitment laws as needs surrounding civil commitment laws and proceedings change.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are fundamental core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.
  • Establishes and maintains case files.
  • Reviews legal/court documents for completeness and accuracy.
  • Compiles and evaluates facts to complete program legal and/or court documents.
  • Provides administrative reports and recommendations for new/revised operating policies/procedures.
  • Reviews state and federal codes laws rules regulations policies and procedures to ensure compliance of legal actions/processes.

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Paralegal III
Applicants must have education training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

  1. Two years experience in preparing and maintaining legal documents and case files.
  2. Two yearsexperience in legal research such as researching statutes regulations case law and background information.
  3. Two yearsexperience in interpreting laws rules regulations standards policies and procedures.
  4. One year experience in drafting legal documents and such as legal briefs or memoranda of law including presenting facts setting out and analyzing legal issues and applying legal precedents.
  5. One year experience in interviewingusing structured or unstructured interview techniques to obtain facts explore issues and identify courses of action.

Conditions of Hire

Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to ourJob Seeker Resources.

DHSS does not provide employment-based sponsorship.

Benefits

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at Process

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment job title and job duties. For education and training list name of educational provider training course titles and summary of course content. Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.

Once you have submitted your application on-line all future correspondence related to your application will be sent via email. Please keep your contact information current. You may also view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the My Applications tab .

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