Director of Juvenile Defender Services

Baton Rouge, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About this Job

The Office of the State Public Defender has a vacancy. This job is Unclassified.

This position is responsible for administrative and programmatic management of juvenile defense issues.

The Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) regulates the delivery of legal services for indigent persons accused of crimes through dedicated well-trained and talented public defenders and support staff in all 64 parishes.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Five years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience conducting organizational assessments or grant management or professional or academic experience in program development for juvenile justice system involved youth OR

2. A bachelors degree plus three years of experience conducting organizational assessments or grant management or professional or academic experience in program development for juvenile justice system involved youth; OR

3. An advanced degree in a social science field public health social work education or a Juris Doctorate plus two years of experience conducting organizational assessments or grant management or professional or academic experience in program development for juvenile justice system involved youth.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Agency-wide

Support the State Public Defender in budgetary legislative administrative affairs and all other duties assigned by the State Public Defender.

Be assigned to and participate in various committees commissions counsels task forces regarding juvenile justice.
Work with criminal justice stakeholders to promote sound juvenile justice and child welfare processes

Administrative

Liaison with the District Offices regarding juvenile cases. Report issues for resolution.
Provide input and materials for statewide training on juvenile defense services Child in Need of Care and Families in Need of Services representation
Monitor districts for compliance with mandatory juvenile data collection. Provide regular juvenile reports to the State Public Defender.
Moderate the juvenile listserv.
Spearhead and participate in the OSPDs annual Juvenile Summit.

Programmatic

Manage monitor and report on Title IV-E activities progress payments and compliance with rules regulations policies and protocols.
Provide grant management to the district offices of the public defender.
Attend scheduled site visits to district offices; observe juvenile courts statewide and report on issues.

Position-Specific Details:

Compensation:Compensation is salaried and shall be commensurate with experience

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

Preference will be given to given to applicants with experience in grant managment data complilations and/or work within Louisiana Juvenile Justice systems.

This position includes eligiblity for health insurance benefits and enrollment in state retirement.

Applicant must be available to work full-time in-person in Baton Rouge. Applicant must also be available for infrequent field travel throughout Louisiana.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions demotions details reassignments and transfers.Also prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal governments E-Verify system.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education).Resumeswill not beaccepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

Contact Information:
For further information about thisposting please contact:
Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
email:

Required Experience:

Director

About this Job The Office of the State Public Defender has a vacancy. This job is Unclassified.This position is responsible for administrative and programmatic management of juvenile defense issues.The Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) regulates the delivery of legal services for indigent p...