Judicial Services Coordinator

Agency

Adult Correction

Division

COO - Operations

Job Classification Title

Judicial Services Coordinator (S)

Position Number

Grade

NC05

About Us

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention protection and preparation as well as the care custody and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody healthcare and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration Health Services Rehabilitation & Reentry Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

Description of Work

The Department of Adult Correction Division of Community Supervision is seeking a Judicial Services Coordinator (JSC) to work with members and officials of the judicial system community agencies victims and offenders. The Judicial Services Coordinator will serve as the agencys representative in court the community and in maintaining public awareness of the community service program.

The JSC is usually located in or near the courthouse frequently in court and will associate with judges lawyers District Attorneys Clerk of Court law enforcement etc. Work involves significant contact with members and officials of the judicial system community agencies victims offenders and the general public while serving as the courts representative in the community and maintaining public awareness of the program. Work is performed under the general supervision of a Judicial Services Specialist or Chief Probation and Parole Officer.

The JSC is responsible for the intake of all new supervised and unsupervised probation cases and in specified areas monitoring unsupervised deferred prosecution cases. The employees will accept inspect and process the legal documents of new probation cases. They review court judgments and match offenders skills to needs with consideration given to the offenders criminal history physical condition age transportation needs and availability to perform the work within the designated period of time.

Work involves interviewing offenders to obtain information regarding past arrests/convictions work records and family social histories to develop treatment and sanction recommendations for court-ordered presentence and pre-parole investigations. Employees must consider the needs of both the offenders and the recipient agencies and if necessary will refer offenders to support agencies for assistance to meet special needs.

Administrative tasks include but are not limited to negotiating agreements placing offenders with agencies to perform designated community service work completing required documentation preparing reports and maintaining/tracking case files. The employees must work as members of a team in a variety of activities to include court intake which may require travel within the district to assist as needed.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

• The JSC shall have extensive knowledge of Structured Sentencing and how it applies to Community Supervision and knowledge of the Community Service Work Program.
  The JSC shall exhibit a working knowledge of local and regional community resources to address the placement of monitored offenders to government and nonprofit agencies in the community.
• The JSC must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writingwith the Judiciary offenders and the general public to ensure thorough and appropriate collection analysis and utilizationof datatointerpretDivision guidelines policies and procedures.
• The JSC shall behave professionally at all times as they hold a highly visible position within the Division of Community Supervision and their actions will reflect upon the entire Division. The position is frequently in court and will associate with Judges Attorneys District Attorneys Clerk of Court Law Enforcement etc. and establish and sustain effective working relationships.
• The JSC is responsible for planning their daily work operations setting priorities scheduling and establishing deadlinesfor the caseload; they must possess exceptional time management and organizational skills and must be able to work under stressful situations. Experience in this area must be listed within your application or prior job duties.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination harassment or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs observances and practices.

Recruiter:

Angeline Eherenman

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