Judicial Case Management Administrator

Jud/Family Court•Dover, DE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Family Court’s mission is to provide equal access to justice for the families and children under its jurisdiction in a manner that is fair and efficient and that maintains the public’s trust and confidence in an independent and accountable judiciary. We strive each day to build an atmosphere that ensures all members of the public are treated with courtesy, dignity, and respect. We strive to have the same environment for our staff and value a diverse workforce. We offer career opportunities that make a difference in people’s lives every day. Come join our team where our goal is to operate Family Court through great staff across the state. Please note: FREE parking is available in New Castle County for Family Court staff. Summary Statement This position (Judicial Case Management Administrator, working title “Family Court Director of Child Support) has statewide responsibility and reports to a member of administrative management. Statewide travel is a requirement of this position. An incumbent in this class is responsible for directing all child support related activities within Family Court. This involves very detailed budgetary responsibilities as they relate to Title IV-D federal funding, including assuring proper accounting and use of federal IV-D reimbursements. This incumbent is a key member of the Child Support Guideline Review/Quadrennial Review of the Delaware Child Support Formula as required by federal regulations. This incumbent is the Court’s liaison to the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) and the Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ) Child Support Unit and leads initiatives to further child support services offered within Delaware. Policy and procedure development, and review related to child support filings and workflow are also primary responsibilities. This position acts as the primary trainer for all child support topics for Family Court staff and Judicial Officers. This is the administrative level within the Judicial Case Management series. This level is distinguished from other levels by performing broader and more complex work encompassing all court case management operations. Work includes participation in the planning and development of administrative policies and procedures. Additionally, an employee oversees process improvement initiatives and provides planning and oversight in the Courts training and new employee development activities. Statewide travel is a requirement of this position. This employee: Receives general direction and guidance from an administrative supervisor or higher in terms of broad goals and objectives; plans and establishes the methods for achieving goals and objectives and administers case management operations. Administers case management operations for an assigned court which includes planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating operations, services, processes, procedures, and quality. Provides daily expertise, recommendations, and strategic direction to leadership and other high-level officials on complex challenges and is responsible for communications and change management. Works with Fiscal Department on management of federal IV-D funding and reimbursements. Works with Staff Attorney on legislative efforts involving child support matters. Trains staff and judicial officers on all aspects of child support including filing information, case flow procedures, calculations, and child support law. Supports the Chief Judge in leading Quadrennial Review activities. Oversees and participates in the development and implementation of programs designed to expedite work/case flow on a court-wide basis. Assists judicial officers, attorneys, and court staff by coordinating and maintaining daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars of court events and performs specialized program support work. This information is compiled from multiple sources and depends on the accurate coordination of many stakeholders. Serves as the highest point of contact and expert on handling sensitive or escalated case management issues with both internal and external contacts and members of the public.

Requirements

Three years’ experience in legal case flow management.
One year of experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
One year of experience in directing or overseeing operations or in staff supervision, which may include planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating the relevant work within the system.
Six months’ experience developing and implementing policies, procedures, action plans, and process improvement initiatives.
Six months’ experience managing administrative and operational resources, including budget development and monitoring, using automated information systems, and demonstrating strong written and verbal communication skills in support of organizational objectives.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in researching and analyzing legislation to understand its impact that includes drafting memos and briefing materials for administrative management and detailed written and verbal communication to a broad audience.

Responsibilities

Directing all child support related activities within Family Court.
Managing detailed budgetary responsibilities related to Title IV-D federal funding, including assuring proper accounting and use of federal IV-D reimbursements.
Serving as a key member of the Child Support Guideline Review/Quadrennial Review of the Delaware Child Support Formula.
Acting as the Court’s liaison to the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) and the Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ) Child Support Unit.
Leading initiatives to further child support services offered within Delaware.
Developing and reviewing policy and procedure related to child support filings and workflow.
Acting as the primary trainer for all child support topics for Family Court staff and Judicial Officers.
Administering case management operations for an assigned court, including planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating operations, services, processes, procedures, and quality.
Providing daily expertise, recommendations, and strategic direction to leadership and other high-level officials on complex challenges.
Managing communications and change management.
Working with the Fiscal Department on the management of federal IV-D funding and reimbursements.
Working with the Staff Attorney on legislative efforts involving child support matters.
Training staff and judicial officers on all aspects of child support, including filing information, case flow procedures, calculations, and child support law.
Supporting the Chief Judge in leading Quadrennial Review activities.
Overseeing and participating in the development and implementation of programs designed to expedite work/case flow on a court-wide basis.
Assisting judicial officers, attorneys, and court staff by coordinating and maintaining daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars of court events.
Performing specialized program support work.
Serving as the highest point of contact and expert on handling sensitive or escalated case management issues with both internal and external contacts and members of the public.
Assessing case filings to determine placement in case track/program or recommending referral to alternative case tracks.
Serving as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders, judicial officers, court users, justice partners, and members of the public to coordinate various activities, respond to inquiries, and explain court case processes and procedures.
Creating and maintaining case files ensuring that the files are accurate and complete.
Monitoring and coordinating case activity through multiple legal events and processes, tracking case events/status, anticipating case flow problems and causes for delay, and initiating appropriate action to expedite cases effectively and efficiently, including contacting participants to resolve issues that inhibit case flow.
Researching case files, records, and other sources of information, and coordinating with internal/external resources, to ensure accuracy of case data, resolve issues or complaints, and prepare and issue court documents.
Coordinating case activity and events with judicial officers, attorneys, law enforcement agencies, and litigants.
Advising judicial officers regarding various case events that ultimately lead to final case disposition.
Establishing and maintaining contacts with the legal community, other agencies and courts/units, both internally and externally, to ensure case flow is expedited.
Attending court proceedings which may include annotating on court worksheets, creating automated sentence orders, facilitating data entry, swearing in witnesses, and marking evidence.
Using automated information systems and computer software to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve and report on data.
Arranging delivery for legal paperwork and/or other correspondence.
Managing court calendars or other schedules including duties such as scheduling within guidelines, coordinating parties, rescheduling, and generating notices.
Performing other related duties as required.