Judicial Services Coordinator

State of North Carolina

About The Position

This position is responsible for the intake of all new supervised and unsupervised probation cases and, in specified areas, monitoring deferred prosecution (deferred prosecution cases that require supervision will be referred to a Probation Officer). The position shall obtain all information regarding new probation and community service cases placed under Division of Community Supervision’ authority. This entails interviewing offenders, entering data into OPUS/CSAS/ICOTS and assigning offenders for supervision, determining if the offender requires interpreter services, identifying if the offender requires accommodations under the ADA, providing reporting instructions to the offender, and processing intrastate and interstate transfer cases out of court. The position involves the interviewing, placement, monitoring and reporting of compliance status of offenders who have been ordered to perform community service. The Judicial Service Coordinator recruits, trains, and maintains regular contact with recipient agencies to ensure appropriateness of agencies in accordance with Department policy and General Statute. This position must work as a member of a team in a variety of activities to include court intake which may require travel within District to assist as needed.

Requirements

Extensive knowledge of Structured Sentencing and how it applies to Community Supervision and knowledge of the Community Service Work Program.
Working knowledge of local and regional community resources to address the placement of monitored offenders to government and nonprofit agencies in the community.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with the Judiciary, offenders and the general public to ensure thorough and appropriate collection, analysis and utilization of data to interpret Division guidelines, policies and procedures.
Behave in a professional manner at all times as they hold a highly visible position within Community Supervision, and their actions will reflect upon the entire Division.
Establish and sustain effective working relationships with Judges, Attorneys, District Attorneys, Clerk of Court, Law Enforcement, etc.
Responsible for planning their daily work operations, setting priorities, scheduling, and establishing deadlines for the caseload; must possess exceptional time management and organizational skills and must be able to work under stressful situations.
Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, human services, psychology, or related field of study from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Associate’s degree in criminal justice, human services, psychology, or related field of study from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in the court system, paralegal work, or other directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of experience in the court system, paralegal work, or other directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Responsibilities

Intake of all new supervised and unsupervised probation cases.
Monitoring deferred prosecution cases.
Obtaining information regarding new probation and community service cases.
Interviewing offenders.
Entering data into OPUS/CSAS/ICOTS.
Assigning offenders for supervision.
Determining if the offender requires interpreter services.
Identifying if the offender requires accommodations under the ADA.
Providing reporting instructions to the offender.
Processing intrastate and interstate transfer cases out of court.
Interviewing, placement, monitoring and reporting of compliance status of offenders who have been ordered to perform community service.
Recruiting, training, and maintaining regular contact with recipient agencies.
Working as a member of a team in a variety of activities to include court intake which may require travel within District to assist as needed.