Juvenile Reentry Support Specialist (Class Code 6024)

City of New Orleans • New Orleans, LA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Administrative and social services work serving as liaison with juvenile court by conducting daily outreach to lawyers and court personnel regarding progressive proceedings of youths' cases towards adjudication and/or resolution. Work includes conducting risk assessment interviews to gather information about a client and family which indicates likelihood of re-offending, targets areas for change and measuring outcomes of interventions; and related work as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Public Administrations, Business Administration or closely related field from an accredited college or university.
• One (1) year of full-time experience in counseling, parole/probation, juvenile corrections, education, juvenile services, family/social services or a related area.
• Applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date.
• Applicants must have a current driver's license on their person for purposes of identification during all phases of an examination, or provide some form of picture identification.
• Good moral character is required of all applicants.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

• Additional experience as a Juvenile Detention Counselor I (or higher) or in related human services case management working with youth, home visit programming, home health, or corrections settings may substitute for the Bachelor's Degree at the rate of one (1) year of related experience equals one (1) year of college credits.

Responsibilities

• Conducting daily outreach to lawyers and court personnel regarding progressive proceedings of youths' cases towards adjudication and/or resolution.
• Conducting risk assessment interviews to gather information about a client and family which indicates likelihood of re-offending, targets areas for change and measuring outcomes of interventions.

Benefits

• The City of New Orleans is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry.
• Requests for alternate format or accommodations should be directed to Shana Parker at [phone] or TTY/Voice at [phone] or [phone].
• Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application. However, all new full-time employees hired into this classification on or after January 1, 2013, must be domiciled in Orleans Parish within 180 days of hire.
• The working test (probationary) period for all positions in the classified service is one year.
• The City of New Orleans has a comprehensive program of substance abuse testing.
• A medical examination is required for all original entrance probationary appointments to ACTIVE classifications, and may be required for re-employment, promotions and/or transfers.
• A medical screening, which may result in a medical examination, is required for all original entrance probationary appointments to non-active classifications.
• Any applicant may be disqualified if his/her character or past employment record is found to be unsatisfactory as determined by the Department of City Civil Service.
• Forgery, misrepresentation of facts, or cheating on examinations is punishable by disqualification, fine and other penalties.
• Veterans (as defined in Article X, Section 10(2) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana), disabled veterans, certain spouses and parents of veterans shall receive additional credit if claimed as provided on the Veterans Preference claim form which can be obtained in this office.
• To obtain credit, this form must be submitted with the required proof (at the minimum, a DD214) before the final filing date.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level