Legal Systems Advocate Supervisor - Belltown

Evergreen Treatment Services & REACH•Seattle, WA

just now•Hybrid

About The Position

The Legal System Advocate Supervisor role is part of the REACH team that supports ETS’ mission through providing administrate support to case managers by staying current on legal advocacy requirements and processes, maintaining updated paperwork, engaging in high level communication, and maintaining effective collaboration with diversion prosecutorial partners and community stakeholders. The Legal System Advocate will also be available to case managers as needed for legal advocacy consultation when questions arise. The nature of this position is extremely independent, requiring excellent interpersonal relationship and communication skills, organization and time management skills, a deep understanding of the impact of criminal legal system practices on marginalized communities, the harm reduction model of care, creative thinking, multitasking, and conflict resolution skills. This is a brand-new position to the LEAD and diversion programming at REACH. It’s an innovative position that will inform our organization in developing internal comprehensive individualized case management systems that ensure equity in service delivery and developing best practices. The position is (hybrid/full-time onsite), and the days and hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required, undergraduate degree preferred. Academic training in the social service field and in the area of substance use disorder treatment preferred. Master’s Degree highly preferred.
A minimum of five years’ experience in work related to social work or outreach programs. Experience providing services to addicted individuals from a harm reduction perspective essential. Experience with case management, homelessness and cooccurring disorders preferred. Two years supervisory experience (or equivalent) preferred.?
Have an understanding of racial justice and social equity and a commitment to helping create an equitable environment for all ETS clients and patients as well as fellow staff.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, patients, and staff from a wide variety of ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds.
Strong interpersonal skills and verbal/ written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload, work independently, and complete tasks timely and efficiently.
Dependable, able to work under pressure, receptive to change, willingness to learn, cooperative approach to problem solving.
Flexible team player, with excellent attention to detail.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion when handling highly sensitive information.
Ability to set boundaries, resolve conflict and de-escalate issues.
Computer literate, with basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (or equivalent suites such as Google Workspace), as well as a high level of initiative in keeping current with technological changes. Skills needed include basic functions such as utilizing MS Outlook email and calendaring programs (or equivalent) and sending attachments, using MS Teams or equivalent chat, call, and videoconference features, and navigating search engines such as Edge or Google and carrying out browser searches and website benchmarking steps.

Responsibilities

Help ETS succeed in carrying out our mission through working together with other staff to transform systems of harm and inequity to create different approaches to improving community health and safety through addressing substance use and homelessness.
Assist with the organization-wide initiative to reimagine our interconnectedness within our community to overcome the aspects of our society and organizational culture shaped by white supremacy and settler colonialism.
Building relationships & communicating with multiple prosecutorial municipalities, public defense attorneys, and department of corrections for REACH diversion programs.
Developing best practices for REACH case managers in building effective relationships with prosecutors, public defense attorneys, and department of corrections working in partnership with REACH diversion programs.
Working in partnership with REACH case managers and supervisors to provide mitigation and legal advocacy on behalf of clients registered in REACH diversion programs.
Improve service delivery systems between case managers and prosecutorial partners.
Developing systems to effectively track clients on warrant status, supporting case managers in quashing client warrants and communicating the efforts with law enforcement and prosecutorial partners.
Attend Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) court calendar in Seattle Municipal Court & court hearings at the request of LEAD Supervisors.
Develop harm reduction focused legal summary reports on client progress to submit to prosecutorial partners.
Monitor overarching inequities in criminal legal system practices by tracking patterns of arrests, court filings, and case resolutions of all REACH clients in diversion programs.
Participate in public relations involving harm reduction messaging focused on legal advocacy for REACH clients, criminal legal system impacts on marginalized communities, and inequity within the legal system.
Apply innovative harm reduction approaches and utilize working knowledge of the Involuntary Treatment Act Competency System on behalf of clients to improve communication and collaboration with prosecutors and defense attorneys. Maintain effective systems tracking.
Build a formal relationship with legal services outside of the REACH contractual partnerships with King County Prosecuting Attorney Office, Seattle, Burien, & Kent Municipal Court (i.e., LEAD Legal, Victim & Sexual Assault Advocate programs.
Represent LEAD to community stakeholders using effective communication and strategic partnerships to best leverage LEAD strengths and contribute to the success of the program.
Maintain a case load of clients with high legal advocacy needs during case manager vacancies to ensure continuity of care for LEAD participants. Case load size may vary due to the number case manager vacancies
Note: New and/or different duties and responsibilities may be assigned to this job at any time.