Denver
Juvenile Pretrial Release Case Manager II
Downtown Denver · Mid · Full-time
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About the role
- About Our Job NOTE: This position is time limited with an end date of 06/30/2027.
- This position is grant funded by the state and extension of this role is up for renewal each fiscal year.
- Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.
Responsibilities
- Conduct Comprehensive Assessments: Gather detailed social histories, analyze data, and develop tailored action plans to address the unique needs of each juvenile.
- Provide Direct Support: Offer guidance, counseling, and referrals to community resources to support youth's progress and well-being.
- Collaborate with Professionals: Work closely with attorneys, judges, and other agencies to ensure effective case management.
- Respond to youth behaviors and compliance on supervision and focusing on community safety. This also includes holding youth accountable for their behavior to effectively support positive behavior change.
- Case Management: Develop and implement case plans, conduct assessments, and provide structured supervision to pre-adjudicated juveniles.
- Community Outreach: Collaborate with families, schools, and other professionals to evaluate youth's progress and address their needs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, Criminal Justice, or a related field.
- One (1) year of experience in interviewing, investigating, case management, and/or counseling in areas such as pretrial, probation, community corrections, prison, alcohol/drug abuse, domestic violence, or a related area.
- Maintain Documentation: Keep accurate records of case notes, data, and reports daily or as required.
- Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:
- Required Minimum Qualifications
- Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.
Skills
- Understanding of effective interventions and evidence-based practices for working with youth.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Detailed orientated and working knowledge of Excel.
- Ability to problem solve in stressful situations.
- Skilled in de-escalation and trauma informed.
- Ability to make difficult recommendations in the best interest of the client as well as the safety of the community in difficult situations.
- Ability to multi-task in stressful situations.
- Prior experience working with/engaging/mentoring high-risk youth
- Prior work experience with law enforcement
- Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
Compensation
- Intake Screening: conduct screening tool and other assessments as needed to determine detention or home release on youth arrested on a rotational weekly basis, as well as one weekend shift a month and at least one holiday per year.
Benefits
- The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience.
- New hires are typically brought into the organization between $ 27.89 - $30.00 also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:
- A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
- 457B Retirement Plan
- 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 1 2 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
- Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
- shift each month and at least one holiday per year.
- At the Office of Social Equity and Innovation (OSEI), we are dedicated to the vision of a city where race and other social identities no longer predict life outcomes and where all have equitable opportunities to thrive.
Company info
- Who We Are & What You'll Do
- This position is part of the Second Judicial District Youth Detention Continuum Program, formerly called the Senate Bill 94 Program.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.
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