exaltyouth
Court Liaison
NEW YORK, New York · Internship
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 11 days ago
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About the role
- Summary: For 20 years, exalt has developed a proven and tested model for moving court-involved young people's trajectories away from further system-involvement.
- Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Work with court personnel to identify eligible young people for exalt's ATI program.
- Liaise with defense counsels for the alternative to incarceration of their clients.
Responsibilities
- Liaise and collaborate with exalt's program coordinators, teachers, internship coordinator, alumni coordinator, and other staff to encourage, assist and plan with young people in achieving progress on their individualized personal plans (IPP's).
- Establish, develop and maintain collaborative relationships with defense attorneys, judges, and prosecutors that engender confidence in exalt's unique humanizing and culturally relevant methodology and approach
- Perform other duties as needed.
- Now, at a critical time of growth and scale, the organization has been awarded a contract with the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice to deliver ATI (Alternative to Incarceration) services.
- The Court Liaison will help the organization deliver these services at a historic and pivotal moment for youth justice in New York City.
Requirements
- Ability to get access to the courts through an Office of Court Administration Secure Pass;
- Experience with databases for entering client information;
- Knowledge of the structure and procedures of the Criminal Justice system and its legalese required;
- Strong oral and written communications skills required;
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- Available to work night shifts
- We seek talented, dedicated individuals from all walks of life who possess a strong commitment to this mission. Relevant personal experience is a plus.
- Requires travel around NYC boroughs and to our headquarters in lower Manhattan.
- Physical Demands:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The responsibilities and requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensing, experience and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Nice to have
- High school diploma or GED/HSE required
- Bachelor's, MSW, LMSW, or LCSW preferred
- Previous court advocacy experience preferred;
- Experience with ATD and ATI programs a plus;
- Bilingual English/Spanish a plus
- Relevant personal experience is a plus.
Compensation
- exalt is prepared to offer a competitive base salary of $ 65,000 per year, plus benefits including health, dental, vision, and life insurance
Benefits
- commuter and parking flexible spending, paid time off
Equal opportunity
- exalt is an equal opportunity employer.
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