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Overall Job Objective
Description
JOB FUNCTIONS:
Working Conditions:
Typically performs duties in an office environment. Must be willing to work evenings/weekends as required and travel periodically.
Description
This posting is to fill a GRANT FUNDED position.
Continued employment will be contingent upon available funding.
Do you have a passion for helping juveniles? Got a knack for coordinating volunteers, cases, trainings, etc? Enjoy public service? Juvenile Court Services in the Superior Court are looking for CASA Coordinators. Join our team as a full-time benefit earning CASA Coordinator.
CLASSIFICATION SUMMARY: Responsible for cultivating and maintaining professional intra- and inter-agency relationships, as well as providing community education and awareness of the CASA Program.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS: We appreciate your interest in our employment opportunities. At Pinal County, we value professionalism and treating others with respect. If these values are not demonstrated throughout the application and interview process, we reserve the right to remove your candidacy from consideration and may impact your future Pinal County applications.
Example of Duties
Work in this classification requires an individual to be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary classification functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this classification may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in this classification description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this description.
JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Assists with volunteer management, including recruitment, training, supervision, assessment, case assignment, retention, and recognition.
- Responds to inquiries about the CASA program.
- Assist in identifying, building collaborations with, and referring CASAs to appropriate community resource agencies.
- Assists in the planning and development of future programs and services in the center including the development of training and evaluation aspects of the programs and services offered; attends and participates in staff meetings, including program development and strategic planning sessions.
- Partners with the Program Supervisor and other CASA Coordinators to develop and implement public relations, marketing, recruitment, and community outreach/education plans.
- Facilitates case support or other program-related meetings and completes all required set-up and follow-through activities.
- Serves as a liaison between CASA Coordinators and other groups and agencies to facilitate communication, reimbursement, event participation, procedural improvements, or other items of necessity.
- Assists in the development of both orientation training and in-service training modules and the continual monitoring of training improvements.
- Monitors changes or revisions to applicable statues and laws to maintain accurate training materials and information; updates training materials as necessary.
- Assists with the CASA newsletter, including suggesting or composing articles, providing volunteer recognition entries, and proofreading.
- Attends and participates in State-level CASA and Support Council meetings, committees, or events as required.
- Compiles and provides required documentation and statistics for monthly and quarterly reports.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications & Special Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college.
- Three (3) years of experience in child welfare, criminal or juvenile justice, mental or behavioral health services, victim or advocacy services.
- an equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying.
Special Requirements:
- Valid Driver's License with an Arizona Drivers License required within 30 days of hire
Knowledge of:
- Child welfare systems, the principles of the CASA program, and community resources pertinent to the CASA program.
- Desktop computers, Microsoft Windows Office software and use of the internet.
- Model Court concepts and principles related to potential volunteers, network providers, partnering agencies, and community agencies.
Ability to:
- Maintain confidentiality in court related matters.
- Work with material/information that is confidential, sensitive or urgent and requiring extreme tact, courtesy and mature judgment.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public.
- Follow instructions, both verbal and written.
- Use a personal computer, electronic networks and other information and communications technologies.
- Prepare clear, concise reports to management.
- Communicate effectively verbally and in writing to audiences of various social, cultural, ethnic, educational and economic backgrounds.
Physical Requirements:
Independent body mobility to stand, walk, bend, and sit for prolonged periods of time and/or drive a vehicle. Manual dexterity to reach, and grasp; manual dexterity to hand write or use computer keyboard; vision sufficient to see and read; hear and speak to communicate with customers in person and over the phone. The ability to withstand varying weather temperatures; lifting of up to 25 pounds, unloading, pushing and carrying small to large shipments to and from various locations throughout the County.
Working Conditions:
Typically performs duties in an office environment. Must be willing to work evenings/weekends as required and travel periodically.
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