Mitigation Specialist

Posting Date 10/05/26 Final date to receive applications 10/12/26 Pay Range $31.00 - $42.55 hourly Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek. Job Type Unclassified

We are looking for a person who has experience working with youth and and has a passion to help them so they have better life outcomes. The Mitigation Specialist plays a vital role on the defense team; positively and enthusiastically working with the juvenile’s attorney and investigators in order to best represent them through the juvenile delinquency system. If you are motivated, inquisitive, and like to study the life experiences of others, this is the perfect position for you.

The Office of the Public Advocate seeks professionals, both attorneys, and legal staff members, to join our legal defense team! We're committed to the mission of protecting the fundamental rights of our clients. We're dedicated to providing effective legal representation to all indigent persons, those individuals who are not able to afford the services of private lawyers, when appointed by the Maricopa County Superior Court.

Our clients include juveniles charged with criminal offenses, parents, and children in dependency and severance matters (loss of parental rights), and people facing court-ordered mental health evaluation and treatment.

• Proud to Offer Work with a greater purpose
• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 11.98% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Interview client/family to assist in the development of mitigation and treatment/sentencing plans
• Conduct assessments and conferences, attends case staffings; provide input regarding clients’ needs; make suggestions regarding treatment and disposition
• Make and monitor referrals to provide follow-up and intervention
• Present and/or submit reports to representing attorney and the court in an effort to obtain the best possible sentencing outcome
• Testify in court
• Assess clients’ social and medical histories, psychological evaluations, education and legal documents
• Locate residential treatment centers, group homes, foster homes, and outpatient treatment programs as a resource for clients
• Network with individuals and community agencies for access to social, educational and employment resources for clients
• Prepare correspondence, social histories, reports and submit social histories to psychologists and attorneys
• Frequently meet with clients in juvenile detention facility, the office, out in the community and provides supportive resources.

• Two years of paid casework experience within a criminal justice, social service or court agency
• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Behavioral or Social Science, or another related field
• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis
• Valid Arizona driver’s license upon hire
• Casework experience within a public defender organization,…