Judicial Services Coordinator - Wake

Position: Judicial Services Coordinator - Wake County
** Agency
* * Adult Correction
** Division
* *** Job Classification Title
** Judicial Services Coordinator (S)
** Position Number
**** Grade
* * NC05

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community.

Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!
** Description of Work
** If you desire a rewarding career that has a great work/life balance with benefits, please apply today!
The Department of Adult Correction, Division of Community Supervision, is seeking a Judicial Services Coordinator (JSC) to work with members and officials of the judicial system, community agencies, victims, and offenders. The Judicial Services Coordinator will serve as the agency's representative in court, the community, and in maintaining public awareness of the community service program.
The JSC is usually located in or near the courthouse, frequently in court, and will associate with judges, lawyers, District Attorneys, Clerk of Court, law enforcement, etc. Work involves significant contact with members and officials of the judicial system, community agencies, victims, offenders, and the general public while serving as the court's representative in the community and maintaining public awareness of the program.

Work is performed under the general supervision of a Judicial Services Specialist or Chief Probation and Parole Officer.
The JSC is responsible for the intake of all new supervised and unsupervised probation cases and, in specified areas, monitoring unsupervised deferred prosecution cases. The employees will accept, inspect, and process the legal documents of new probation cases. They review court judgments and match offenders’ skills to needs, with consideration given to the offenders’ criminal history, physical condition, age, transportation needs, and availability to perform the work within the designated period of time.
Work involves interviewing offenders to obtain information regarding past arrests/convictions, work records, and family social histories to develop treatment and sanction recommendations for court-ordered presentence and pre-parole investigations. Employees must consider the needs of both the offenders and the recipient agencies and, if necessary, will refer offenders to support agencies for assistance to meet special needs.
Administrative tasks include, but are not limited to, negotiating agreements, placing offenders with agencies to perform designated community service work, completing required documentation, preparing reports, and maintaining/tracking case files. The employees must work as members of a team in a variety of activities to include court intake, which may require travel within the district to assist as needed.
** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences
**** Salary Range:** $32,639.00 - $57,117.00
** Salary Grade:
** NC05
* * To qualify for this position, applicants must document on the application that they possess ALL of the following:
*** The JSC shall have extensive knowledge of Structured Sentencing and how it applies to Community Supervision, and knowledge of the Community Service Work Program.  The JSC shall exhibit a working knowledge of local and regional community resources to address the placement of monitored offenders to government and nonprofit agencies in the community.
* The JSC must be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with the Judiciary, offenders, and the general public to ensure thorough and appropriate collection, analysis, and utilization of data to interpret Division guidelines, policies, and procedures.
* The JSC shall behave professionally at…