ACCOUNTABILITY COURT CASE MANAGER

Fayette County Administration; Fayetteville (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Fayette County Administration is seeking a full-time Case Manager to provide day-to-day case management planning for program participants. The role requires teamwork and strong leadership while coordinating non-clinical assessments and resource linkage.

Responsibilities include presenting information to the accountability court team and judge, monitoring compliance with court mandates, and handling data for outcome tracking and reporting. Contact [e-mail] for details.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least two years in accountability court or criminal justice preferred.
• Equivalent mix of education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day case management and link to resources for participants.
• Present information to accountability court team and judge on monitoring plans.
• Monitor compliance with court mandates and probation; act as surrogate for enforcement.
• Document data for tracking procedures and State/grant reporting.
• Perform tasks directed by Judge and Coordinator; collect and submit participant fees.
• File legal documents for law enforcement, court and records purposes.
• Coordinate with Veterans Treatment Court interactions and VA groups.

Skills

Case management

Leadership

Teamwork

Assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, criminal justice or related

Job description

This is a full-time position with benefits. The function of the Case Manager is to provide day-to-day individual case management planning and other related duties for program participants. The Case Manager must work well in a team setting and demonstrate excellent leadership qualities.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides follow-up services, ongoing non-clinical assessment, and case management to participants. These duties include but are not limited to medication compliance (pill counting/drug testing) and skills assessments using interviews and approved screening tools. This may involve linking to existing resources or developing resources to meet identified needs (clothing/food/medical/educational/ transportation, etc.).
• Presents information and recommendations to the accountability court team and State Court Judge for use in monitoring compliance and treatment plan reviews for participants.
• Provides intensive monitoring compliance with Court mandates through a variety of participant and agency contacts including treatment services, law enforcement and probation. As the surrogate for Sentence Enforcement, supervision of conditions of probation are managed.
• Records and documents data used in tracking procedures for outcome measures, including those needed for grant and State records reporting.
• Performs tasks directed by Judge and Coordinator as needs are identified with participants.
• Collects, documents, and submits fees paid by participants.
• Files legal documents for law enforcement processing, court, and records purposes.
• Specific to Veterans Treatment Court: VJO Specialist, Veterans Administration and Veterans Support Groups interaction and information share

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor's degree and a minimum of two (2) years' experience working in an accountability court or the criminal justice field is preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education, including a bachelors' degree in psychology, sociology, criminal justice, human services or related area, and experience may be considered. Knowledge of national best practices of Drug Court and the Standards for Georgia Accountability Courts is preferred.

Fayette County Accountability Courts
Attn: Jourdan Crawford
1 Center Drive
Fayetteville, GA 30214
Email: [e-mail]