Juvenile Competency Coordinator

127 COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

127 COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH in Oklahoma City seeks a Juvenile Competency Coordinator to oversee investigations, credentialing, and statewide service planning. The position leads committee activities, coordinates evaluator recruitment, and ensures contract governance.

You will interact with courts and agencies to advance juvenile competency initiatives and report on progress. The role requires a master’s degree and strong verbal/written communication, data reporting, and public speaking

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work or related field or JD with five years of relevant experience.
• Experience in child welfare, juvenile justice, guidance and counseling, or program planning.
• Strong communication, analytic, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee activities aligning with OAC Title 135:10-26-4 and Professional Committee.
• Coordinate meetings, recruit credentialed evaluators, and manage credentialing.
• Communicate with judges, districts, and stakeholders on competency matters.
• Monitor contracts, invoices, and renewals; prepare annual competency reports.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Planning and organizing

Public speaking

Presentation to stakeholders

Cultural humility

Data reporting

Education

Master's degree in social work / related field

Juris Doctorate

Five years of professional experience in child welfare/juvenile justice

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Posting Title Juvenile Competency Coordinator Agency 127 COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH Supervisory Organization Commission on Children and Youth Job Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank) Full/Part-Time Full time Job Type Regular Compensation Salary $61,500.00.

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving planning, organizing and supervising investigations, inspections and assessments of state and privately operated children’s programs, institutions and facilities and child related operations of all state agencies or the planning, development and implementation of statewide children’s services plans recommended by the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. This includes multi-faceted assessments of children’s institutions and facilities, investigations of complex systemic complaints against the children and youth services system, leadership and advocacy for children and family services, and working with local and regional children’s planning boards in developing plans to provide for children’s and family services.

Typical Functions

• Serve as the agency staff overseeing the activities of Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) Title 135, Chapter 10 ensuring agency responsibilities are fulfilled.
• Coordinate meetings and activities of the Juvenile Competency Evaluation Professional Committee (Professional Committee) in accordance with OAC 135:10-26-4.
• Communicate with judges and parties in district court juvenile justice proceedings regarding juvenile competency matters.
• Engage in recruitment strategies to identify prospective credentialed forensic evaluators.
• Coordinate training events, in coordination with the Professional Committee members and others, of prospective evaluators.
• Manage the credentialing process of the Professional Committee and prospective evaluators.
• Communicate with the Administrative Office of the Courts and others as needed to carry out agency responsibilities of 10A O.S. § 2-2-401.4.
• Serve as the agency contract monitor for credentialed forensic juvenile competency evaluators.
• Communicate with prospective vendors and collect necessary information.
• Work with OCCY Business Manager to ensure contracts, purchase requests and purchase orders are in place annually.
• Review monthly invoices for accuracy and submit to OCCY Business Manager for payment.
• Coordinate with OCCY Business Manager to ensure new contracts or renewals are in place prior to July 1 of each year.
• Receive court orders from Oklahoma District Courts and ensure assignment of each competency evaluation is directed to an evaluator.
• Communicate with involved parties to collect contact information needed by the evaluator.
• Enter data following the completion of each evaluation into an agency data system.
• Analyze trends in the data and prepare reports and presentations for various groups.
• Work with other stakeholders to address/improve matters relating to juvenile competency in the state.
• Prepare an annual report regarding the activities of juvenile competency in Oklahoma.
• Carry out other duties as assigned by the supervisor or OCCY administration.

Level Descriptor

This is the specialist level of this job family where employees are assigned advanced level responsibilities. In this role they will be responsible for performing highly independent work and will be given a great deal of latitude in making decisions regarding findings and community challenges. They may also be assigned responsibilities for serving as a team leader or other comparable duties on a limited basis.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a master's degree in social work, a social or behavioral science, planning, public administration or a related field or a juris doctorate and five years of professional experience in child welfare, juvenile justice, guidance and counseling, education, law or in the planning for social services or programs delivering social or rehabilitative services to children and their families; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. NOTE: No substitution will be allowed below the level of a bachelor’s degree.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Knowledge of Oklahoma’s children’s court system Excellent verbal and written communication skills Planning and organizing of multiple on-going program related activities Working knowledge of Excel spreadsheets Ability to publicly speak and prepare presentations for recruitment, training and program updates to stakeholders Possess cultural humility and a willingness to continually learn

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Oklahoma State Government is the largest employer in the state of Oklahoma, employing over 35,000 diverse and talented employees in more than 100 state agencies, boards and commissions. Our workplaces can be found across the state from Boise City to Idabel, Hollis to Miami, and everywhere in between.

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