JUVENILE REENTRY SUPPORT SPECIALIST (CLASS CODE 6024)

City of New Orleans Government; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New Orleans Government Administrative Liaison role involves serving as liaison with the juvenile court, conducting daily outreach to lawyers and court personnel regarding progressive proceedings of youths’ cases towards adjudication and/or resolution.

The position includes conducting risk assessment interviews to gather information about a client and family which indicates likelihood of re-offending, targeting areas for change and measuring outcomes of interventions; related work as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in psychology, social work, counseling, criminal justice, public administration or related field.
• One year of full-time experience in counseling, parole/probation, juvenile corrections, education, juvenile services, family/social services or related area.
• Note: related experience may substitute for the degree at rate of one year equal to one year of college credits.

Responsibilities

• Liaison with juvenile court and conduct daily outreach to lawyers and court personnel regarding progressive proceedings of youths' cases toward adjudication or resolution.
• Conduct risk assessment interviews to gather information about a client and family indicating likelihood of re-offending, target areas for change and measure outcomes of interventions.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Public Administrations, Business Administration or closely related field

Job description

Kind of Work

Administrative and social services work serving as liaison with juvenile court by conducting daily outreach to lawyers and court personnel regarding progressive proceedings of youths' cases towards adjudication and/or resolution. Work includes conducting risk assessment interviews to gather information about a client and family which indicates likelihood of re-offending, targets areas for change and measuring outcomes of interventions; and related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Public Administrations, Business Administration or closely related field from an accredited college or university.* One (1) year of full-time experience in counseling, parole/probation, juvenile corrections, education, juvenile services, family/social services or a related area.
• Note: Additional experience as a Juvenile Detention Counselor I (or higher) or in related human services case management working with youth, home visit programming, home health, or corrections settings may substitute for the Bachelor's Degree at the rate of one (1) year of related experience equals one (1) year of college credits.

Kind of Examination

A rating of training and experience, weighted 100%. All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however, credit on the rating of training and experience will only be given for experience gained within the last ten (10) years. This is an original entrance and promotional examination.