Night Court Representative

The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES); New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Vacation and Paid Time Off – 25 days

12 Paid Holidays per year

Retirement 403b with employer matching

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

CASES is a New York City agency focused on the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal justice system. The Night Court Representative role supports court-mandated programs and operates within the NYC legal framework.

The position is full-time, Thursday–Monday, 5:00 PM–1:00 AM, with a salary range of $65,000–$67,000 and on-site work at 100 Centre Street. You will develop relationships with judges and court partners, conduct screenings, explain supervision terms, and ensure accurate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or at least 4 years of relevant work experience.
• Excellent public speaking and written communication skills.
• Ability to function in a high-paced, high-stakes environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, and court partners to facilitate admissions.
• Determine legal eligibility for Supervised Release and ensure appropriate supervision levels.
• Conduct screenings and assessments and provide immediate recommendations for supervision and case management.
• Explain conditions of pretrial supervision release and expectations for participation.
• Achieve monthly intake targets and maintain quality pretrial standards.
• Accompany participants to court appearances and advocate to judges for continuity of supervision.
• Manage crises to ensure participant safety.
• Document accurately in case records and track demographics, intake, and warrants.
• Collaborate with Supervised Release staff across borough offices to ensure accurate court information.
• Provide timely notification to the court about non-compliance and missing participants.
• Deliver culturally competent and anti-racist services in line with CASES values.
• Participate in supervision, meetings, and trainings to enhance competence.
• Work a regular and obscure schedule to ensure 35 hours per week.

Skills

Public speaking

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Independent work

Diversity collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience

Job description

Job Summary

CASES is a New York City agency at the forefront of the intersection between behavioral health and the criminal justice system. Our mission is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create opportunities for success in the community. The CASES Court services department services court mandates or endorsed programming at all points in the criminal legal process. CASES operates, alternative to detention (ATD) and alternative to incarceration (ATI) community based programs that are facilitated by the NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) judiciary.

Job Title

Night Court Representative

Job Summary

CASES is a New York City agency at the forefront of the intersection between behavioral health and the criminal justice system. Our mission is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create opportunities for success in the community. The CASES Court services department services court mandates or endorsed programming at all points in the criminal legal process. CASES operates, alternative to detention (ATD) and alternative to incarceration (ATI) community based programs that are facilitated by the NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) judiciary.

Shift Hours

This position is full-time Thursday – Monday from 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM

Salary

The salary range for this role is $65,000 – $67,000.

Location Address

100 Centre Street, New York, NY 10013. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.

Workplace Flexibility

On-site - This role is 100% in-office/in person.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop and maintain excellent professional relationships with judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, and other court partners to facilitate program admissions and maintain CASES’ credibility in the Manhattan Criminal and Supreme Courts.
• Determine a person’s legal eligibility for Supervised Release with the review of arrest case information, RAP sheet, and attorney recommendations, ensuring admitted participants receive the appropriate supervision level when admission is ordered by the judge.
• Conduct screenings and assessment interviews to explain Supervised Release, administer screening tools, and formulate immediate recommendations for supervision and case management services.
• Ensure participants understand the conditions of their pretrial supervision release and the expectations about participation in Supervised Release.
• Achieve monthly intake targets and perform to quality pretrial standards.
• Accompany participants to court appearances and advocate to judges verbally for participants to maintain continuity in Supervised Release.
• Effectively manage crises to ensure participant safety and well-being.
• Ensure timely, complete, and accurate documentation in the case record database including collecting and tracking participant demographics, intake, re-arrest cases, and warrants.
• Facilitate effective collaboration with Supervised Release staff delivering services in the borough-based offices to ensure the court receives accurate information and participants satisfy conditions of supervision.
• Provide timely and accurate notification to the court about participant non-compliance (when participants are missing/absconded, fail to report, and are rearrested).
• Provide culturally competent and anti-racist services in the court 1) in accordance with CASES’ policies and the delivery of excellent court services to address the needs of youth and young adults, adults, and individuals with behavioral health needs and 2) that are responsive to the race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, and criminal legal history of program participants.
• Participate in supervision, case review and staff meetings, and in-service trainings to develop clinical, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed, and legal system competence.
• Work a regular and obscure schedule and adhere to schedule changes to ensure Supervised Release consistently maintains coverage for all court shifts; perform other related duties as assigned by supervisors and senior staff.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's degree or at least 4 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to function effectively in a high-paced, high-stakes environment and work independently.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse participants and staff; bilingual candidates preferred.
• Highly articulate, resourceful, and professional – able to stand up in court and present detailed information.
• Proven ability to function effectively in a high paced and stressful environment.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of participants and staff.
• Interest in, and sensitivity to, issues facing justice-involved individuals.
• Ability to quickly gather and evaluate the accuracy of information and use good judgementwithin time constraints and high-volume courtrooms.
• Excellent public speaking skills. Ability to formulate persuasive arguments for eligible defendants to be placed in CASES programs.
• Excellent analytical and written skills.
• Ability to work autonomously.

Preferred Skills

• Ability to mentor and provide concrete, constructive feedback to others, management experience.

Employee Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Retirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%
• Employee Referral Program
• Visit www.cases.org/careers/ to learn more about benefits offered by the CASES

Our Values

At CASES, we like to move with PURPOSE, which reflects our values:

PEOPLE| Hold people’s stories with dignity

UNITY| Commit to a shared mission

RESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversity

PROGRESS| Always work to improve

OPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resources

SOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problems

EMPATHY| Seek to understand others

Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.

Thursday - Monday from 5pm to 1 am

35 hours per week excluding breaks