Senior Court Case Manager - Veterans Court

18th Judicial Circuit State Court System of Florida; Sanford (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional Health Benefits

Supplemental Insurance (Dental, Vision

Disability

Low‑Cost Basic Life Insurance

Deferred Compensation

Tax‑Favored Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Support

Job summary

18th Judicial Circuit State Court System of Florida is seeking a Senior Court Case Manager to support the Veteran Court program. The role includes orienting veterans, performing intakes, assisting with client placement, and ensuring transportation, while coordinating with multiple partners and maintaining data for reporting.

Candidate must have a public administration or related field degree and several years of experience in substance use treatment, case management, or treatment courts, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, or a closely related field

Responsibilities

• Perform drug testing on veteran court clients and manage collection/transport of samples.
• Orient new veterans signing into the program; perform intakes and assist with placement.
• Ensure participant transportation and coordinate with service providers for phase advancement.
• Track data in the internal case management system for reporting and performance measures.
• Communicate with judges, probation, Office of the State Attorney, Public Defender's Office, VA, Seminole County, and treatment providers.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Grant management

Budget management

Policy development

Public education

Ethics

Education

Bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Word

Excel

Access

Teams

Job description

This is an “Open Until Filled” recruitment.

General Statement of Job

Senior Court Case Manager is a grant-funded county position and will work under the supervision of the Problem‑Solving Courts Manager in the Judicial Division. This professional position will orient new veterans signing into the program; perform intakes; assist with client placement where necessary; ensure that each participant has transportation; communicate with service providers; verify information for phase advancement; track data using an internal case management system for statistical reporting and subsequent performance measures.

Essential Duties

This position will be responsible for performing drug testing on veteran court clients by implementing collection, accountability, and transport of drug testing samples. Work will also be performed in a drug testing lab setting and must maintain knowledge in all aspects of urinalysis collection and accountability processes. Work schedules are prone to be more irregular versus consistent days and start/end times. The position is required to always maintain a professional demeanor and to establish effective working relationships with judges, court personnel, County Probation office, Office of the State Attorney, Public Defender's Office, Veteran’s Administration, Seminole County, and treatment providers. Work is performed under the direction of the Veteran Court Judge. Perform other duties and projects assigned by supervisor. Educate the public and stakeholders about treatment court philosophy and operations. Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, or a closely related field. Additional relevant experience may substitute for the recommended educational level on a year-for-year basis.
• Three years of professional, administrative, analytical related work Additional relevant education may substitute for the recommended experience on a year-for-year basis, excluding supervisory experience.
• Three or more years of experience in substance use disorder treatment, behavioral health services, case management, treatment coordination, or treatment courts required.
• Experience working with justice-involved populations and individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-based practices and ability to maintain confidential information.

Additional Competencies

• Strong communication, organizational, and collaborative skills.
• Ability to manage grants and budgets.
• Skill in developing and implementing program policies and procedures.
• Capacity for community engagement and public education.

• Commitment to ethical standards and professional conduct.

• Work involves a significant amount of standing, walking, sitting, talking, listening, and reaching with hands and arms; must be able to transfer up to 10 pounds.
• Knowledge of the Florida State Courts System Circuit Court Criminal procedures.
• Communicate clearly, concisely, and logically.
• Work independently, with direction, and establish priorities.
• Operate a personal computer and use software applications (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and Teams).
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly, orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to perform clerical support tasks, such as preparing orders, documents, files, forms, and correspondence; creating and maintaining record systems for efficient case management

Benefit Details

• Optional Health Benefits
• Supplemental Insurance (Dental, Vision, Disability, Optional Life, Cancer, etc.)
• Low‑Cost Basic Life Insurance
• Deferred Compensation

• Tax‑Favored Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Support

Grant-Funded Positions

For the duration of employment, this position is grant-dependent with no right of appeal if the funding for such position ceases. This position and the program on which the position is based are funded from grant funding, a funding source other than General Revenue. The continuation of employment shall be contingent upon the continued availability of grant funds for this position and/or program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit is an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of nor manifest by words or conduct, bias or prejudice based on race, color, religion, age (40 or older), sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), national origin, language, marital status, socioeconomic status, or disability or genetic information, which does not preclude performance of essential job functions, and reasonable accommodation(s) is provided, as necessary and judicious.

If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in the application/selection process, you are entitled, at no cost to you, the provision of certain assistance. Please notify Court Administration at 407-665-4227 prior to the application deadline. If you are hearing or voice impaired, please call through the Florida Relay Service (TDD) 1-800-955-8771.

Background Check

Employment is provisional pending the results of a successful background investigation and fingerprinting.

E-Verify

Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit participates in the U.S. Government’s Electronic Employment Verification Program (E-Verify) to assist in this required verification process for all state-funded positions. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States after completion of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) upon hire within the first 3 days of employment.

Drug-Free Workplace

It is an objective of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit to achieve a drug‑free workplace. Any applicant for employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing court service for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, and the trust placed in our organization by the public.

At-Will Employment

Pursuant to 110.205(2)(c) of the Florida Statutes, employment with the State Courts System is not covered under the Career Service System and all employees of the State Systems serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and do not attain tenure rights, i.e., employees can be terminated with or without cause by the Court.