Treatment Court Coordinator

Water Resources Office; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave & holidays

Retirement plan

Job summary

Montana Judicial Branch seeks a Treatment Court Coordinator to oversee the First Judicial District Adult Treatment Program in Missoula. You will manage program materials, develop budgets, and represent the program publicly, coordinating with the treatment team and community providers.

The role involves regular communication with participants and providers, scheduling, and implementing program changes under the presiding judge’s direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; two years’ experience with adult substance abuse offenders preferred.
• Experience in managing a budget, report writing, and working with multi‑agency systems preferred. Experience may substitute for degree.

Responsibilities

• Make purchases to support the program in line with the budget and policies.
• Pay invoices and manage the treatment court checking account; document deposits and expenditures.
• Set the treatment court schedule with the judge; prepare agendas and materials for staffing meetings.
• Maintain and revise participant contracts, handbooks, and program policies; draft documents under judge review.
• Maintain treatment court records and participant communications; disseminate information to the team.
• Coordinate with providers to develop treatment plans and ensure services for participants.
• Collaborate with community providers; ensure regular testing for drugs/alcohol and share reports with the team.
• Facilitate multi‑agency services to meet court objectives for clients.
• Manage applications and screening; communicate with participants, attorneys, prosecutors, and courts; use risk/needs tools.
• Identify and arrange training opportunities for the treatment team; support travel for conferences.
• Participate in continuing education and professional development.
• Establish a recovery management program; maintain list of past participants and periodic check‑ins.
• Organize pro‑social activities for participants and graduates with the team.
• Attend stakeholder meetings; develop community partnerships and public relations.
• Other duties as assigned by district court judge.

Skills

Budget management

Report writing

Multi-agency systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field

Job description

Job Description - Treatment Court Coordinator (26142834)

The Judicial Branch is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

An employee new to the Judicial Branch will serve a one-year probationary period. The successful applicant will be subject to a criminal background check, including the Child Protection Services registry. Travel may be required and working hours may include evenings & weekends.

The Montana Judicial Branch offers a variety of opportunities to help you make a difference in your community, and further your career. As a service-oriented employer, we seek employees with a passion for customer service to help us fulfill our mission to provide an independent, accessible, responsive, impartial, and timely forum to resolve disputes; to preserve the rule of law; and to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitutions of the United States and Montana.

Benefits of working for the Judicial Branch:

• Work/life balance
• Family friendly policies
• Dedicated and caring colleagues
• Health coverage
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and Holidays (combination of up to 38 per year)
• Opportunities and room for professional growth
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness - Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF

Job Overview:

The First Judicial District Adult Treatment Program provides supervision, accountability, and treatment for adult felony drug and DUI offenders in Missoula, MT. The Treatment Court Coordinator is responsible for the administration of the program, including but not limited to development of program materials, program development, public speaking engagements, and building community awareness. The coordinator prepares and submits monthly budget reports to the lead agency, organizes regular treatment team meetings, manages the court’s schedule, maintains treatment court files, works with the treatment team, communicates regularly with participants and providers, and makes program changes at the direction of the presiding treatment court judge. Qualifications include experience working with multi‑agency systems and working with an adult and youth substance‑abusing populations. The successful applicant must be able to work well in a team‑oriented environment and be self‑motivated. This position is a 35 hour a week position.

Job Duties:

• Make purchases as necessary to support the program in accordance with the program’s budget and the accounting policies of the Judicial Branch and State of Montana.
• Pay program invoices, submit reimbursement forms to the Office of Court Administrator, and manage the treatment court checking account. Manage deposits of donations and participant payments and appropriately document all deposits and expenditures.
• Establish a schedule for the treatment court in coordination with the judge, manage the treatment court calendar, prepare agendas and materials for staffing meetings, secure meeting spaces and times, schedule check‑ins in the judge’s absence, arrange emergency meetings or hearings when necessary, and ensure a record is made of proceedings when required by the judge.
• Maintain and revise participant contracts, handbooks, and program policies and procedures as directed by the judge and treatment team. Draft documents, including arrest warrants, graduation orders, termination orders, and weekly orders, at the direction and subject to the review of the presiding judge.
• Maintain treatment court records.
• Engage in regular communication with participants about program expectations and participant needs, questions, and barriers. Track compliance with program requirements and compile information about participants from probation officers, testing providers, treatment providers, and others and disseminate information to the treatment team. Coordinate with treatment providers in establishing treatment plans for participants.
• Work with community providers to ensure provision of services for participants and receipt of regular reports on participants’ progress and compliance. Secure regular and reliable testing of participants for drug and alcohol and ensure reports of testing are provided to the treatment team.
• Facilitate multi‑agency services and collaborate with treatment providers to meet treatment court objectives on behalf of the clients.
• Manage treatment court applications and screening, including communication with prospective participants, attorneys, prosecutors, and sentencing courts. Use approved risk and needs assessment tools.
• Identify and facilitate training opportunities for the treatment team, including obtaining approval for and arranging travel to periodic training conferences.
• Participate in continuing education and professional development opportunities.
• Establish a recovery management program, including keeping a list of past participants and engaging in periodic communication and check‑ins with former program participants.
• Organize appropriate pro‑social activities for participants and graduates in coordination with the treatment team.
• Attend and participate in stakeholder meetings and committees and develop community partnerships.
• Maintain positive public relations and provide information for community awareness.
• Other duties as assigned by district court judge.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; preferably with a focus of study in social work, human services, or a related field; and two years’ experience working with adult substance abuse offenders. Experience in managing a budget, report writing, and working with multi‑agency systems preferred. Experience may substitute for degree. Must be able to work well in a team‑oriented environment, be organized with a care for detail, and be self‑motivated. Will consider qualified applicants with a prior criminal record on a case‑by‑case basis.

Licensure and Certification Requirements:

Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Montana driver’s license; proof of insurance if using a personal vehicle on State business.

Applicant Pool Statement : If another department vacancy occurs in this job title within six months, the same applicant pool may be used for the selection. Training Assignment : Not Applicable

Salary:

$26.80 - 26.80 Hourly

Telework Eligibility: Not Telework Eligible

Benefits Package Eligibility: Health Insurance, Paid Leave & Holidays, Retirement Plan

Number of Openings:

1

Employee Status : Regular Schedule : Full-Time

Job Type:

Standard

Shift:

Day Job

Travel:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

Posting Date:

Nov 9, 2026, 10:43:19 PM

Closing Date (based on your computer's timezone)

Required Application Materials : Cover Letter, Resume, References

Contact Name : Mandi Edlin | Contact Email : [e-mail] | Contact Phone : [phone] Anyone who needs to request a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the HR staff identified on the job listing or by dialing the Montana Relay at 711. Montana Job Service Offices also offer services including assistance with submitting an online application.

State government does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, creed, political beliefs or affiliation, veteran status, military service, retaliation, or any other factor not related to merit and qualifications of an employee or applicant.