Court Liaison

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with Case Managers, Children’s Legal Services, the Guardian Ad Litem Program and the Judiciary as it relates to all court related processes.
• Foster relationships between case managers, children’s legal services, GAL, and the Court.
• Identify and understand what resources are available and build and maintain effective working relationships within a network of systems.
• Network with, educate and involve system and community stakeholders.
• Provide technical assistance and training to Case Management on court procedures and conduct.
• Review and monitor court filings and other court related documents to ensure timeliness, accuracy and appropriate service interventions.
• Review and monitor files for both internal and external quality assurance standards.
• Attends judicial hearings related to Pro Se Motions and Transfers of Jurisdictions.
• Informs the courts of immediate service needs of the minor child to include but not limited to psychotropic medication, prescribed medication, Medicaid and other belongings.
• Reviews the Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN) and Utilization Management System (UM) to provide information to the court information related to the family and service interventions.
• Testsifies in court as needed.
• Reviews Judicial Systems (Hover) and other data systems in order to provide information to the Court and Case Managers, ensure timely filing of documents and track trends.
• Completes data tracking and produces periodic reports.
• Affirm staff training needs; provide and/or arrange training for new and existing staff on a regular basis.
• Ensure service delivery complies with contractual requirements.
• Advise supervisor of significant events and pertinent issues.
• Conduct oneself in a professional manner at all times.
• Maintain regular in-office attendance to perform essential job functions, collaborate effectively with team members, participate in meetings, and provide timely support to agency operations and service delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental and agency goals, as needed and appropriate to the position.

Working Hours

Children’s Network of Hillsborough’s standard business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This position is an in-office based position that averages 40 hours per week. Work hours may vary outside of these standard hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed to meet operational demands. All hours worked will be compensated in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and agency policies, including applicable overtime and other compensation requirements.

Training

All employees must complete fifteen (15) hours of on-line or classroom Training on an annual basis. If the employee is a Certified Child Welfare Professional, Training hours must total twenty (20) annually.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.