Peer Training Specialist

Mission Statement

The Judicial Department works to provide equal access to justice, contribute to public safety, and strengthen the rule of law across Colorado. Together our courts and probation departments are committed to impartial and timely dispute resolution; support for families, litigants, and victims; client rehabilitation; and meaningful community engagement.

Mission Statement

Summary of Job Classification

• Creates and administers local onboarding plans.
• Shows employees local resources, facilities and introduces personnel to new employees.
• Trains employees by using hands-on direction and verbal coaching for court case processing with application of any local practices used.
• Sits with the employee while working on court dockets, at workstations in clerk’s office, and shadows interactions with court customers.
• Allows repeated opportunity for learner to apply skills learned.
• Reviews demonstrated work and provides feedback on the work product of the employees.
• Schedules observation time of courtroom and/or clerk’s office.
• Assists in scheduling formal training for both HR mandatory classes and court education training for staff.
• Mentors new or underperforming employees or divisions/units/teams.
• May inform supervisors or Clerk of Court of employee performance issues and help implement improvement plans as needed.
• Reinforces formal training for all court employees and utilizes the training activities created by the Court Education Specialists.
• Creates and maintains local work resources and job aids.
• Responsible for promoting and marketing resources.
• Works data integrity reports and tracks local district adherence.
• Serves as a district liaison with the State Court Administrator’s Office including Court Services, Court Education Specialists, the CORE Unit, and Distance Learning Units.
• Attends meetings and trainings as required including classes and conferences, on an ongoing basis, to maintain knowledge, skills, and awareness of legislative changes.
• Participates in all state Peer Training Specialist programs.

Essential Functions

• Creates and administers local onboarding plans.
• Shows employees local resources, facilities and introduces personnel to new employees.
• Trains employees by using hands-on direction and verbal coaching for court case processing with application of any local practices used.
• Sits with the employee while working on court dockets, at workstations in clerk’s office, and shadows interactions with court customers.
• Allows repeated opportunity for learner to apply skills learned.
• Reviews demonstrated work and provides feedback on the work product of the employees.
• Schedules observation time of courtroom and/or clerk’s office.
• Assists in scheduling formal training for both HR mandatory classes and court education training for staff.
• Mentors new or underperforming employees or divisions/units/teams.
• May inform supervisors or Clerk of Court of employee performance issues and help implement improvement plans as needed.
• Reinforces formal training for all court employees and utilizes the training activities created by the Court Education Specialists.
• Creates and maintains local work resources and job aids.
• Responsible for promoting and marketing resources.
• Works data integrity reports and tracks local district adherence.
• Serves as a district liaison with the State Court Administrator’s Office including Court Services, Court Education Specialists, the CORE Unit, and Distance Learning Units.
• Attends meetings and trainings as required including classes and conferences, on an ongoing basis, to maintain knowledge, skills, and awareness of legislative changes.
• Participates in all state Peer Training Specialist programs.

Supervisor Responsibilities

• Work requires providing guidance and the potential to oversee another employee. The position may oversee work quality, training, instructing, and work assignments.

Human Collaboration

• Contacts may require the consideration of different points of view to reach agreement.
• Elements of persuasion may be necessary to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.

Physical Demands

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Work Environment/Locations

• Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards.
• Office environment.