Sworn Community Justice Manager (ASD)

About the role

Multnomah County's Department of Community Justice - Adult Services Division is seeking an energetic, strategic, adaptable, compassionate and experienced leader to join our team as a Sworn Community Justice Manager. The position requires commitment to genuine curiosity, continuous feedback, flexible and adaptive working styles, and a willingness to immediately respond to situations or emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Selected applicants must successfully complete a 12‑month trial service training period to evaluate their effectiveness in the role.

Responsibilities

• Plan and assign work and duties based on job need, staff capabilities and available resources.
• Control work through periodic reviews and/or evaluations.
• Determine subordinates' training needs and arrange for training; motivate subordinates to work effectively; determine the need for disciplinary action and initiate or approve disciplinary action when warranted.
• Select, supervise, train/mentor and evaluate staff; investigate and respond to grievances.
• Provide leadership by developing effective work teams, motivating and encouraging staff growth and career development, fostering positive relationships, sharing vision and goals.
• Develop, monitor and refine a system of supervision, sanctions and services to address and mitigate offender risk to the community consistent with Oregon statutes and evidence‑based practices; may impose sanctions up to 60 days in jail for adult offenders or other sanctions for juvenile clients per ORS 419A, ORS 419 C, ORS 420 A and B and/or other relevant statutes.
• Oversight of the Community Response Team and all incoming investigations.
• Develop plans for achieving community justice program objectives and operational goals; develop budgetary requirements; modify procedures and guidelines to meet changing conditions or goals; recommend revisions to policy and procedure by evaluating their impact on program, section or unit activities to increase effectiveness.
• Direct work in complex cases and high‑risk situations.
• Supervision of caseload, completion of assessments and development of case plans.
• Identify, approve, and direct arrests and impositions of sanctions based on legal standards.
• Maintain productive relationships with the Courts, DA’s office, DOC, Parole Board, Compact office and other Oregon Counties as it relates to new incoming cases and DOC releases.
• Provide information and technical assistance as needed, including responding to difficult problems and questions raised by the public, partners, clients, or staff.
• Use reports and data gathered from employees and stakeholders to evaluate the quality of community justice services and business systems.
• Institutionalize best practices and design/implement improved systems where needed; maintain essential records, compile and analyze data for evaluation and reporting purposes.
• Design and implement program studies; ensure strict adherence to methodology and offender’s civil rights; analyze data and prepare formal evaluation reports.

Requirements

Minimum