Treatment Court Coordinator

Position Purpose

This position is responsible for coordinating the efforts of the treatment court by ensuring compliance with the best practice standards and philosophy and providing local leadership, oversight, and management to the treatment court team.

Duties

• Functioning as a member of the treatment court team by discussing best practice standards, discussing participants, contributing ideas, and recommending action.
• Acting as the contact point between the community and the court to ensure program effectiveness and success.
• Identifying and recommending competent and informed treatment providers to ensure appropriate treatment within best practice standards.
• Creating interagency linkages to address client’s ancillary needs in the areas of medical, housing, employment and vocational skills planning.
• Working with all team members from treatment, community supervision, and law enforcement to create standards for program compliance.
• Providing oversight of the data collection to ensure accuracy within the data management system by all team members.
• Working closely with the Judge to ensure program adjustments are implemented, policies are followed, participants’ needs are addressed, and program standards are met.
• Working in conjunction with the Chief Court Service Officer (CCSO) and other team members to prepare financial reports and summaries to inform team members of financial status.
• Performing other work as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from a college or university with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, criminal justice, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of related education and experience.
• Successful completion of a criminal background investigation is required for employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Substance use disorders, pharmacology and effective treatment techniques;
• Presentation techniques and tools;
• Community resources that offer substance abuse treatment and counseling;
• Criminal justice and court system and procedures;
• Interpersonal communications with individuals from a variety of socioeconomic and educational backgrounds;
• Microsoft Office and programs.

Ability

• To prepare written documents and reports;
• To establish and maintain effective working relationships with outside agencies, legal professionals, participants, the general public, and the courts;
• To educate and encourage others to participate in the treatment court initiative and philosophy;
• To effectively manage team members from diverse disciplines, in a non-adversarial way, to achieve maximum results;
• To solve problems efficiently and effectively;
• To communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.

Benefits

The State of South Dakota, Unified Judicial System offers a comprehensive benefits package including 11-13 paid holidays every year, extensive sick and vacation leave, paid family leave, military training leave, health and flexible benefits, regular working hours, continuing education opportunities, retirement benefits, a great working environment, and more.