Community Justice Manager

The Opportunity:

• Are you a motivated community justice leader with a positive attitude and experience managing cross­ cultural programs?

• Are you committed to helping youth involved in the criminal justice system turn their lives around?

• Are you passionate about improving outcomes and creating a more equitable system?

• Do you envision yourself in a role that allows you to use your leadership skills to develop and support employees, foster a collaborative work environment, and contribute to organizational effectiveness and success?

If you answered “yes” to these questions, please read on!

The Multnomah County Department of Community Justice is seeking a Community Justice Manager in our Juvenile Services Division Court & Community Supervision Services Specialized Cases Unit: Sex Offender Treatment Team (SOTT) & Senate Bill 1008. In this role, you will provide leadership, initiative, and judgment to carry out the objectives and goals of the department. The ideal candidate will possess leadership experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for helping youth turn their lives around. This position will participate on the Court & Community Supervision Services Management Team and the Juvenile Management Team, and manage the Juvenile Court Counselors working with youth adjudicated for sex offenses and serious crimes. This role requires a body of knowledge of juvenile community justice laws, practices, and procedures and will provide input on a broad spectrum of initiatives related to community justice services.

Other duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Providing direct supervision, coaching, and mentoring to full time department staff: Establishing work schedules, approving time, authorizing leave, providing technical assistance and training to staff, working with staff to enhance performance and correct deficiencies, implementing discipline procedures, completing annual employee performance planning documents.

• Creating and maintaining an environment which promotes and values diversity and employee empowerment.

• Participating in budget preparation and administration.

• Planning and coordinating staff training to support the application of best practices.

• Developing, implementing and conducting ongoing review of policies and procedures to support operational consistency.

• Responding  and resolving confidential and sensitive inquiries; investigate complaints and recommend corrective actions as necessary.

• Interpreting and enforcing collective bargaining agreements.

• Ensuring that laws, regulations, and policies are appropriately applied within DCJ JSD.

• Maintaining relationships with various community stakeholders concerned with juvenile issues.

• Making presentations to citizen groups and funding sources.

• Representing the division at the state and local level through various committees, advisory boards, community groups, policy-making boards and commissions dealing with community justice services.

The Department of Community Justice is looking for innovative leaders who can demonstrate expertise in the following areas:

• Strategic Planning / Leadership: You will develop goals and direction based on the overall county/department mission and vision to increase community safety through positive change.

• Results Through People: You will help achieve results through the contribution of others by motivating and inspiring growth and productivity.

• Relationships and Community: You will build & maintain  positive and sustainable relationships with staff, direct reports, clients, and a range of key internal and external stakeholders.

• Leading Cross-Culturally: You will foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the  vision,  mission,  and  goals  of  the organization.

• Team Building: You will develop, inspire, and foster employees to work collaboratively.

• Organizational Savviness: You will demonstrate understanding and good judgment of organizational culture and interpersonal relationships, with both internal and external groups, to identify opportunities of mutual interest and benefit.

• Delivery: You will ensure services are provided by quality processes through monitoring and understanding.

• Outcomes: You achieve quality outcomes for the individual, the organization, and the county.

• Personal Development: You will strive for an honest and accurate assessment of oneself and demonstrate willingness for continuous improvement.

• Functional/Technical: You possess specific knowledge about laws, regulations, certifications, licensure and skills for specific assignments.

About the Juvenile Services Division:

The Juvenile Services Division (JSD) ensures that the juvenile system will protect the public, provide fair and equitable accountability and deliver cost-effective, evidence-based services to delinquent youth and their families.  JSD provides a continuum of juvenile services ranging from informal handling (diversion) and formal probation, shelter care, electronic monitoring, mental health assessments and care coordination, outpatient and secure residential treatment, and detention. 

The Juvenile Services Division provides community supervision and diversion services for high-risk youth, and operates the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Facility. The Division is committed to reducing ethnic and racial disparities in juvenile justice, both increasing resources for high-risk youth and ceasing disparities in their treatment.

Community Justice Managers provide leadership and supervision throughout the Juvenile Services Division; this includes the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center.  Community Justice Managers assigned to the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center may be expected to work different shifts, weekends and holidays as they are on-site, directing the day to day operations of the facility.

WORKFORCE EQUITY

At Multnomah County we are committed to maintaining an effective, respectful and inclusive workplace. We value collaborative problem solving and strive for continuous improvement. We strongly believe in workforce equity, diversity and inclusion. Visit our Workforce Equity Strategies Plan (WESP) to see where Multnomah County is headed with these values.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY JUSTICE:

Vision ~ Community Safety through Positive Change

The Department of Community Justice (DCJ) is recognized as a national leader in both adult and juvenile community justice. DCJ routinely consults and makes use of evidence-based practices in our program and policy development. The Department's commitment to data-informed decision-making has led DCJ to make smart investments of taxpayer dollars in supervision, sanctions, and services for the county's highest risk and highest need justice-involved individuals.  DCJ makes long-term investments in its employees through the provision of education and training. The Department believes that in order to enhance public safety we must work collaboratively with the judiciary, law enforcement, schools, treatment agencies, and the community.

The Department shares information with community members, partners, and staff to keep communities safe by preventing and reducing crime and routinely evaluating which local policies support best practices. DCJ operates 24 hours a day, with nearly 650 regular, on-call, and temporary employees. The Department supervises justice-involved individuals and those defendants requiring pretrial services. DCJ's Juvenile Services Division operates the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Facility and is responsible for youth on formal and informal community supervision.

More general information about the Department of Community Justice including our mission, vision, and strategies can be found at: www.multco.us/dcj.

The Department of Community Justice's Strategic Plan (Executive Summary and Full report) can be found at: https://multco.us/file/68223/download.

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Serving the Public, Even During Disasters

Every day, Multnomah County staff work together to serve as a safety net for our communities. During a disaster, this safety net becomes even more critical. All County employees have a role in serving the public during inclement weather, natural disaster, or other types of community emergency response. During these emergency responses, while typically there begins with a call for volunteers, county employees may ultimately be reassigned from their current position to a role in the emergency response in order to support the critical needs presented by our communities. For more information, please visit the Disaster Service Worker Information page.

TO QUALIFY

We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant.

Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills:

• Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree with major coursework in sociology, psychology, criminal justice, administration of justice, social work or equivalent years of experience in a related field.

• Three (3) years of supervisory or lead experience working in Juvenile Justice, Probation/Parole, Corrections or other Human Services fields.

• Must pass a thorough background investigation which includes, but is not limited to, a review of applicant’s criminal, civil, driving, military, educational and employment history prior to employment.

Preferred Qualifications/Transferable Skills: You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills to qualify. Keep in mind we may consider some or all of the following when identifying the most qualified candidates. Please clearly explain on your application how you meet any of the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills.

• Experience in program management and managing cross-culturally including, but not limited to: planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling and implementing an identified plan/concept within a diverse team and managing, leading and enhancing talents, strengths and abilities of a team.

• Possess a strong understanding of organizational psychology and the ability to build and maintain a positive work culture.

• Experience and knowledge of sex offense case management and treatment, and/ or experience managing serious person to person felonies.

• Experience working collaboratively within a union environment.