Case Manager (District Attorney's Office)

Case Manager (District Attorney's Office)

Employment Type: 0 - Full-time Regular 
Pay Range: $58,835.00 - 88,253.00
Location: Castle Rock, CO
Overtime Exempt: Y 
Elected Office / Department: DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Provides a variety of support to aid in participant's successful completion of the diversion program including: coordinating both internal and external services, identifying and fostering professional relationships with other community-based providers, connecting diversion participants with community resources and providers as needed, conducting multi-disciplinary meetings,  providing educational advocacy, maintaining client records by documenting all participant contacts and tracking progress, and facilitating restorative justice practices through the District Attorney’s Office.  May assist with data collection and reporting related to grant reports and applications.
The Diversion Case Manager may work with clients with a range of needs including those needing high acuity mental health navigation, youth charged with sex offenses, and low risk clients needing to engage with restorative justice practices.  

Generally, the hiring range is $58,835-$73,544 annually. Qualifications, education and experience as it relates to the position will be taken into consideration when determining hiring salary.

Douglas County offers an excellent comprehensive benefit package including but not limited to: Medical/Dental/Vision/Retirement. For a more detailed overview please view the full Employee Benefit Guide. 

GENERAL DUTIES: (The following examples are illustrative only and are not intended to be all-inclusive. Positions allocated to this class may not perform all of the duties listed):

• Coordinates with the diversion team to identify appropriate restorative justice practices for participants and facilitates restorative justice practices including community circles.
• Collaborates with clinical staff to create individual plans outlining program requirements for diversion participants.  
• Works in conjunction with program participants to promote successful completion of their individualized program goals.  
• Coordinates shared treatment planning with external treatment providers, executes appropriate waivers and releases of information, and ensures compliance with treatment and program requirements.  
• Leads on-going psychoeducation groups for the lowest-need program participants in collaboration with a licensed therapist and interns.
• Researches and identifies community-based resources as needed, conducts due diligence on community-based resources and establishes professional working relationships between agencies to foster ease of access and collaboration.
• Conducts multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Helps families to understand educational options and coordinates with schools on transitions.
• Creates case management notes in participant electronic files and all other required paperwork or documentation, maintains participant confidentiality, tracks participant progress and helps to determine program violations and successful completion.
• Works closely with the clinical team to ensure appropriate level of supervision for each client, determines frequency and modality of participants contacts with the program.
• Educates client and family regarding the justice system and consequences of further law involvement.  
• May assist in tracking and collection of restitution.
• Collects and reports various case-related statistics. 
• May assist with data collection and reporting related to grant reports and applications. 
• Formulates case conceptualization and case presentations to supervisor, co-workers and outside agencies.
• Responds to clients in crisis and makes referrals as needed. Attends mandatory staff meetings and bi-annual retreats, various conferences and professional training seminars.
• Presents material about program services and/or relevant topics to schools and community service agencies. May serve on one or more community service/agency committees. 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED/EXERCISED: Works under the supervision and direction of the Juvenile Diversion Supervisor and Director unless otherwise assigned. Receives case assignments through a screening, assessing and team staffing process. May work with interns. May help orient new employees.

SCOPE OF INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS: Contacts are with supervisors, co-workers, program participants, attorneys, court officials, community treatment providers, other related agencies' personnel and the general public. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, in social work or closely related human services field.
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible case management duties involving direct service provision with adults, juveniles and families or any equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Experience facilitating groups or collaborative meetings and familiarity with handling large caseloads (40+).
• Bi-lingual (Spanish-English) preferred. 

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

• Familiarity with the process of case management and an interest in the criminal and juvenile justice systems and trends.  
• Ability to coordinate with community agencies/resources, facilitate meetings with outside providers on behalf of the client, understand and explain program components to clients, families and outside agencies, identify and analyze problems, make recommendations for effective solutions, establish and maintain positive working relationships.
• Ability to hold others accountable in a supportive way.
• Effective oral and written communication, ability to multi-task, self-driven and accountable to supervision.
• Works as a member of a high-functioning, self-directed team.
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills.  
• Knowledge of restorative justice principles and experience facilitating varied restorative justice practices. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The majority of work is provided in a standard office environment. Opportunities to provide community service, day and overnight experiential therapy, restorative justice and various other modalities are incorporated.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Closing Date: 2/7/2025 5:59PM MST. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected.

 

The job details outlined in this posting may represent a modified summary of the full job description. For a full copy of the job description CLICK HERE to view our job classifications.

 

In the event of an emergency/disaster in or near the County, all County employees are expected to make every effort to be available to assist the County Manager, Elected/Appointed Officials and Department Directors to ensure the continued operation of any and all necessary County functions.  This may mean being available to perform additional duties and hours beyond what is normally required.  In the event that an exempt employee does work more than 40 hours a week in support of County operations during an emergency, such employee may receive overtime or other appropriate wage compensation in accordance with existing County policies or at the discretion of the County.

Salary

• $58,835 - $73,544/year