Program Specialist
Statewide Prevention Services – Court Liaisons
$4,057.00 - $5,078.00 per month

Job Overview:

The Statewide Court Liaison program is designed to streamline communication and coordinate efforts between the court system, children and families, communities, and the Department of Children’s Services. Court Liaisons can achieve this by building strong relationships with stakeholders, diverting youth from DCS custody, facilitating and developing goal-oriented prevention plans, connecting children/families to services & resources, and possessing knowledge of Departmental Policy and State Statutes.

Work Setting:

This Court Liaison position will serve the Davidson County court, but may assist in other local areas as needed to ensure appropriate coverage for our court systems and families. This position will attend court daily, depending on the court schedule. This position will have AWS (remote) capabilities, but will spend the majority of time in court or in the local DCS office. This position will work business hours, typically 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Some overtime may be required due to court attendance or other designated tasks. Court Liaisons do not perform on-call duties. No required holidays or weekends.

Court Liaisons do not perform on-call duties. No required holidays or weekends.

Role & Responsibilities:

  • Attend Court, represent DCS (daily, weekly, monthly, or as scheduled by court)
  • Preparing Court Dockets, Packets, & Notifications
  • Engage with Judge/Magistrate/Attorneys/Court Personnel, Community Partners, Children/Families, and other DCS Personnel
  • Coordinate/Participate in Child and Family Team Meetings (CFTM)
  • Connecting children and families to resources & services (to divert youth from DCS custody)
  • Assess and Complete Orders of Reference (family home studies, non-CPS)
  • Enter Custodial and Non-Custodial Intakes into the DCS electronic database (FSS, FCIP, Probation, etc)
  • Data Tracking (tracking prevention efforts and tasks on spreadsheets)
  • Additional Administrative Tasks (as designated by specific location)

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