Job Objectives:

Meet with social workers and other professionals/agencies to compose and file Child in Need of Care petitions.

Essential Job Functions:

Meet with social workers and other professionals, coordinate and compile information to compose and type child in need of care petitions.  This includes reviewing all investigative reports, writing witness lists, obtaining pertinent information, typing the petition, putting the file together and filing the petition with the court.  Coordinate with doctors, psychiatric professionals, substance abuse therapists and hospital staff to obtain information as needed.  Compose, type and file all motions and all journal entry of judgments associated with child in need of care cases.

Job Standards:

Bachelor’s degree in sociology, psychology, criminal justice or a related field preferred. Three (3) to five (5) years’ experience OR equivalent training/experience.

Knowledge of the Child in Need of Care policies and procedures.

Knowledge of secretarial practices and procedures.

Knowledge of modern office equipment, practices, and procedures.

Knowledge of juvenile civil law and the court process.

Knowledge of business English, spelling, punctuation and arithmetic.

Ability to understand the policies, procedures, and services of the Office of the District Attorney.

Ability to compile and maintain complex records; assemble and organize data, and prepare, in writing, clear and concise reports from such records.

Ability to analyze, compile and organize, from complex records and reports, a sequence of information and events and formulate in clear, concise language a written Child In Need of Care petition.

Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality of such information.

Ability to make independent decisions in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Ability to carry out instructions effectively and with dispatch.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with attorneys, social service agency personnel, outside agencies, co-workers and the public.

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.

Equipment:

Standard office Equipment

Testing/Screening Requested:

Typing

Sentence Clarity

Spelling

Proofreading

***Must submit at time of application a resume outlining prior experience in this or related field and a writing sample. ***

Usual working days/hours:  Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Location of work:  District Attorney Juvenile Division