Case Support Specialist

To Apply:

Please complete the online application found at www.jeffcomo.org Resumes are accepted as supplemental information only and will not be used as a substitute for the application, you must complete the application in full.

JOB SUMMARY

Provide assistance to the Office Administrator by performing record keeping duties and contributing to the Juvenile Office intake procedures. Perform a wide range of Court related tasks and general clerical support of the Juvenile Office operation. Work is performed under the direct supervision of the Administrative Supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, observations and the results obtained from work efforts.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• At the direction of the Director of Legal Services, shall prepare petitions to terminate parental rights, proposed orders of termination, neglect petitions, delinquency petitions, motions to modify previous orders of disposition and certifications.
• At the direction of the Director of Legal Services, shall prepare interrogatory answers and other discovered matters. Shall prepare witness subpoenas and ensure that the subpoenas are served in a timely manner and that the witnesses are notified to appear at Court if the cause is continued.
• At the direction of the Director of Legal Services, shall prepare and insure the service of petitions for writ of Habeas Corpus and accompanying order.
• Enters Juvenile Office cases, along with their dispositions, into the appropriate computer system for filing and tracking purposes.
• Conducts background/records checks via the REJIS System.
• Records and updates hearing dates for Legal Services Division and prepares Court docket for Legal Services Division.
• Performs record keeping duties related to all monies received and disbursed through the Juvenile Office to include the Detention Center. Prepares and forwards First and Second Informal Adjustment Fee Letters to parents/guardians.
• Maintains records and financial reports for grant-funded projects, prepares vouchers for reimbursement from the State of Missouri for childcare days at detention facility, residential facilities and in-home detention program.
• Schedules appointments in support of the Juvenile Office intake procedures. Prepares requests for discharge, social summaries, court updates, various intake-related correspondence and other documents when requested by deputy juvenile officers.
• Provides assistance to the File Clerk/Secretary by initiating case files for new cases, by retrieving files when reports/referrals are received and in the filing of active and closed files, as needed.
• Provides assistance to Deputy Juvenile Officers by preparing schedules for probation checks and assists Deputy Juvenile Officers in the performance of probation checks.
• Provides the Division of Family Services and Juvenile Office satellite offices informed of current court dates. Accesses and inputs information via REJIS and Elite.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.