Therapeutic Courts Coordinator

This position works 37.5 hours per week. 

Positions allocated to this classification provide administrative and supervisory work in overseeing program analysis, development, and implementation of the treatment support operations of Therapeutic/Problem-Solving Court programs in Spokane County Superior Court and Spokane County District Court.  Spokane County Superior Court is responsible for the operation of the Felony Adult Drug and Mental Health Court. Spokane County District Court is responsible for the operation of the Mental Health Therapeutic Court, DUI Intensive Supervision Therapeutic Court, Veterans Enhanced Therapeutic Court, as well as multiple Problem-Solving Court Programs.   The Coordinator works under the direction of the Therapeutic Court Judge, the Presiding Judge and the Court Administrator. Work is performed with considerable independence and is evaluated through regular meetings, reports, and the attainment of program goals.

TOTAL COMPENSATION: $71,972 - $97,116 annually. Total compensation is an estimate based upon base compensation, median retirement fund contributions, and current employer-paid health and related benefit contribution rates (including medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability, and leave). The actual total will vary depending upon each employee's enrollment choices.

• Plans, implements, administers and monitors the day to day activities of the Therapeutic Court programs.
• Manages the fiscal, budget and other administrative functions of the program, including the preparation of budgetary estimates, justifications and reports to court, federal, state and county agencies.
• Monitors and approves all financial expenditures of grant and other related funding.
• Oversees strategic planning to develop and public policies, procedures, and program objectives to guide program operations, ensure adherence to statewide guidelines, generally accepted best practices, and the special needs and resources of the local jurisdiction.
• Coordinates and oversees the work of court staff assigned to Therapeutic Court programs, including but not limited to, ensuring that assigned staff input accurate and timely information into the databases.  
• In Superior Court, serves as liaison with criminal justice partners in all felony criminal cases for which an RCW 10.77 determination (criminally insane) is being considered.
• Assists in the development of cooperating agreements among various partners in the courts’ treatment community, outlining mutual expectations, responsibilities, and commitments for the ongoing operations of the courts’ support teams as needed.
• Develops, maintains, updates and distributes policies, procedures, and requirements (Policy and Procedure Manuals) for each of the courts’ programs, including the Participant Handbooks for same.  
• Maintains cooperative relationships with treatment agencies, community organizations, and city and county departments such as probation and human services. 
• Monitors outside vendor contracts with periodic audits, and provides feedback and recommendations as necessary. 
• Provides guidance to involved agencies and to other stakeholders and the public as to eligibility criteria for participation.
• Oversees necessary participant identification and other data to support determination of eligibility for participation and assure that information is accurately communicated to and considered by the support teams.  
• Oversees the collection and recording of participant treatment, compliance, progress, challenges and criminal history data.  
• Oversees the contractor’s compiled reports on participant compliance with conditions of program participation and assure that it is accurately communicated to and considered by the team.
• Attends court staff meetings and court hearings as required.
• Oversees the contractor’s maintenance of accurate files of participants in the therapeutic court programs and their compliance with court requirements.
• Oversees the contractor’s maintenance of accurate files of court actions related to each participant and progression through the designated phases.
• Oversees efforts to identify community resources and organize efforts to provide a full continuum of needed treatment services including addiction and mental health treatment, educational and vocational services, safe and sober housing, ongoing recovery support services, health care, family services and other beneficial community support services.
• Stays abreast of current research and evidence-based knowledge regarding therapeutic courts, communicates that information to the courts’ support teams, and ensures such information is incorporated into the programs’ policies and procedures, to ensure efficient and effective operations and practices.
• Researches drug/mental health/therapeutic courts and treatment funding sources.
• Identifies, develops, writes and manages drug and/or therapeutic court grants.
• Identifies training needs for all Therapeutic Team members and arrange training opportunities to address those needs.
• Compiles and submits court program reports, annual performance reports and/or other reports that include data analysis, as required.
• Schedules and provides support to regular court team meetings, both for purposes of individual participant case management and for the periodic review and improvement of the operation of the court.
• Provides public information on operations and outcomes of the court(s) through public presentations, brochures and other documents under the direction of the assigned judges and the court administrator.
• Schedules and provides support to regular Therapeutic Courts Advisory Board meetings, to ensure ongoing community involvement and support, clear communications between Advisory Board members and support team participants, and community relevance to our work.
• Participates on community and/or statewide committees or work groups related to the planning, development, management, funding and evaluation of therapeutic court(s) as directed.
• Participates in community, state level, or other specialized training or educational sessions as directed or as required.
• In Superior Court, serves as ex officio member on the Board of Directors for the Spokane County Therapeutic Courts Foundation; as such, fields all monetary requests from treatment providers for funding
• Performs other related duties as required/assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, social work, psychology or a related human services field, AND
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience working in a Therapeutic Court or similar environment, with knowledge of mental health, chemical dependency, criminal justice, and judicial systems, including performance and outcome evaluations for improving program operations, 
• OR an equivalent combination of related education, training and/or experience. 
• A Master’s degree and experience in the coordination, administration or supervision of a related program having significant interdisciplinary or interagency operation is preferred. 

• Knowledge of management, organizational and supervisory practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of budgetary practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of problem solving models, including facilitation of team based decision making and problem solving.
• Knowledge of case management approaches, service referral, and available community chemical dependency and mental health resources.
• Knowledge of common chemical dependency and mental health diagnoses.
• Knowledge of chemical dependency and mental health treatment modalities.
• Knowledge of philosophy, organization, structure, functions, responsibilities, and procedures of therapeutic courts.
• Knowledge of grant and related alternative funding methods, techniques, and objectives. 
• Knowledge of relevant confidentiality requirements, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system and court operations.
• Skilled in the use of computers and related software applications to utilize word processing and database programs.
• Skilled in communicating effectively both orally and in writing, sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective work relationships with supervisors and co-workers, personnel from other County departments, various community organizations, municipalities, agencies, and the public.
• Ability to develop written policies and procedures, memoranda of agreement, and participant informational materials.
• Ability to apply written guidelines and other policies and procedures to local court operations.
• Ability to collect, analyze and summarize data to inform program operations. 
• Ability to seek out appropriate funding sources, including federal, state and private grants, and write and submit applications.
• Ability to compile and synthesize relevant information into efficient reports to assist team members in decision making, documenting actions and carrying out court operations.
• Ability to oversee the contractor’s creation and maintenance of accurate participant files and other records of treatment activities.
• Ability to monitor treatment services provided to court participants in accordance with agreed upon standards.
• Ability to facilitate resolution of conflicts among team members or between team members and others.
• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with culturally and economically diverse populations. 
• Ability to exercise tact and discretion in obtaining cooperation of others.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities encountered in managing participants and adhering to court procedures and requirements, perform scheduling functions and meet necessary deadlines.
• Ability to effectively provide information to the public about the operations and the outcomes of the programs.
• Ability to manage program operations within financial constraints and assure effective efforts to collect participant fees and expand other program income and resources.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor during stressful and/or hostile situations.

Salary : $64,459 - $90,277