Kristan Cousins
New York,NY
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Criminal Court Assistant
Richmond County District Attorney Office
New York , NY
01.2024 - Current
- Greeted clients and visitors at the courthouse in a professional manner.
- Answered phone calls from the public regarding court procedures, and the criminal justice system.
- Created spreadsheets to track case information such as discovery, and calender for court parts.
- Provide coverage/back-up for court parts.
- Request and gather case related paperwork for discovery.
- Prepare property releases.
- Create criminal case files for arraignment.
- File and locate cases whenever necessary
- Close out cases in database.
Probation Assistant
NYC Department Of Probation
New York , NY
11.2022 - 01.2024
- Serve as agency’s representative to the court and assist families navigate the Accessible Magistrate and the departments Intake process.
- Track adolescent offenders whose cases are removed to Family Court.
- Obtain and review paperwork to ensure that it's complete.
- Schedule appointments with the youth and the Probation Intake team.
- Conduct wellness calls to ascertain if there are any issues or service that the youth needs.
- Upload legal paperwork and cases.
- Co facilitate a young mens group.
- Support several youth and family serving programs managed by the agency.
- Assist with the coordination of various community-focused events and activities to assist DOP clients.
- Assist in gathering information for probation personnel from a variety of sources, including public and private social agencies, law enforcement agencies, courts, employers, and others.
- Assist individuals serviced by the agency in completing questionnaires and other documents requiring written information.
- Assist in compiling statistical data for a variety of projects and reports and performs clerical duties as needed.
CARES Youth Worker (Intern)
NYC Department Of Probation
New York , NY
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Worked with youth ages 13-16, conducting daily check ins, taking them on various trips throughout the week while providing them with breakfast and lunch, and writing daily and weekly reports
- Work with a caseload of up to 5 youth
- Develop and maintain positive engagement with youth
- Prepare written progress reports
- Maintain case records and logs of important documents in an organized filing system
- Conduct intake interviews on youth entering the program
- Meet with youth daily to develop and monitor program plan
- Monitor attendance
- Responsible for supervision of youth on trips and, arts, recreation, and education
- Assist in the collection of documentation from participants
- Assist in recruitment of participants
- Enforce and monitor the safety for young in program
- Attend meetings and case conferences regarding youth in the program.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
06.2023
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Problem-Solving
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Time Management
- Decision Making
- Report Writing
- Data Entry
- Clerical Support
- Data Gathering
- Criminal Justice System Knowledge
Timeline
Criminal Court Assistant
Richmond County District Attorney Office
01.2024 - Current
Probation Assistant
NYC Department Of Probation
11.2022 - 01.2024
CARES Youth Worker (Intern)
NYC Department Of Probation
06.2022 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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