
Dedicated Juvenile Court Officer with Clayton County Government, skilled in legal research and case management. Demonstrated integrity and patience while successfully supervising youth on probation and facilitating mediations. Achieved compliance with court orders, ensuring positive outcomes for juveniles and families through effective communication and support.
Perform; and intake duties, assesses cases for appropriate charges; explains charges and rights to child family and family; prepares and processes intake paperwork; assesses child for services.
Supervises youth wo are on court ordered probation or supervision; files complaints or petitions on juveniles who have violated their court order; assigns work to and disciplines probationers, discharges clients from court orders.
Conduct Social History investigations; prepares files reports; appears and summarizes reports in court; prepares and goes over conditions of probation.
Conduct facility/school visits; performs random drug screens and crisis intervention, complete paperwork to detain a child; notifies parents of hearing; attends and presents case at hearing.
Conducts case management; monitors caseload; prepares and files paperwork; submit orders
Serves on-call duty on nights, weekends and holidays; Communicate with police, school personnel, agenices, and medical personnel; participate in FAST Panel (finding alternative for safety treatment)., Make recommendation on whether a child will be released or remain detained pending next hearing. Assesses and screens child/parent appropriate court-sponsored programs, handles and or gathers all pertinent in formation for cases i.e., medical psychological releases.
Assist Department Chief in their absence by screening and assigning cases. Log case assignment Maintain a productive and positive working relationship with staff Complete Pre-disposition Risk Assessments (PDRA) and Juvenile Needs Assessment (JNA). Complete Intake Data Sheet after arraignment/adjudication hearings with juvenile/parent
Scheduled mediations, maintained caseload. Scheduled mediators to mediate cases. Visited juveniles at their schools or homes. Conducted facility visits with juveniles detained at detention centers. Monitored juvenile to ensure that 90 day terms were being met. checked on juveniles/parents to make sure that they were working to complete terms of agreement. Completed informal agreements. Read each juvenile their rights before the start of informal or mediation. Closed case after completion of terms. Staffed caseloads with medication coordinator monthly to ensure compliance.