SPECIALTY COURTS SUPERVISOR

Job Description:

SPECIALTY COURTS SUPERVISOR

Description

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Justice Court - Las Vegas is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the Specialty Courts Supervisor position. This position supervises Specialty Court Coordinators, support staff, and activities. The ideal candidate will be implementing and managing projects and programs coordinating and evaluation of specialty court cases and related work as assigned.

This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Human Resources.

Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process.

Some positions may be confidential positions and are excluded from membership in the union.

Some positions may be non-union positions and are excluded from membership in the union.

NOTE: A resume is required in addition to the completed employment application. Applications submitted without a copy of the candidate’s resume are incomplete and will not be considered.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience: Master's Degree in Behavior Sciences or a related field AND two (2) years of full-time experience in the direct provision of substance abuse and/or mental health treatment services, four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in counseling, criminal justice, or social services, including a minimum of two (2) years of administrative and supervisory responsibility.

All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources.

Working Conditions: Job duties will expose the incumbent to hostile and abusive individuals. May be required to attend meetings, presentations and events outside of normal working hours.

Licensing and Certification: Must possess a valid Nevada Class C Driver's License at time of appointment. Must possess a valid license or internship as LCADC, LCSW, LPC or MFT in the State of Nevada.

B ackground Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.

Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsorships or transfers for any employment positions.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Provides day-to-day case management duties including oversight of mental health evaluations, substance abuse evaluations, referrals, treatment compliance monitoring, clinical consultations, reviewing program compliance, writing court reports, and managing defendant non-compliance.
  
• Provides supervision of LCADC, LCSW, LPC or MFT license interns in the accumulation of clinically supervised hours.
  
• Appears in court as needed, communicates with the District Attorney's Office, Public Defender's Office and members of the defense bar.
  
• Provides statistical reports to comply with grant requirements.
  
• Also responsible for oversight of DUI evaluations for the court.
  
• Gathers information from offenders on substance abuse history, criminal history, family history, occupational/employment status, educational history, medical history, mental health history, and related areas.
  
• Develops and implements procedures for and directs administrative activities such as referrals for mental health services to community providers as needed.
  
• May be responsible for administering substance abuse related and mental health screening instruments to offenders.
  
• Provides support and assures specific instructions from Judges, Commissioners, Hearing Masters, and/or other Court administrative management are adhered to.
  
• Supervises and reviews the work of subordinate office support staff, trains staff in specific departmental and unit policies and procedures.
  
• Makes recommendations for treatment of offenders to the Court.
  
• Compiles information from interview and screening instruments into clear and concise reports for judicial system.
  
• Enters data on computer for purposes of creating reports and maintaining statistical database.
  
• Enters pertinent client/offender information into computer for communication to the court.
  
• Assists in developing and implementing program mission, goals, objectives and performance standards.
  
• Facilitates collaboration between courts, service providers, District Attorney, Public Defender and the Department of Family Services on matters relating to case management, process and procedures.
  
• Assists in developing written policy and procedures manuals for both adult and juvenile programs.
  
• Develops automated case management program with tracking and statistical analysis components required by federal grant mandates.
  
• Produces quarterly and annual statistical and financial reports based on performance objectives and grant requisites.
  
• Coordinates projects, events or timeline management i.e. Board of County Commissioner Agendas, grant applications, etc.
  
• Schedules and prepares agendas and minutes for monthly drug court meetings.
  
• Audits billing records for accuracy and federal compliance.
  
• Maintains active profile with drug court vendors, troubleshooting and mediating client, court, and vendor disputes or problems.
  
• Reports directly to the Division Administrator.
  
• Evaluates employee performance and effectively recommends and/or enacts initial disciplinary action and other personnel activities.
  
• Answers inquiries, provides program information and referral services, and resolves complaints from the public or employees regarding assigned functions and activities, which often requires the use of judgment and the interpretation of policies, rules and procedures.
  
• Responds to judicial requests for intervention in program matters.
  
• Attends Court proceedings, staffing, case management sessions, and group therapy sessions intermittently to promote quality service.
  
• Assures processing of all program related documents within established time frames.
  
• Complies operational, budget, and other statistical data and information, maintains various electronic and manual records and files, and prepares special and periodic reports.
  

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:

• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the court's services to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.
  
• Uses standard office equipment, including a computer; drives a County or personal motor vehicle in the course of the work.
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, strength to lift objects weighing up to 25 pounds, vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation.

Come Make a Difference and Join the Clark County Family where we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Flexible Schedules including 4/10 options
• More Money in Your Pocket
  • 100% Employer Paid Defined Benefit Retirement
  • No Social Security Deduction
  • No State Income Taxes
• Two Employer Sponsored Health Plans Offered - Choice of PPO or EPO (hybrid of HMO)
  • Medical - Employer pays 90% of premium
    • Pharmacy Benefits (30, 90-day retail or mail order fills)
    • 24/7 Telephone Advice Nurse - no employee cost
    • Teledoc, Doctoroo, and Dispatch Health
• Retiree insurance - eligible after 5 years of service
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance - Employer Paid
• AD&D - Employer Paid
• Long Term Disability - Employer Paid
• Generous Leave Accruals that include:
  • 13Paid Holidays includinga Floating Birthday Holiday
  • Paid Vacation Leave
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Holiday Leave
• Other leave options
  • Catastrophic Leave
  • Parental Leave - Up to 90 days
• Wide Variety of Voluntary Benefits that include
  • Guardian - Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Short-Term Disability Insurance.
  • Trustmark - Permanent Life Insurance benefits and long-term care.
  • Sunlife Financial - Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
  • TASC - Flexible Spending Account - FSA & Dependent Day Care Debit Card Available
  • Morgan Stanley - Deferred Compensation Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Onsite Fitness Center - $12/month

*Benefits vary and are subject to change depending on assignment, hiring organization and bargaining unit.

Closing Date/Time: 2/3/2026 5:01 PM Pacific

Salary:

$38.23 - $56.51 Hourly