Restorative Justice Coordinator

About the Department

The Restorative Justice Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for the recruitment, maintenance and supervision of volunteer teams who facilitate Restorative Justice processes. The Restorative Justice Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for the development and implementation of Restorative Justice practices, to include mediation and Victim Impact classes, within the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, and helps to coordinate and schedule Community Fraud Awareness Training classes. The Volunteer Coordinator works with various populations including victims, offenders, the community, criminal justice agencies, and serves as the liaison between the Sheriff's Office and the Restorative Justice Community.

Position Location and Structure

The Restorative Justice Volunteer Coordinator position operates under the Community Assistance Program within the Operations Division of the Sheriff's Office. The Director of Community Assistance Programs supervises this position.

New employees receive an 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire, in addition to 8 hours of both vacation and medical leave accruals each month.

Boulder County is a family-friendly workplace dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment for all employees. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants and employees based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Boulder County requires its employees to reside in the state of Colorado as of the first day of work.

PLEASE NOTE: When submitting your application be sure to include all relevant education and experience, as applications are screened based on the qualifications listed in this position announcement. Applications that do not appear to meet minimum qualifications, as outlined below, will not be considered. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of completed applications.

Please be aware that your cover letter and resume will not be accessed in the initial screening process, so you must complete your application and supplemental questions with as much detail as possible. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager. If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your cover letter and resume will then be accessible to the hiring team.

Position Duties

1. Recruit, train, & supervise volunteers.
2. Restorative Justice (RJ) group conference coordination and case management: 

• Review crime reports referred to the restorative justice process to determine if appropriate for group conferencing.
• For incidents appropriate for conferencing: contact victim, offender, and parents if an individual is a juvenile, to explain the restorative justice process.  
• Assess if a restorative justice group conference is suitable for the parties to accept into program & begin the process.  
• Coordinate facilitators, co-facilitators, referring law enforcement and community representatives to prepare and facilitate conferences.
• Prepare and deliver all materials needed for each conference.
• Attend the various meetings and conferences with facilitators as needed. 
• Deliver a copy of the signed contract to the referring agency.
• Contact the offender(s) approximately one month before completion date of the contract to review what still needs to be accomplished.
• Send completion (or non-completion) letters to all victims, offenders, and professional partners within a week after the contract completion date.

3. Maintain a database of all referred RJ & Mediation cases and their status. 
4. Develop & maintain a database of community service and resource options appropriate for adolescents and adults.
5. Record and maintain data for statistical purposes.
6. Maintain knowledge of victim issues and laws through training. 
7. Organize and facilitate monthly volunteer meetings.
8. Provide training and restorative justice updates to law enforcement and the Community through the annual Community Academy.
9. Foster connections with the Restorative Justice Community in Boulder County as well as statewide.
10. Maintain and supervise Victim Impact Classes at the Boulder County Jail.
11. Maintain and supervise the Mediation program. 
12. Maintain knowledge of all areas of the Community Assistance Program.
13. Carry pager and share rotating on-call Supervisor on Duty responsibilities with other Community Assistance Program staff members for on-scene advocacy.
14. Actively participate in supporting the Community Assistance Program both in a general sense and in the absence of the Director.
15. Assist the Community Fraud Awareness Training team with scheduling and coordinating community-based training.  
16. Other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Organizational skills with the ability to multitask, prioritize, and balance the workload.
• Must be well organized, detail oriented and have a strong work ethic.        
• The ability to work and make decisions independently with minimal supervision.  

• The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with volunteers, peers, supervisors, representatives of cooperating agencies and the general public.  

• Ability to deal with information in a confidential manner.  

Other Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Primarily sedentary physical work requiring ability to lift a maximum of 40 pounds; occasional lifting, carrying, walking, and standing; frequent hand/eye coordination to operate computer keyboard and office equipment; vision for reading, recording and interpreting information; speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and members of the public. 
 

From "Dictionary of Occupational Titles", U.S. Dept. of Labor: 
 Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time. 
 Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time. 
 Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time.  

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