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This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.\nJob Type\nUnclassifiedDepartment\nPublic AdvocateAbout the Position\nWe are looking for a person who has experience working with youth and and has a passion to help them so they have better life outcomes.\nThe Mitigation Specialist plays a vital role on the defense team; positively and enthusiastically working with the juvenile’s attorney and investigators in order to best represent them through the juvenile delinquency system.\nIf you are motivated, inquisitive, and like to study the life experiences of others, this is the perfect position for you.\nAbout the Office of the Public Advocate\nThe Office of the Public Advocate seeks professionals, both attorneys, and legal staff members, to join our legal defense team!\nWe're committed to the mission of protecting the fundamental rights of our clients. We're dedicated to providing effective legal representation to all indigent persons, those individuals who are not able to afford the services of private lawyers, when appointed by the Maricopa County Superior Court. Our clients include juveniles charged with criminal offenses, parents, and children in dependency and severance matters (loss of parental rights), and people facing court-ordered mental health evaluation and treatment.\nProud to Offer\nWork with a greater purpose\nTuition reimbursement\nExceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options\nOpportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County\nLow-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents\nChild care benefits, including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families\nPaid vacation, sick time, and parental leave\nExtensive wellness program, including an incentive\nEnrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 11.98% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1\nWant to learn more about the County’s Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy? 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Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ\nWe Require\nTwo years of paid casework experience within a criminal justice, social service or court agency\nBachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Behavioral or Social Science, or another related field\nA combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis\nValid Arizona driver’s license upon hire\nWe Also Value\nCasework experience within a public defender organization, an Arizona criminal justice agency, an Arizona court department, or a probation department\nExperience and passion to work with youth\nExperience identifying mental health symptoms, exposure to trauma, physical/neurological defects, or drug/alcohol use\nA Master’s degree in psychology, social work, behavioral or social science, or another related field\nIntermediate Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills\nJob Contributions\nInterview client/family to assist in the development of mitigation and treatment/sentencing plans\nConduct assessments and conferences, attends case staffings; provide input regarding clients’ needs; make suggestions regarding treatment and disposition\nMake and monitor referrals to provide follow-up and intervention\nPresent and/or submit reports to representing attorney and the court in an effort to obtain the best possible sentencing outcome\nTestify in court\nAssess clients’ social and medical histories, psychological evaluations, education and legal documents\nLocate residential treatment centers, group homes, foster homes, and outpatient treatment programs as a resource for clients\nNetwork with individuals and community agencies for access to social, educational and employment resources for clients\nPrepare correspondence, social histories, reports and submit social histories to psychologists and attorneys\nFrequently meet with clients in juvenile detention facility, the office, out in the community and provides supportive resources.\nWorking Conditions\nRequires the ability to work with traumatic subject matter (crime scenes, accidents, etc.) in a fast-paced environment with frequent stressful situations\nWork may be performed in office and other enclosed areas, as well as various outside locations. May require long periods of sitting while completing paperwork, standing and moving about during course of performing duties. Accuracy; decision making; and concentration/vigilance are constant requirements. Interruptions; time pressure; high volume of work; handling multiple or complicated tasks; unscheduled tasks; frequently changing tasks; teamwork; working in close physical proximity with others; and public contact are frequent occurrences\nWork requires travel to and from job related locations during the course of a scheduled workday, subject to County policies regarding the use of County vehicles and/or private vehicles on County business\nSelection Procedure\nConsideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications\n\nCandidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile\n\nMust pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive\n\nMaricopa County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. 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