Alexandria Treatment Court (ATC) Coordinator | Alexandria City Government

Alexandria Treatment Court (ATC) Coordinator
Job Number: 2023-00330
Alexandria, VA
Closing: 3/17/2023 11:59 PM Eastern

Overview
The Alexandria Treatment Court (ATC) Coordinator will oversee all operations of this drug treatment court including managing day to day operations of the program, scheduling court hearings, community resource management and data tracking.

This employee would be expected to work autonomously and is an integral member of the Alexandria Treatment Court Team. Please note that all employees of the Commonwealth’s Attorney serve in an at-will capacity, and at the pleasure of the Commonwealth’s Attorney.


Illustrative Examples of Work

• Developing, implementing, and administering the goals, objectives, and procedures for the ATC
• Coordinating with governmental agencies, community service providers and attorneys to provide services for the participants
• Facilitating communication between team members on participant progress in advance of weekly status hearings.
• Managing current and exploring future grants, including the monitoring of expenditures and providing documentation based on ATC data to funding sources regarding the use of grant funds.
• Ensuring the expenditures meet the strict requirements of any grant.
• Preparing and submitting grant applications for further funding.
• Maintaining ATC records through the Drug Court database, including entering data and ensuring accuracy, creating and disseminating necessary reports to judges and ATC staff and training staff members on the use of the database.
• Attending and participating in all ATC hearings, case staffing and related activities.
• Arranging for necessary accommodations to be provided during the hearings for participants with special needs.
• Researching, analyzing, and evaluating the best practices for Drug Court programs as established by the NADCP and the Virginia Supreme Court.
• Administering the program budget and identifying additional sources of funding for the program.
• Coordinating training and training-related travel for the ATC staff.
• Providing community outreach and delivering presentations about the ATC to community partners.
• Organizing ATC graduation ceremonies

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Ability: The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills with an ability to work in partnership with multiple community agencies; have experience successively managing a similar program; strong organizational and analytical skills specifically as it relates to grant management and grant writing; clinical or treatment experience or familiarity with substance abuse disorder and recovery; established contacts and relationships with local community resources for housing, jobs, job training, education, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Minimum & Additional Requirements

Minimum: A Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of experience working in program management related to either criminal justice or substance abuse treatment.

Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference may be given to applicants with experience in one or more of the following:

• Working in the criminal justice system with substantial exposure to the substance abuse and or mental health fields.
• Grant management and grant sourcing experience
• Working as a member of a drug court team.
• Direct experience with the array of housing, treatment, employment, and community-based services available to Alexandria residents.
• Substantial prior experience in grant writing and management FLSA Status and Basis

Notes

Starting salary will be within the range $65,000-$80,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications, including benefits. The position is currently grant-funded, however we are actively working to establish a permanent source of funding for this position.