The Human Services Department's Family, Youth, & Children Division seeks an experienced legal processor looking for a rewarding career opportunity!
Starting salary up to $42.38/hour* ($88,452/year) plus a competitive total compensation package!*
This Legal Staff Supervisor plans, directs, and supervises the work of a team of Senior Legal Processors and Senior Office Assistants in the Family, Youth, & Children Division (FYC) of the Human Services Department (HSD). Although the primary focus of this position is the supervision and coordination of day-to-day staff activities, the Legal Staff Supervisor also works closely with the Juvenile Court as a liaison, collaboratively planning, coordinating, and implementing best practices aimed at enhancing FYC and Juvenile Court efficiencies. Additional responsibilities include:
- Ensuring coverage for court and adoptions services
- Updating and reviewing processes and implementing mandatory changes to ensure work is done correctly, efficiently, and on time
- Coordinating with clients regarding redaction requests and other FYC administrative processes
- Collaborating with the FYC Court Officer, County Counsel, and other court partners
- Meeting with other units to work through processes and conflicts to ensure resolution
- Collaborating with supervisors and staff to come to impactful decisions and overseeing their implementation
The ideal candidate will possess many of the following:
- A practical approach to formulating procedures and policies affecting support staff operations
- Considerable discretion and judgment when resolving workflow problems
- The ability to deal with sensitive materials and subject matter, including images of children who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach staff one-on-one and as a group
- The ability to support staff needs with compassion and empathy while maintaining strong boundaries
- Experience coordinating the day-to-day activities of legal and office support staff
- Knowledge of juvenile court procedures, local rules, and the Welfare and Institutions Code
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Child Welfare System software
- The ability to recognize, challenge, and adapt legal and adoptions work through an anti-racist lens
- Experience working with other supervisors and managers to implement new processes based on law changes
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- An aptitude for working well with a diverse client base
- The demonstrated ability to be poised under pressure, meet deadlines, and shift gears quickly
*Salary is negotiable within the established range and benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. For more information, including minimum qualifications, & to apply, visit,
www.yourpath2sonomacounty.org or call 707-565-2331. The County of Sonoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve.
Apply by 1/6/25
