Pretrial Supervision MSW Intern – unpaid

1777 6th Street – Boulder County Justice Center Boulder

The pretrial Supervision Unit (PTS) serves a social justice and community safety function for clients arrested but not yet tried for a crime. The purpose of the unit is to assess and provide subsequent supervision to prevent re-offense and assure appearance for the trial date, while having the client stay in their community under a presumption of innocence. The Courts order supervision as a condition of bond primarily for clients who have alcohol/drug use, mental health problems, and/or domestic violence issues attached to their legal charges. Initial assessments are completed focusing on social and legal history, current allegations, substance abuse and violence issues or any other risk/needs factors. Case managers supervise clients after a supervision plan is developed which is applied throughout the bond period.

After training and shadowing, perform intakes and assessments of pre-trial clients prioritizing supervision plans to mitigate danger, failure to appear and recidivism risk. Reiterate, reinforce and clarify conditions of bond. Provide support and establish clear expectations for compliance with bond conditions. Collaborate with and make referrals to partner agencies. Manage a caseload of approximately 10-15 clients. Review, follow-up and maintain supervision plans. Collaborate and provide professional communications with 20th judicial stakeholders. Prepare documents for and give testimony in Court. Enter offender and court data into computer system.

Must be at least 21 years old and be in the second year of an accredited MSW program that provides curriculum on case management theory and technique, including familiarity with crisis intervention theory, relationship building and motivational interviewing skills.

Preferred: interns with a strong interest in serving dis-empowered populations and some experience working with clients in a human service or criminal justice setting. Essential skills are excellent verbal and written communication, time management, computer skills including Excel, initiative, teamwork, and good boundaries. All interns must pass a criminal background check and fingerprinting. No one will be accepted who has a DUI/DWAI conviction within the past five years.

Time Required: 16-24 hours per week (preferably Monday, Tuesdays and Fridays), between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm based on program and client needs. 9-month commitment regardless of start date. Interns will work at the Longmont or Boulder Courthouse office of Community Justice Services.

Training happens on an individual basis with staff and supervisors in the unit.

Mary Eldred

Justice System Volunteer Program (JSVP) Coordinator

meldred@bouldercounty.gov

303-441-3718

If you meet basic requirements and can fulfill the 9-month commitment, please contact me at meldred@bouldercounty.gov expressing your interest and your expected degree.

I’ll send you the application instructions and online link. Once this is submitted, I will send requests for your references and run a background check. When all documents are received and background check is complete, I will forward those to the supervisor who will make contact with applicants for any next steps.