Recovery Court Coordinator at Loudoun County Government, VA

Position Duties

The Department of Community Corrections is currently seeking qualified applicants for a full-time Recovery Court Coordinator. Duties include coordinating all activities related to the Adult Recovery Court, attending all Recovery Court docket sessions within the Loudoun County Circuit Court, screening defendants for entry into the Recovery Court docket, and preparing and distributing weekly progress reports. The Recovery Court Coordinator will also facilitate weekly team meetings, maintain regular communication and collaboration with members of the Recovery Court team, maintain accurate and up-to-date automated case notes and files, compile data for grant reporting, and input required data into the Virginia Specialty Dockets Database.

The Loudoun County Adult Recovery Court follows the Supreme Court Office of the Executive Secretary standards of practice for Virginia Recovery Courts, and the standards of practice of the National Association of Recovery Court Professionals.

Hiring salary will be commensurate with experience. 

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, sociology, psychology, or related field, and a minimum of two (2) years related experience in the criminal justice field to include one (1) year of experience in the area of substance abuse. Prefer previous experience working with a Recovery Court or specialty docket program.

Other Qualifications

Successful candidate must undergo and complete a criminal background check. Annual DMV record check will be required. Spanish fluency preferred.

Must be willing to work with criminal offenders who may have violent tendencies, observe collection of urine for drug screening, conduct home visits/verifications with law enforcement, meet with potential participants who are incarcerated at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center or other correctional facilities as needed, which may require non-traditional working evening or weekend hours. The successful candidate must have a strong working knowledge of the Virginia criminal courts, probation supervision, substance abuse treatment and drug testing in the criminal justice setting, report writing, collaboration in a team setting, and program administration. Experience maintaining databases, collecting/analyzing statistics for data-driven decisions, and with grants preferred.

Additionally, the successful candidate will have strong written and oral communication skills to interact with representatives from the legal community such as Commonwealth’s Attorneys, defense attorneys, law enforcement, Judges and Court Personnel and be able to compile facts and information into concise reports for submission to the Court. The ideal candidate will be able to work as an integral part of the Recovery Court Team, facilitating working relationships among team partners, as well as on a team within the Department of Community Corrections. VCIN certification is required; selected candidate will obtain certification within 90 days of hire.