Contract Case Consultant Services

The Vendor is required to provide case consultants who are assigned by office on an as need basis to help court-appointed guardians ad litem (GALs) and counsel for youth (CFYs) provide effective legal representation and advocacy on behalf of children in state court system.
- Skills desired
•    Familiarity of the child welfare systems. 
•    Experience providing direct services to court-involved and incarcerated young people. 
•    Ability to apply theories and practices of social work practice. 
•    Ability to assess implications of physical, mental health, substance use issues, and neurological conditions on development across the lifespan. 
•    Ability to establish effective working relationships with clients, families, witnesses, court and institutional personnel, experts, and colleagues. 
•    Ability to work in a multidisciplinary legal team.
•    Motivational, strengths-based interviewing skills with the ability to elicit often embarrassing and sensitive details from children, family members, and witnesses. 
•    Excellent written and communication skills. 
•    Self-directed organizational and time-management skills with the ability to meet sometimes short deadlines and work with various GAL and CFYS throughout the state. 
•    Knowledge of child and adolescent development and trauma. 
•    Ability to function under institutional pressure in residential facilities, psychiatric hospitals, detention centers and prisons. 
•    Ability to coordinate complex services involving multiple barriers. 
•    Ability to understand the complexities of client-attorney confidentiality. 
•    High level of initiative, enthusiasm, motivation, and professionalism. 
•    Professional curiosity and interest in furthering professional training and education. 
•    Proficiency in standard software applications such as word, excel, acrobat, and power point; internet access and email required. 
•    Fluency in Spanish, ASL, and French are desired.