The Center for Court Innovation, a project of the Fund for the City of New York, is a unique public-private partnership that promotes new thinking about how courts and criminal
justice agencies can aid victims, change the behavior of offenders, and
strengthen communities. The Center creates demonstration projects that
test new approaches to problems that have resisted conventional
solutions. The Center’s problem-solving courts include the nation’s
first community court (Midtown Community Court), as well as drug courts,
domestic violence courts, youth courts, mental health courts, and
others. Nationally and internationally, the Center performs original
research on topics of justice reform and provides consulting services to
criminal justice innovators. The Newark Community Court is a
collaboration of the City of Newark and the Center for Court Innovation,
and its mission is to respond constructively to low-level crime.

Reporting to the Clinical Coordinator, the Alternative Sanctions Specialist
serves as the primary liaison and representative between clinical staff
and courtroom staff. The Alternative Sanctions Specialist is
responsible for assessing the suitability of defendants who are
arraigned at the court for various alternative sanctions and making
appropriate recommendations to the judge. Responsibilities include
but are not limited to:

• Conducting post-arraignment screening and tracking of defendants to improve program outcomes;
  
• Managing intake procedures, ensuring that all defendants are engaged, processed and assigned, and receiving appropriate and needed services.
  
• Tracking and reporting on compliance to resource coordinator and judges, and providing detailed case information when individuals are
  returned to the courts on a warrant;
  
• Participating in community outreach, including attending community meetings and maintaining relationships with residents, youth programs, schools,
  police, government, non-profit agencies and community-based
  organizations;
  
• Assisting in troubleshooting and problem solving with respect to courtroom’s daily activities; and
  
• Preparing and submitting to court notices of sentence satisfaction and violation notices, compliance audits, and reports.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, excellent communication and writing skills required.
Bi-lingual preferred. The ideal candidate will have experience in both
the social service and criminal justice sectors