Compliance Specialist

Title:                             Compliance Specialist

Unit:                             Court Advocacy – Supervised Release Program

Reports to:                   Compliance Manager

Status:                          Full Time; Regular; Non-Exempt                  

Location:                      502 East 163^rd Street Bronx, NY 10451

Days/Hours:                 Monday to  Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm

Salary:                          $32.97 per hour (approximately $60,000 annually)

Position Summary:

Under the Supervised Release Program (SRP), the Compliance Specialist (CS) will be responsible for preparing and submitting accurate court reports for program participants.  The CS will provide compliance support to SRP staff and assist with implementation of quality control procedures to enhance program efficiency when tracking and reporting on compliance measures. The CS will assist in overseeing the day-to-day operations of data collection and management to ensure the effectiveness of proper compliance reporting. The CS will work with SRP case managers to ensure standardize practices in reporting.

Mission, Culture and Fit

While the CS does not have direct contact with clients, their fit needs to match the mission and culture of Fortune, including, meeting a client there they are at; engaging participants with a non-judgmental, inclusive attitude; holding space for trauma associated with criminal justice involvement and incarceration; and helping them to believe in their power to change.

Detail Oriented

The CS must pay close attention to detail, as each report will become a part of a client’s court record. This attention to detail includes, reviewing data systems to extract necessary and pertinent information for court letters and reports.

Language and Writing

The CS must possess a solid knowledge of editing and grammar usage and have strong writing skills. These documents become a part of a client’s court record and are read by all court stakeholders. As such, precision and attention to verbiage is vital.

Time Management

The CS must have strong time management skills and the ability to multi-task. There are often many reports due at one time. The time and effort needed to prepare each document must be paced to ensure timely, accurate, and well written documents are disseminated.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist case management staff in meeting ongoing court-based compliance measures (tracking re- arrests alerts, open/warranted cases, non-compliance court outcomes, drafting non-compliance memos and reviewing court memos) as needed;
• Daily sorting of Judicial Actions Sheets sent by court staff (send out to Case Management team and  saving to internal share drive);
• Review of Day and Night shift paperwork (ensure all documents are present, sorting, saving paperwork to share drive);
• Develop innovative ways to research, present and utilize programmatic trends to improve quality of services and program (i.e., failure to appear audits);
• Review finished court calendars for clients released into supervision;
• Assist with the tracking and outreach of clients who have missed appointments;
• Assist with onboarding new program staff;
• Attend all required staff meetings and trainings;
• Assist with monitoring the Fortune Society Pretrial Mailbox

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED/HSE required, Bachelor’s degree preferred;
• 1 to 2 years of experience in social services related field;
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel and entering information into a database;
• Must possess a solid knowledge of editing and grammar usage and have strong writing skills;
• Familiarity with the Criminal Justice system and legal terminology;
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines; and
• Ability to be self-motivated in performing work and work effectively as a team member and with other staff members of the agency.

Talented, dedicated individual from any walk of life who possesses a strong commitment to Fortune’s mission.  Relevant personal experience is a plus.

Travel Requirements: N/A

Physical Demands:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The responsibilities and requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensing, experience and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

The Fortune Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of conviction history, race, religion/creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status or marital status.