Houston, TX
Grant-funded Full-time
06878
Office of Managed Assigned Counsel
08/27/2021
9/28/2021 3:51 PM Central
Houston, TX
Grant-funded Full-time
06878
Office of Managed Assigned Counsel
08/27/2021
9/28/2021 3:51 PM Central
Harris County Office of Managed Assigned Counsel (MAC) is a client-centered, community oriented, holistic criminal defense program. At MAC, we strive to remove barriers and take the “whole” person approach, by recognizing the collateral consequences of criminal justice involvement, and addressing the underlying social service needs, beyond the legal charge, that brings our clients’ to our doorstep. We work with appointed defense attorneys to assist clients who are facing criminal charges in Harris County and cannot afford to hire private counsel. To ensure clients are getting quality representation, MAC’s holistic efforts consist of an interdisciplinary team of social services specialist, defense attorneys, investigators, and immigration attorney.
The Social Services Specialist/Social Worker is an integral member of the holistic team who will be working closely with clients while collaborating and strategizing with other team members to ensure best outcomes. We are seeking collaborative, driven, and passionate individual who believes in a holistic-practice model and will treat clients with dignity and respect. This role will assist attorneys by participating in developing defense strategies and creating appropriate plans for alternatives to incarceration.
The successful candidate is expected to deploy high-level communication and engagement skills in developing rapport with clients and should be comfortable meeting with clients in different settings (office, jail, shelter, street, court, hospital, etc.). The individual should have exceptional writing skills to prepare psychosocial assessments, sentencing reports, advocacy letters, and mitigation letters for clients referred by assigned attorneys to assist in plea negotiations as well as in mitigation for sentence hearings. The Social Services Specialist/Social Worker should have knowledge of appropriate and available resources in the community to address MAC’s clients underlying needs, thus connecting clients to housing, community resources, and other supportive services is a critical function of this role. The successful candidate should be detail-oriented and comfortable in providing oral advocacy, as they may be asked to testify in court.
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