Director of Victim Witness

Salary

$88,032.00 - $126,768.00 Annually

Location

Boulder County, CO

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

6350

Department

District Attorneys Office

Opening Date

04/23/2025

Closing Date

5/7/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Exempt

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Description

The 20th (Boulder County) Judicial District Attorney's Office is seeking to hire a Director of Victim Witness. The Director of Victim Witness is the management level classification in the Victim Witness series. The Director of Victim Witness supervises the Victim Witness Unit which includes a team of Victim Witness Assistants, Victim Witness Specialists, VALE Administrator, and the Crime Victim Compensation Administrator. The position involves further developing and coordinating quality programs and services for crime victims and their complex needs. Additionally, the Director continues to provide direct services to victims and witnesses. This position reports to the Assistant District Attorney.

This is a full-time, benefited position with the 20th Judicial District Attorney’s Office -Boulder County. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, with some evening and weekend required, as needed. This position will work at the Boulder County Justice Center, located at 1777 6th St., Boulder, CO 80302. Under FLSA guidelines, this position is exempt.

Boulder County requires its employees to reside in the state of Colorado as of the first day of work.

Hiring Salary Range: $88,032.00 - $115,000.00 Annually

Classification Salary Range: $88,032.00 - $126,768.00 Annually

Examples of Duties

Examples of Duties

• Oversees, administers, and manages all Unit services provided to victims and witnesses, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations—including the Victims' Rights Act (VRA)—with support from the Deputy Director.
• Accountable for the successful day-to-day operations of the Unit. Directs and oversees all victim service programs and their components based on research, planning, organization development, effective implementation processes, and staff training
• Collaborates with the Deputy Director to supervise and motivate team members, ensuring they work efficiently and effectively both as team players and service providers.
• Provides leadership, supervision, training, and technical assistance to staff. Available for one-on-one check-ins with all team members
• Provides essential job functions of a Victim Witness Specialist and manages a partial caseload. Takes responsibility as a back-up team member for the Unit
• Creates or expands on the existing policy and procedure manual that outlines the Unit's responsibilities, services, and functions
• Oversees VALE and VOCA grant management, and Crime Victim Compensation programmatic services and funding. Works in collaboration with staff to ensure narrative and fiscal reports are submitted to funders in an accurate and timely manner. Manages and monitors the project budget forecasting and tracking, and completes various quarterly, semi-annual, and annual performance reports
• Maintains statistics for victim contacts and services. Ensures program quality and sustainability by developing annual goals and outcome-based performance measures in response to community and program needs. Creates or utilizes existing tools to track and successfully implement the Unit's goals and progress
• Provides subject matter expertise as it relates to management and programmatic services. Creates and updates educational and outreach materials, as well as automated notifications and letters to victims
• Collaborates with external partners to provide a continuum of support for victims and witnesses. Attends and facilitates meetings for outreach and professional networking purposes. Works closely with the Unit to maintain and strengthen relationships with community partners
• Attends meetings, conferences, functions, events, and other job-related events as required. Facilitates monthly unit meetings and seeks input from team members on meeting agendas. Attends monthly support staff management meetings
• Performs related work, as required
• May be reassigned in emergency situations
  
  

Required Qualifications

Required Qualifications

PLEASE NOTE: When submitting your application be sure to include all relevant education and experience, as applications are screened based on the qualifications listed in this position announcement. Applications that do not appear to meet minimum qualifications, as outlined below, will not be considered. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of completed applications.

Please be aware that your cover letter and resume will not be accessed in the initial screening process, so you must complete your application and supplemental questions with as much detail as possible.

Education & Experience

Boulder County is looking for well qualified candidates to fill our positions. In this position, we are looking for a minimum of 9 years of combined education and experience, including 2 years of supervisory experience. This can include criminal justice, human services, or related experience and education.

Driver's License

• Applicants must have a valid driver's license
  
  

Background Check & Fingerprinting

• A job offer is contingent on passing a criminal background investigation with fingerprinting
  
  

Cover Letter

• All applicants are required to attach a cover letter for this position
  
  

Supplemental Information

Supplemental Information

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of Colorado criminal justice system procedures and processes
• Familiarity with Boulder County and available community resources
• Thorough understanding of the Victims' Rights Amendment and victim dynamics
• Knowledge of program evaluation and design
• Knowledge of management and budgetary procedures
• Knowledge of grant reporting and writing
• Possesses excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills, boundaries, ethics, leadership and supervisory skills, and the ability to work cooperatively with a wide range of professionals and agencies
• Ability to work effectively with the public, handle stressful situations in a professional manner, and accurately assesses situations and people
• Excellent computer proficiency to include use of internet search engines, access to government portals and websites, Microsoft suite of applications and databases, and records management systems
  
  

Benefits

As well as offering competitive pay and a caring work environment, Boulder County offers employees an array of benefits. For all FTE and Term employees, we provide:

Outstanding options of comprehensive health plans that include vision and dental coverage. Information can be found HERE.

Additional Benefits can be found HERE. (Download PDF reader)

• Including:
• Family-forming benefits- infertility treatment, adoption and surrogacy reimbursements
• 12 weeks Paid Caregiver leave
• Breast feeding friendly-work environment
• Sick child care, an infants-at-work policy
• Access to LifeMart discount hub, including discounts on childcare centers, event tickets, travel and more!
• Access to a nationally-recognized wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program
• PERA 401k
• Social Security retirement plans
• Additional Life and Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance
• County-paid tuition assistance
• Eligible for PSLF- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Free EcoPass
• Hospital Indemnity
• ID Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• 8 Hours of Paid Public Service Leave

Generous paid time off

• Holidays
• New Year's Day January 1
• Martin Luther King's Birthday January
• Presidents' Day February
• Memorial Day May
• Juneteenth June 19
• Independence Day July 4
• Labor Day September
• Indigenous People's Day
• General Election Day November (first Tuesday after the first Monday, even years)
• Veterans' Day November 11
• Thanksgiving Day November
• Friday after Thanksgiving*
• Christmas Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
• Christmas Day December 25
• New Year’s Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
• Vacation**
• 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire
• Eight hours of vacation per month for the first year of continuous service, then accrue twelve hours of vacation per month after the first year of continuous service.
• Medical**
• Eight hours of medical leave for each month employed.

PERA- The County and all employees pay into both Social Security and PERA

• Employer contribution to Social Security: 7.65% of salary
• Employer contribution to PERA (Local Government Division- most county employees: 14.76%
• The District Attorney’s Office observe Francis Xavier Cabrini Day on the first Monday in October and omit the Friday after Thanksgiving
• Vacation and Medical leave are based off of full time FTE accruals. Part-time FTE/term employees accrue leave based on the percentage of time they work.
  
  

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Do you have a minimum of 9 years of combined education and experience, including 2 years of supervisory experience?

• Yes
• No
  
  

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Please Explain How You Meet The Minimum Qualifications.

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How many years of supervisory experience do you have?

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If you have a criminal background, please explain.

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What does diversity mean to you?

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What kinds of experiences have you had working with others with different backgrounds than your own?

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Did you include a cover letter?

• Yes
• No
  
  

Required Question

Employer Boulder County

Address 2025 14th Street

Boulder, Colorado, 80302

Phone 303-441-3525

Website http://www.bouldercounty.org