What are the responsibilities and job description for the Court Liaison position at FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER OF S FLORIDA?
The Court Liaison will attend most court hearings for Full Case Management (FCM) and the Court Liaison will report the services that the Family Resource Center (FRC) is providing to the family and status of services/compliance by the parents in FRC cases. The Court Liaison will be expected to convey all the necessary information about a case, received by the Case Manager, to the court and parties. The Court Liaison will obtain the information needed for each court hearing by setting up weekly staffings with the Case Managers. The Court Liaison will be responsible for notifying FRC Case Managers of upcoming hearings, and they will attend the court hearings and provide the necessary information to the court and parties to each case. The Court Liaison will also prepare a Court Memo for each hearing with details about what happened at the hearing, information as to what is needed for the next court hearing and the date and time of the next court hearing. The Court Liaison will be responsible for entering a court note in Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN). The Court Liaison will also be responsible for initiating diligent searches after he/she attends the shelter hearings. The Court Liaison will also initiate all referrals for evaluations and other services ordered by the court at a specific hearing so that there are no delays. The Court Liaison is expected to be an articulate and detailed speaker and clear writer so that the Case Manager will be able to know what is expected from him/her for the next court hearing. The Court Liaison will provide the Court Memo to the Case Manager/Supervisor within 24 hours of the court hearing by email so that the Case Manager and Supervisor know exactly what happened at the hearing, what is needed for the next hearing and also the date and time of the next court hearing. The Court Liaison will represent the “face of FRC” in his/her assigned courtroom. Therefore, he/she will be expected to dress in a professional fashion and use proper court etiquette at all times.