Description

The Program Coordinator oversees and supports the implementation of Adult Drug Court services in collaboration with the Project/Program Director. This position provides day-to-day supervision of direct service staff, including the Drug Court Case Manager and Recovery Coach Mentor, and ensures high-quality, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented services for Drug Court participants.

The Program Coordinator integrates case management and care coordination into the Drug Court model, oversees recovery support programming, supports the Recovery Coach Academy, and ensures compliance with SAMHSA grant requirements, including data collection and reporting. This role plays a key leadership function in  advancing evidence-based practices, promoting equity and lived-experience  inclusion, and supporting the multidisciplinary Drug Court team.

Requirements

Program Oversight & Coordination

· Coordinate daily operations of Adult Drug Court programming in partnership with the Project Director.

· Integrate case management and care coordination services into the Drug Court model across all participant phases.

· Ensure consistent service delivery for participants in the community, detention center, residential treatment programs, and North County locations.

· Support alignment with National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) Drug Court Standards.

 

Supervision & Staff Development

· Provide direct supervision, guidance, and support to the Case Manager and Recovery Coach Mentor.

· Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and ongoing supervision of Recovery Coaches and Program Aides.

· Promote a supportive, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented work environment.

· Encourage staff participation in diversity, equity, and inclusion of practices and trainings.

· Serve as the acting program lead in the absence of the Program Director, ensuring continuity of services and daily operations.

· Develop and maintain daily operational workflows and service protocols.

• Provide ongoing guidance to direct service staff to ensure consistent and high-quality service       delivery.

· Monitor staff workload and report operational needs to the Program Director.

· Escalate urgent operational issues to the Program Director or Executive Leadership when necessary.

· Facilitate internal program team meetings and provide operational updates to the Program Director.

Recovery Support & Peer Programming

· Collaborate with the Recovery Coach to implement the Recovery Coach Academy bi-annually.

· Support and oversee sober social activities and recovery-oriented events designed to build recovery capital.

· Ensure peer roles are structured, supported, and aligned with grant and program goals.

Data Collection, Reporting & Compliance

· Oversee timely and accurate collection, entry, and reporting of participant data, including GPRA data.

· Prepare and submit bi-annual, annual, and final progress reports to SAMHSA.

· Monitor grant deliverables, performance outcomes, and documentation requirements.

· Ensure compliance with confidentiality, ethical standards, and grant regulations.

Collaboration & Community Engagement

· May participate in Drug Court team meetings and multidisciplinary coordination efforts.

· Maintain strong working relationships with courts, treatment providers, community partners, and stakeholders.

· Support referrals, service coordination, and participant advocacy as needed.

Additional Responsibilities

General & Administrative Duties

· Maintain accurate documentation, service logs, and program records.

· Assist with scheduling, reporting, and administrative functions related to program operations.

· Attend staff meetings, trainings, and required grant or program meetings.

· Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of the position

Provide direct service coverage when staffing shortages or emergencies occur

Support crisis response and participant needs in coordination with the Program Director.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Education & Experience

· Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, behavioral health, criminal justice, or a related field preferred.

· Minimum of three (3) years of experience in case management, recovery services, Drug Court, or behavioral health programming.

· Supervisory experience strongly preferred.

· Lived experience and/or peer-informed perspectives valued and encouraged.

Knowledge of

· Drug Court models and multidisciplinary team approaches.

· Trauma-informed care and recovery-oriented systems of care.

· Case management and care coordination best practices.

· Data collection, reporting, and grant compliance (SAMHSA experience preferred).

· Community resources and service systems.

Ability to

· Supervise, mentor, and support direct service staff.

· Communicate effectively orally, electronically, and in writing.

· Manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and responsibilities.

· Exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.

· Coordinate staff assignments, caseloads, and participant services.

· Monitor daily program operations and troubleshoot service delivery challenges.

· Ensure adequate staff scheduling and coverage for program activities

· Work collaboratively with diverse populations and professional teams.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

· Ability to sit or stand for extended periods and perform administrative tasks.

· Ability to travel within Mariposa County, including North County areas.

· Must pass fingerprinting and background clearance.

· Must possess reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance.

Work Standards & General Expectations

• Be accurate, reliable, punctual, well organized, careful and thorough; 
• Communicate effectively orally, electronically and written.
• Work effectively under conditions with limited supervision, high stress and rapidly changing situations and circumstances
• Effectively work with individuals from various socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. 
• Help clients resolve interpersonal conflict in a nonviolent and healthy way. 
• Prioritize work and exercise good judgment, schedule and manage workload. 
• Demonstrate comfort and expertise in operating computers and other technology.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, co-workers and the general public. 
• Analyzing facts and exercising sound judgment in arriving at conclusions. 
• Prepare concise reports.

· Facility to see read and distinguish printed and handwritten documents 

· Facility to hear and understand speech at normal room levels, and to hear and understand speech on the telephone 

· Facility to constantly use hands and arms to input data into computer and use adding machine 

· Ability to move boxes of files from one location to another; physical agility to lift and carry up to 20 pounds, and to bend, stoop, walk and reach overhead 

· Ability to sit for extended periods of time 

· Must be able to concentrate for long periods of time 

· Mental acuity to perform the essential functions of this position in an accurate, neat, timely fashion: to make good judgments and decisions; and to evaluate the results of decisions and judgments

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

· Must pass fingerprinting and background check (agency expense)

· Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and auto insurance

· Consistent attendance and ability to work varying schedules

· Compliance with agency policies, values, and ADA accommodations

· COVID-19 vaccination recommended per agency policy