To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Rochelle Brown, Prosecutor's Office Operations Director
title
RE: Advocate Trainee position
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of request to establish, post, and fill one (1) Advocate Trainee position.
BACKGROUND:
As a result of the funding that has permitted the Prosecutor's office reorganization and the evaluation, we have done relative to our needs we recognize the benefits of the existing APA Trainee position. The APA trainee position allowed us to hire former Prosecutor's office interns before they met the minimum qualifications to hire in as an APA and keep the great experience they gained during their internship. By creating a similar Advocate Trainee position this will allow our office to hire some of the great interns we have within the Crime Victim Service division before they meet the minimum qualifications of the Social Service Worker position. Thus, retaining the experience within our department.
DISCUSSION:
We have recognized in the past decade we have needed additional resources with our Crime Victim Services division and with recruitment crisis post COVID being able to retain existing interns in which we have invested training is a significant benefit to the county.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
HR will have to post the position and conduct the application review process and coordinate with the Prosecutor's Office to identify qualified applicants for interviews and then go through the hiring process.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The position would be budgeted with the Crime Victim Navigator grant for the remainder of FY23/24, and there after funded by the State grant money.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
General costs to support an employee - as stated above these are already budgeted positions.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
General costs to support an employee - as stated above these are already budgeted positions.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Conforms to promote safe communities. ...
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