Bail Supervisor

**Title**: Bail Supervisor**

**Location(s)**:Ottawa

**Salary**:$24.21 - $27.63 hourly** based on work experience

**Hours**: 3 to 4 days a week (possibility for full-time work)

**Employer**:John Howard Society of Ottawa

**H**OW **T**O **A**PPLY**:Please submit your cover letter and resume through the John Howard Society of Ottawa’s website, under the Careers tab at:
**About the environment**:Employees at JHS Ottawa say the organizational culture is supportive, innovative, and focussed on creating a caring environment for both clients, and staff. At JHS Ottawa, you will find an employer that celebrates the uniqueness of each of its staff members and is committed to promoting an engaging working culture where all employees are encouraged to live their strengths and realize their potential. JHS Ottawa will provide permanent new employees access to a benefit plan, four weeks vacation annually, a Defined Contribution Pension Plan after eligibility waiting period, and opportunities for continual learning and development.

**About who we support**:Our employees are supporting a diverse client group including youth and adults, all genders, from a wide cross section of social, ethnic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds who are representative of our broader community. We are accountable to the people we serve by providing the highest quality of service with integrity through the delivery of responsive, innovative and evidence-informed approaches.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working with vulnerable clients or within a social service in a social service organization
- Updated clear Criminal Reference Check required for working with vulnerable population
- Have a demonstrated ability to work as part of a cohesive team unit
- Ability to work and collaborate with various community partners
- Experience working with clients in a case management capacity
- Have experience working within a program model that is accountable to process as well as comprehensive quality assurance measures
- Have excellent people skills to facilitate relationships with clients, colleagues, supervisors, program** **partners and community members

**Responsibilities**:
**Clinical**
- Maintain a bail supervision caseload and support other bail supervisor’s caseloads
- Complete standardized assessments to evaluate the client’s risk and need areas, and to develop and implement an intervention plan to address those areas of need that are most strongly associated with criminal activity
- Establish with the client achievable, specific goals
- Maintain knowledge of and assist clients with referrals to appropriate community service agency and educational/vocational programs
- Maintain client confidentiality

**Report Writing/ Administrative**:

- Ensure client file notes are maintained on the client information management system (Caseworks)
- Maintain client master files by affixing assessment and intervention plan, statistical forms, and any relevant internal information including all bail program forms
- Produce additional written reports and records as required
- Ensure a comprehensive understanding of John Howard Society Personnel Manual and Policy and Procedures Manual
- Submit quarterly statistical reports
- Attend staff meetings as required

**Collateral Communication/Program Representation**:

- As appropriate participate in meetings/obligations involving a client
- Establish partnerships with relevant community resources viable for promoting and sustaining gains made by the client
- Confirm clients are following through on court ordered conditions

**Program Level Responsibilities**:

- Assist in maintaining a positive environment
- Maintain professional development through participation in relevant training, and through the clinical supervision process
- Actively participate in program evaluation

**You’ll also be prepared to**
- Exercise extreme flexibility to accommodate fluctuating and varied program needs

**You’re a fit with our organizational culture, if you mirror our values in the way you work**:

- You are committed to providing the highest quality of care for your clients, though responsive, innovative, and evidence informed approaches.
- Driven by curiosity, you adapt to achieve the best results for clients/communities you serve.
- Celebrating the uniqueness and lived experience of every person is part of your nature, and this conviction creates a sense of belonging, safety, and better outcomes for all.
- Lead with compassion and care for others, and help JHS build a culture of listening, mutual support, and meaningful connections.

**You’re a fit with our organizational culture, if you believe**:

- In building meaningful connections across our programs, partners, and neighbourhoods fosters

inclusion and empowerment.
- In a person-centred approach, recognizing the value, expertise, and capacity of each individual to make choices that lead to their best self.
- That systemic inequalities exist, and that all people