About Our Job

This is a limited position with an expected end date of December 31, 2025. However, it is grant funded and expected to renew on a yearly basis.

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

The City and County of Denver has announced furlough days, or unpaid days off, for most employees to meet a budget shortfall in 2025. There are two fixed furlough days for all limited (temporary positions with an end date) and unlimited (permanent) employees on August 29th, the Saturday before Labor Day, and November 28th, the day after Thanksgiving. If you receive an offer for this position, your annual pay will determine whether you are required to take additional furlough days. Details will be discussed during the offer process for selected candidate(s). 

Who We Are & What You'll Do

At the Office of Social Equity and Innovation (OSEI), we are dedicated to the vision of a city where race and other social identities no longer predict life outcomes and where all have equitable opportunities to thrive. Driven by a commitment to anti-racist principles, we strive to create a more equitable Denver through the shaping of policies, practices, and budget priorities that create targeted solutions for historically marginalized communities. Our work revolves around advocating for systemic changes, inclusive policy strategies through transformative training, research, and impactful initiatives to promote racial and social equity for the City and County of Denver.

The Office of Social Equity and Innovation, Youth Programs division is seeking a Court Liaison/Investigations Specialist to work as a liaison to the Denver Juvenile Court during the daily detention hearing docket and prepare reports for daily court hearings.

This position is part of the Second Judicial District Youth Detention Continuum Program, formerly called the Senate Bill 94 Program.  The Youth Detention Continuum is a statewide collaborative effort which focuses on the appropriate placement of youth in the detention continuum. The program’s philosophy is based on the belief that not all youth require secure detention. The foundation of the program is the partnership between state agencies and local organizations.

Job responsibilities include:

• Work as a liaison to the Denver Juvenile Court during the daily detention hearing docket and prepare files for daily court hearings.

• Writes and presents reports to various courts, officials and agencies; develops and presents recommendations for case disposition or violation of supervision.

• Completes investigations for appropriateness of community release through interviewing youth/parents and conferring with attorneys, judges, supervising officers, and agency professionals to compile a social history reflecting such factors as nature and extent of youth criminality and current anti-social behaviors, strengths, and needs.

• Complete detention hearing worksheets/write-ups for juveniles.

• Submit youth status and bond recommendations for review by Magistrates/Judges. Compiles, investigates, verifies and presents reports on personal, social, educational, financial, vocational, health and/or prior criminal history of probationers.

• Communicate with all judicial districts, law enforcement entities, and detention facilities to expedite moves for juveniles being held on outside warrants.

• Attend interagency staff meetings for youth eligible for Pre-Trial Release supervision when needed.

• May attend hearings outside of the daily detention hearing docket for Case Managers when they are unavailable.

• Add youth to the daily detention docket for Pre-Trial Release and other applicable agencies when it falls within the CYDC Add-On Policy.

• May prepare WRITS for youth to be brought to the daily detention hearing docket or to be taken to out of county detention facilities.