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Initial Posting Date: 02/03/2025 Application Deadline: 02/19/2025 Agency: Department of Justice Salary Range: $6,667 - $10,311 Position Type: Employee Position Title: Statewide Support Manager (Legal Support Services Manager 1) - Child Advocacy and Protection Division Job Description: This work matters! The Child Advocacy and Protection Division (CAPD) is seeking an experienced leader to join our team of passionate and skilled professionals as our Statewide Support Manager (Legal Support Services Manager 1). Our ideal candidate shares a commitment to excellence and is comfortable working with and leading high-performing teams. The successful candidate will be tasked with ensuring the division executes its policies, procedures, and goals through management of administrative operations, support team members, and their work. As a part of the CAPD leadership team, the Statewide Support Manager plays an essential role in the division to provide streamlined and competent administrative support services to CAPD employees and ensures that effective and efficient legal services are provided to ODHS so that children are well-served across the state. In support of a positive work/life balance for the successful candidate, this position offers an opportunity for a hybrid work schedule (remote and in office work). Our Mission To provide quality and timely legal advice and effective court representation to the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) Child Welfare Division in order to protect children from abuse and neglect and to support families, allowing children to grow up in safe and stable environments. What You Will Do (in part) As the Statewide Support Manager Manager (Legal Support Services Manager 1) you will act as an integral member of the CAPD Statewide Leadership Team whose contributions make a difference in the lives of Oregon’s children and families. Provide clear, transparent, and accountable leadership to a diverse workforce that recognizes the value of individual and cultural differences. Supervise, lead, and mentor subordinate managers across all six CAPD offices including hiring, discipline, and positive performance counseling. Develop, recommend, and implement new initiatives and projects, problem solving, and operational improvements to accomplish division strategic objectives and plans. Monitor workflow to ensure successful delivery of support services. Ensure compliance with agency directives and policies, including partnering with other division administrative managers on agency projects. Desired Skills, Experiences, and Attributes Experience developing and maintaining an effective, collaborative, and positive staffing environment, including workforce development, conflict resolution, and managing staff and offices through periods of change. History of advising, coaching, and problem solving with managers in a union environment to develop, train, retain, and lead employees. Demonstrated ability to lead and participate in the development of training programs, procedures, policies, and guidance. Excellent written, verbal, organization, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate information concisely, clearly, and effectively to a range of audiences. Demonstrated ability to be self-directed and adaptable, in a muti-faceted and sometimes time-pressured environment; ability to track, prioritize and manage multiple projects, issues, and competing priorities. Experience maintaining positive working relationships and communicating effectively with internal and external partners at all levels. Effective leadership of individuals and teams in a fast-paced environment, working with diverse populations including race, ethnicity, gender, ability, age, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status in a culturally competent manner. Demonstrated history of predictable and reliable attendance, including the ability to work after hours to accommodate project schedules and requirements, as well as regular travel in-state between regional offices for supervisory purposes. Proficiency with MS Office Suite, SharePoint, Teams, and other appropriate technology. What’s in It for You Permanent, full-time employment in vibrant Portland, Salem, Eugene, or Medford Oregon. Become a valued member of the State's management team. A workplace where individual contribution matters and is recognized, where creativity and accomplishment are rewarded. Vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, in addition to special paid time off. Excellent health insurance, and very low premiums: 95-99% employer-paid medical, vision, and dental for you and your family. Pension and retirement programs. For more information about our benefits, you can learn here. Required Five years of lead work, supervision, or progressively related experience; OR two years of related experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field. In the "Work History" section on your application, you must clearly describe your experience in each of the areas listed above. Failure to provide this information may result in eliminating your application from further consideration. Work experience is based on a 40-hour work week. (Example: 20 hours a week for one year would equal six-months of work experience.) Valid driver license. About the Child Advocacy and Protection Division Child Advocacy and Protection Division attorneys and support team members work out of offices in Portland, Salem, Eugene, Medford, Bend and Pendleton. Attorneys regularly appear in court hearings and trials in all 36 Oregon counties to achieve permanency for children. If the reunification of a child with a parent or guardian is not safe or legally possible, division attorneys provide litigation services to ODHS Child Welfare to help achieve safe and permanent placements for those children, including guardianship, legally freeing children for adoption subsequent to termination of parental rights, and other appropriate alternatives. In addition to daily court representation of ODHS Child Welfare statewide, a smaller number of CAPD attorneys provide legal advice and representation in administrative proceedings related to foster care home certification and licensing matters. Additionally, a number of attorney supervisors and managers provide legal advice to the ODHS Child Welfare Director and program leadership related to issues of statewide significance, legislation, legal sufficiency rule review, system partner collaboration and relationships, and other legal issues. Application Process Click "Apply" and complete the online application and all supplemental questions. Attach your resume. Attach your cover letter. ALL APPLICANTS: You will only have one opportunity to upload the required resume and cover letter. Drag and drop both resume and cover letter into Workday when prompted to upload your resume. If you are concerned that one or both requested documents didn't attach to your application, if you need an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), have questions, or need assistance with the application process, please contact Jobs Hub doj.recruitment@doj.oregon.gov. Any materials emailed will be associated on your behalf if received before the posting deadline. CURRENT STATE EMPLOYEES: Login to Workday using your state-issued login and apply via the Career Worklet located on your home page. Using a private account disrupts the hiring process for all internal candidates. Prior to clicking "Apply", update your employee profile to reflect your Education, Skills, and Job History (including your current job). Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The Department of Justice is an equal opportunity employer, does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, veteran, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age or disability, and is committed to workplace diversity. For additional information regarding working for the Department of Justice and application assistance, click HERE. Oregon Department of Justice 1162 Court St NE Salem OR, 97301 DOJ.recruitment@doj.oregon.gov Phone: (503) 947-4328 Fax: (503) 373-0367 Oregon state government is a large organization by nearly any standard. With over 40,000 employees working all over the state, in small communities and large, we are proving that government can be innovative. We work as a team, challenging ourselves to be better, faster and more efficient with taxpayer dollars. After all, when every day we are responsible for caring for the needs of a diverse population and thriving business community, we simply must have the best and brightest workforce. If you take responsibility for your actions, are passionate about helping others succeed, and have a reputation for excellence and honesty, why not make Oregon state government your next career move? Joining our team means you open the door to many possibilities. From entry level to executive, outdoor work to policy setting, we have a role for nearly every calling, expertise and background. If you’re looking at us from across the country (or beyond!), know that Oregon is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Made up of seven diverse regions, Oregon has the ocean, mountains, valleys, high desert, cities, small towns, and almost everything in between. Oregon “flies with her own wings.”
