Public Defender Case Manager

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies within the Public Defender’s Office. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.

Current vacancy is with the Public Defender’s Office, located in Visalia. The anticipated life of the list is six months.

Typical Duties

• Demonstrate an open and comfortable attitude towards working with incarcerated or newly released incarcerated clients to provide service delivery support to assist them with re-establishing themselves into the community.
• Create professional working relationships with the client to conduct in-person contact, either inside or outside of the jail facilities.
• Be able to facilitate supportive re-entry services discussions with clients by telephone, and/or by professional video visits.
• Collaborate in a professional, diplomatic, and courteous manner with corrections staff to schedule and discuss related factors tied to the process of interviewing the clients.
• Collaborate with the Holistic Defense Advocate(s) and/or Public Defender Mitigation Specialist, as well as medical and psychological services vendors to facilitate the client’s set up of psychiatric and/or medical medication prescribed at the time of the discharge of the client from incarceration.

For a full list of duties for this position, please click here .

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

• Equivalent to completion of 60 college credits in the Mental Health or Human Services field, Social Work, or Social Sciences, or certification as a Mental Health Technician, or Rehabilitation Counselor.

Equivalency for Education:

• Relevant experience in Mental Health, Human Services, Social Services, or medical field may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Experience:

• Two (2) years of experience in social services, mental health, or human services field.

Equivalencies for Experience:

• Related education in Mental Health, Human Services, Social Work, or Social Sciences may substitute for the experience requirement on a year for year basis.

Knowledge of:

• Trauma-Informed Care, TIC, the approach in the human service field that assumes that an individual is more likely than not to have a history of trauma, such as individuals with an incarceration history.
• Cultural sensitivity and socio-economic factors and influences affecting the individual served.
• Mental health, and other community resources available to the consumer, such as resources like food banks, local shelters, emergency services and programs; as well as basic social service resources the consumer can access.
• Substance abuse and mental illness and how they negatively impact an individual’s daily functioning and related impairments when these factors of challenge are present.
• Basic knowledge of the different categories of mental illness and the general components of mental health treatment.
• Basic knowledge of the physical, emotional, and social needs of mentally or emotionally disordered individuals and working with clients who are in legal process with misdemeanor, felony, and capital case charges.

Skill/Ability to:

• Work and communicate effectively with people of various educational and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles, attitudes, and behaviors of both clients and co-workers.
• Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of a computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment.
• Learn and apply basic client care practices. Learn and apply basic short-term crisis intervention techniques.
• Gather information through rapport building, observation, and case reviews to identify barriers to treatment.
• Prepare and maintain accurate case records, reports, and correspondence using correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agency staff, community groups, and resource agencies.
• Present oral and written reports concisely and clearly to a multidisciplinary treatment team during case staffing meetings.
• Establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships at all organizational levels and with the public.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information and materials.
• Conduct interviews to gather information and tactfully handle sensitive and difficult situations.
• Work in fast paced environment and be able to handle assignments with short deadlines.

License or Certificate:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.

DESIRABLE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Education:

• Supplemental coursework in the behavioral, biological, or social sciences, or community college.

Skill/Ability to:

• Bilingual in the Spanish language.

License or Certificate:

• Certification in the areas of Human Services or Social Work.

Additional Information

Conditions of Employment

Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

College Cost Reduction Access Act

This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Bargaining Unit 4

The information listed is a general summary of benefits. These provisions do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and are subject to change.

Benefit Amount: An annual benefit amount is provided and may be applied towards health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability). This benefit is pro-rated and paid on a pay period basis (24 pay periods).

Health Insurance: A choice of PPO and HMO medical plans which include PPO and HMO dental plans and include dental and vision coverage. Dependent coverage is available. Providers include Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, and Vision Services Plan (VSP).

Retirement: The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the 1937 Act County Employees Retirement Act and integrated with Social Security. In addition to ordinary retirement benefits, the plan provides disability and death benefits. Retirement contributions are made by both the County and the employee. The County has reciprocity with the State of California, contracting PERS agencies, and all County 1937 Act Retirement Systems.

Paid Holiday Leave: 12 set days and 1 personal holiday.

Vacation Accrual:
2 weeks per year (0-3 years of service)
3 weeks per year (3-7 years of service)
4 weeks per year (7-11 years of service)
5 weeks per year (11+ years of service)
Limit of 300 hours.

Sick Leave Accrual: 12 days per year with unlimited accumulation, 60 hours of which may be used toward family sick leave.

Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D: $10,000; Provided by Standard Insurance Company.

Disability Insurance: Employees are covered by State Disability Insurance. The premium is paid by the employee.

Deferred Compensation: A voluntary deferred compensation plan is available.

To view more detailed descriptions of Tulare County's benefits, please view the Benefits section of our Web site at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/hrd/benefits-wellness/health-plans-active-employees/

The Provisions Of This Bulletin Do Not Constitute An Expressed Or Implied Contract And Are Subject To Change.

Closing Date/Time: 11/7/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

• 

• County of Tulare - HR&D

• 559-636-4900

Show more