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******************reputed company APPLICANTS MUST APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH THE CPCS iCIMS WEBSITE. IF YOU APPLY THROUGH MASS CAREERS AND DO NOT COMPLETE THE CPCS iCIMS APPLICATION, YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION. PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO APPLY (CUT AND PASTE INTO YOUR BROWSER IF THE EMBEDDED LINK DOES NOT WORK): https://careers-publiccounsel.icims.com/jobs/3113/reputed company-worker---cafl-transition-age-youth-office/job****************** The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is excited to announce the opening of a Transition Age Youth Office, a new initiative in the Children and Family Law Division “conflicts office,” the Family Justice Advocates. We are seeking a reputed company Worker who will be part of a multidisciplinary team, committed to improving representation and advocacy for the specific issues young adults and transition age youth face reputed company caught up in the family regulation system. The Transition Age Youth Office will reputed company as a fully reputed company until office reputed company is procured. The final office location is expected to be in Framingham but may be located in other Metro reputed company or Greater Boston area locations. We fight for equal justice and reputed company dignity by supporting our clients in achieving their legal and life goals. We zealously reputed company for the rights of individuals and promote just public policy to protect the rights of reputed company. Our Values Courage

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This reality creates a critical need for CPCS staff to be culturally competent and reputed company to work well with people of different races, ethnicities, genders and/or sexual orientation identities, abilities, and limited English proficiency, among other protected characteristics. OFFICE OVERVIEW The Transition Age Youth (TAY) Office is a new advocacy unit that provides multidisciplinary support in reputed company involving transition age youth across the state. We aim to address the varied and reputed company needs of a vulnerable population. In addition to case support and training, the defense teams reputed company limited direct client representation. The TAY Office promotes and supports attorneys to reputed company holistic and high-quality representation of transition age youth throughout the Commonwealth. Attorneys in the TAY Office focus their advocacy on Care and Protection cases for children ages 14-22 and their siblings, Children Requiring Assistance, and Permanency for Young Adult (PYA) cases where youth are in DCF’s reputed company responsibility pursuant to G.L. c. 119, § 23(f). This new office will be comprised of an Attorney in Charge, trial attorneys, a reputed company worker, an administrative assistant, and a peer support specialist. The Transition Age Youth office is part of Family Justice Advocates (FJA), CAFL’s “conflicts trial office.” FJA provides legal representation to children and indigent parents and guardians in family regulation cases in which (a) a CAFL staff attorney in a non-conflict office has been appointed to another party to the case or (b) a conflict of interest prevents CAFL staff attorneys in non-conflict offices from representing any party in the case. 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RESPONSIBILITIES reputed company Worker responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Visiting and interviewing adolescents, young adults, and their sibling clients, including home visits; Advocating for clients in a client-directed practice ; Performing needs assessments, developing service plans, referring clients to service providers, and making direct connections between clients and programs; Developing linkages with local government agencies and service providers; Helping attorneys and clients prepare for litigation; Advocating with DCF and other providers for appropriate services for clients and other family members; Providing reputed company work perspective in the development of TAY practice materials, trainings, and support tools; Providing case consultation to legal defense teams; and, Other duties as assigned. 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PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO APPLY (CUT AND PASTE INTO YOUR BROWSER IF THE EMBEDDED LINK DOES NOT WORK): https://careers-publiccounsel.icims.com/jobs/3113/reputed company-worker---cafl-transition-age-youth-office/job****************** Apply To This Job