The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is looking for a student who would be interested in a 20/week job starting June 2010 and continuing to September 2011. The position is for someone to focus on improving the quality of permanency hearings for youth. The work involves (1) collaborating with DCF social workers, DCF legal staff and the courts to make the permanency hearings for youths (ages 16 and older) a more meaningful experience; (2) making sure the youths are invited to attend the hearings; (3) ensuring the reports submitted by DCF social work staff are substantive and address how the youth and DCF are working towards adult self-sufficiency; (4) and coordinate the hearings with the court. Pay is $14 - $15 per hour for graduate students. This is open to law students and law graduates. The June start date is not negotiable.More information on how to apply for these opportunities and many others can be found within the JobNet section of Symplicity. Log on to https://law-une-csm.symplicity.com/students/.
