Pre-Trial Case Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Pretrial Case Manager

Reports To: Pretrial Supervisor

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Status: Full-time

Supervisory Responsibility: Not Applicable

Purpose of the Role:

Rapidly after release into the program, the Pretrial Case Manager meets with new participants to review supervision conditions that will be required under the supervision plan. The Pretrial Case Manager assists participants on their case load to comply with supervision appointments and court appearances during the pendency of their legal case, conducts ongoing service need assessments with participants and develops collaborative service plans ensuring participants receive services to achieve their self-identified needs and goals.

Essential Functions of the Role:

• Provide supervision and community-based services to a caseload of pretrial participants
• Rapidly (within 24-48 hours of release) conduct Supervision Introduction/Orientation meetings with new participants to review supervision conditions, the reporting schedule (as assigned by level of recidivism risk), and the mandatory methods of communication (face-to-face, telephone, and texts) that will be required under the participant's supervision plan.
• Work collaboratively with the court and other pretrial staff team to facilitate and ensure caseload participants' successful completion of mandated supervision appointments and court appearances during the pendency of their legal case.
• Review legal and court screening documentation and work with participants to analyze their offending behavior patterns, identifying behavioral changes, need for implementation of supports that may reduce likelihood of any pretrial arrests.
• On an ongoing basis, conduct service need assessments with participants to examine psychosocial needs and problems, including the severity of mental and substance use disorders, problems affecting participation, engagement, and continuity in supervision and treatment and individual motivation for treatment.
• Link participants to treatment based on their eligibility, preferences and needs and provide escort to community services.
• Ensure the timely flow of community outreach and case management activities to meet program goals and objectives.
• Utilize problem solving techniques, motivational interviewing as an integral part of the pretrial supervision and case management process approach, to help motivate and engage individuals in any needed process of change.
• Provide all services in a manner that is gender-responsive, trauma-informed, and that adheres to the core principles of risk-need-responsivity.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with community providers (supported housing providers, Health Homes, care management programs, addiction treatment and mental health providers, peer-run providers, education, vocational training and employment services providers, legal services providers, medical care providers, and family providers)
• Follow program community-based monitoring protocols for high risk and high need program participants and request/participate in case reviews to addresses complex cases.
• Enter assessment, supervision appointment reporting, progress note documentation into program database; conduct all electronic charting activities and reporting in accordance with confidentiality regulations and in a timely fashion.
• Meet monthly case management contact and outreach goals as established by supervisory staff

Decision Making Authority:

Decisions regarding Pretrial Services are to be made with guidance and collaboration of the Director to whom the Pretrial staff is assigned. It is expected that the Pretrial Case Manager will show an increasing ability to make decisions independently on routine matters as knowledge and experience progresses.

Working Relationships:

Internal: Pretrial Supervisor, Director of Criminal Justice,

External: Dept. of Social Services, Mental Health Providers, Primary Care Physicians, Parole Officers, Legal Services, District Attorney’s Office, Court Officials, Police Departments, etc.

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm with some flexibility around client needs.

Physical Environment:

1. Traditional office environment.
2. Must be comfortable attending appointments at various courts, agencies, facilities and client’s homes.

Physical Demands: Must be able to drive a motor vehicle and carry up to 20 lbs.

Mental and Visual Demands: Flow of work and nature of duties involve normal coordination of mind and eyes much of the time.

1. Must be able to interact with persons having mental health issues, periods of instability (i.e. lack of shelter, food, clothing or support), recently released from an institution (i.e. hospital, prison), limited comprehension and/or ability to manage through complex scenarios

Qualifications for this Role:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of experience working in human services with individuals with substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders and involvement in the criminal justice system.
• Extensive knowledge of community treatment, support services and resources
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system, court processes and alternative to detention/incarceration services
• Valid Driver License required and a driving record that will permit the use of an Agency vehicle to transport clients to appointments or other activities as needed.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Associates accepted with experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.

Compensation - $42k to $47k