PARC Case Manager
PARC Case Manager
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Job Description
Position Summary
The Case Manager will provide direct support and wraparound services to justiceinvolved individuals transitioning from incarceration back into the community. This role will focus on reducing recidivism improving access to employment housing behavioral health and other key reintegration services for Ingram State Technical College student population.
Listed below are the primary responsibilities of this position; however the Director of Reentry Services and the Dean of Students or his/her designee may assign other professional duties to meet the Colleges needs.
Grant Funded PositionEssential Duties and Responsibilities
Caseload Management
Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the case management database in compliance with grant and Reentry program requirements.
Maintain regular contact with clients through inperson meetings phone checkins and community visits.
Track and report client progress and program outcomes to ensure alignment with performance measures.
Provide case management for participants at specified intervals to assist in the continued prevention and elimination of barriers to successful employment and life transition.
Needs Assessment and Evaluation
Conduct intake assessments with returning citizens to identify needs goals and service gaps.
Evaluate the needs of individuals identify potential barriers and connect them with relevant resources such as housing employment education and treatment services.
Coordinate referrals to communitybased services such as housing job training mental health and substance use treatment education and family reunification.
Connect clients with appropriate resources such as financial assistance recovery services mental health treatment housing employment and healthcare.
Community and Partner Engagement
Solicit and recruit community partners profit/nonprofit organizations and support resources in assigned regional areas including social service agencies correctional facilities and other organizations to support the various needs for reentry student populations.
Conducting needs assessments and research to identify local and national opportunities for partnership outreach and engagement.
Oversee the planning development and implementation of community service programs and events for ISTC.
Serve as the primary pointofcontact between ISTCs Reentry Program and ADOCs Classification and Reentry Divisions.
Training and Facilitation
Design and facilitate relevant training sessions community meetings and professional development events.
Participate in team meetings and contribute to continuous improvement of program services.
Correctional Education Advocacy
Collaborate directly with ADOC leadership parole/probation officers and other stakeholders.
Represent ISTC at community and partner events and meetings.
KNOWLEDGE SKILL AND ABILITIES:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the required knowledge skill and/or ability. Individuals with disabilities may have reasonable accommodations made to perform the essential functions.
Ability to work within a correctional environment specifically ADOC.
Ability to design and facilitate life skills courses and training programs.
Ability to establish a collaborative network of internal and external partners including ADOC to provide post release services for ISTC students entering the reentry program.
Excellent interpersonal problem solving decision making and team building skills which lead to logical decisions.
Experience with daytoday operations of a busy multiservice office including supervision evaluation mentoring and monitoring of students.
Ability to travel throughout the state of Alabama.
Sensitivity to the educational and personal needs of a diverse student body.Qualifications
Required:
Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution and one year of fulltime wageearning case processing case management social services criminal justice or human services experience.
Valid drivers license and willingness to travel across assigned Alabama region
Ability to pass a background check (some history may be allowable depending on position requirements).
Preferred:Minimum two (2) years of fulltime experience with special population student incarcerated case management reentry services or working with justiceinvolved populations /Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) experience is strongly.
Knowledge of community resources and reentry programs is essential.
Strong communication interpersonal and advocacy skills are crucial.
Application Procedures/Additional Information
General Information: J.F. Ingram State Technical College is a postsecondary correctional education institution. Our mission is to provide quality educational services to individuals incarcerated in central Alabamas correctional facilities. The student population served is diverse in age race educational economic and cultural background.
CTE / Adult Education Sites Alabama Therapeutic Educational Facility Limestone Correctional Facility Bibb Correctional Facility Main Campus Donaldson Correctional Facility St. Clair Correctional Facility Draper Instructional Service Site Thomasville Day Reporting Center Easterling Correctional Facility Tutwiler Instructional Service Center Fountain Correctional Facility Ventress Correctional Facility Additional Adult Education Sites Birmingham Work Release Center Loxley Work Release Center Bullock County Correctional Facility Montgomery Womens Facility Elmore Correctional Facility North Alabama Work Release Center Kilby Correctional Facility Red Eagle Work Release Center Pardons and Paroles Centers Birmingham Day Reporting Center Baldwin Day Reporting Center Lite Huntsville Day Reporting Center Fort Payne Day Reporting Center Lite Montgomery Day Reporting Center Jasper Day Reporting Center Lite Mobile Day Reporting Center Opelika Day Reporting Center Lite Perry County Reenty Education Program Sand Mountain Day Reporting Center Lite
Salary Range: Salary will be determined by placement on the appropriate Alabama Community College Systemapproved salary schedule. E3 03 ($45.220 $62710)
By agreeing to employment in this position the applicant/employee acknowledges and agrees that neither tenure nor nonprobationary status may be attained in this position even if the applicant/employee had previously attained nonprobationary status in another position because it is temporary parttime substitute summer school occasional seasonal supplemental irregular or like forms of employment or in positions that are created to serve experimental pilot temporary or like special programs projects or purposes the funding and duration of which are finite as provided in Alabama Code 1624C4(3)(b).
APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE AT: you have problems completing your application contact the Human Resources Coordinator at.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications indicated on this vacancy notice and submit a completed online application packet through the online application system by the deadline date to be considered for this position. The applicants sole responsibility is to ensure his or her application packet is complete. Incomplete application packets will eliminate the possibility of an interview.
A complete application consists of the following:- Online employment application
- Current resume
- Copies of college transcripts
Application materials including transcripts must prove that the applicant meets all minimum qualifications. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for application; however the College may request official transcripts before extending an employment agreement to the successful candidate. Degrees must be posted on transcripts.
Application Procedures/Additional Information
The College will not incur the cost of applicants interview expenses. Applicants desiring reasonable accommodations for the interview are encouraged to request such accommodations when contacted for an interview appointment.
The College reserves the right to fill the position within one year of the stated anticipated starting date or not to fill the position due to budgetary or operational considerations. Further the College reserves the right to fill more than one position in the same job classification should another vacancy occur during the search process.
In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines the applicant selected for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receiving a clearance notification from the criminal background check. If a conviction for a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude is found the procedures established for the Board of Trustees policy concerning criminal background checks will be followed.
Ingram State Technical College (ISTC) actively participates in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (EVerify) which electronically confirms an employees eligibility to work in the United States as the Department of Homeland Security requires. Applicants hired by ISTC will be subject to the EVerify process pursuant to Act. No..
ISTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the official policy of the Alabama Community College System that no person shall on the grounds of race color disability gender religion creed national origin or age be excluded from participation in be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any program activity or employment. ISTC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified candidates or employees. ISTC reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time before the awarding.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
