EvaluatorCase Manager Delaware County Reentry Project
EvaluatorCase Manager Delaware County Reentry Project
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Job Description
PHMC is proud to be a leader in public health.
SERVICE AREA: Housing & Justice Related Services
PROGRAM: Delaware County Reentry Project (DCRP)
JOB OVERVIEW:
The Evaluator/Case Manager will provide case management and behavioral health screening services for identified DCRP participants to assist with their reentry from incarceration. This is an in-person field-based position that will also include work within the Delaware County jail. This position is part of a team that works in collaboration with the County and community-based providers in Delaware County.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide case management and behavioral health screenings to individuals who are incarcerated and who have reentered into the community in Delaware County.
- Complete documentation of service provision within 24 hours of service completion in PHMCs electronic health record.
- Provide resource coordination while participants are incarcerated.
- Provide post-incarceration support. Monitor participants adherence to follow-up with service referrals including attendance at behavioral health treatment programs.
- Complete behavioral health and screening assessments for individuals within 30 days of their release from incarceration.
- Travel throughout Delaware County to meet with program participants and providers.
- Actively participate in team meetings scheduled case conferences and trainings as assigned.
- Actively participate in individual supervisions case reviews and scheduled team-building events as assigned.
- Collaborate with Delaware County jail personnel probation/parole community-based providers and other assigned agencies as identified.
- Assist individuals to link to reentry support services faith-based institutions behavioral health services housing and employment resources and other identified community supports.
- Maintain participant records in accordance with agency standards managed care and licensing requirements.
- Prioritize assisting participants to enroll in behavioral health treatment physical health services housing applications employment entitlements vocational services and educational services.
- Coordinate and communicate with other programs within and outside the agency to foster a collaborative team approach.
- Perform the majority of weekly work in the community correctional facilities and other locations where participants are available to meet.
- Maintain a flexible work schedule if needed to provide participant services during nontraditional business hours.
- Meet with participants weekly while they are incarcerated and biweekly post-incarceration.
- Identify community resources to support participants reentry efforts and make referrals as appropriate.
- Coordinate activities with other members of the DCRP including the public defender district attorney and probation department.
- Participate in DCRP meetings Forensic Services meetings and trainings as requested.
SKILLS:
- Knowledge of behavioral health services and Delaware County social service programs
- Excellent public speaking skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to meet timelines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Working knowledge of forensic population
- Bilingual Preferred
EDUCATION: Bachelors degree in psychology social work education or a related field
EXPERIENCE/Requirements:
- 2 years of professional experience working within the criminal justice system required
- Valid Drivers License with a reliabe vehicle required
- Preferred: Experience in behavioral health services
- Preferred: Experience in providing case management and evaluation services to a chemically dependent forensic population
- Preferred: 2 years of direct participant contact in a drug and alcohol treatment setting
For additional information on Forensic Services please visit the Forensic Services website:
PHMC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
