Correctional Facility Care Coordinator

Summary:

Provide screening, counseling, care coordination, linkage, and community re-entry support to inmates in the Belmont County Jail.

Knowledge and Skills:

Best practices in the assessment and care management of persons with substance use, mental health, and/or co-occurring disorders in a correction setting as well as community re-entry.

Required skills/knowledge include:

• Knowledge of psychological and social problems in various settings.
• Methods of alleviating psychological, environmental, and social problems in various sectors.
• Effective use of screening/assessment tools, development of service/aftercare plans, and provision of psychosocial interventions (individual and group).
• Ability to apply current methods in the treatment of inmates.
• Ability to obtain and evaluate information as it relates to the employment setting.
• Ability to establish an effective working relationship with individuals, groups, and agencies.

Preferred skills/knowledge include:

• Understanding of the operations of a correctional facility.
• Knowledge of correctional facility regulations and procedures.
• Knowledge of corrections treatment and rehabilitation programs.
• Knowledge of objectives of clinical correctional services.

Job Duties:

· Perform behavioral health assessments/screenings to all new and existing inmates.

· Assist Clinical Care Coordinator in developing service and support plans and conduct psychosocial educational support groups using evidence-based treatments specific to the criminal justice population.

· Offer individual case coordination/management and skill-building for inmates and/or persons re-entering the community.

· Provide referrals to medical and/or mental-health services; coordinate linkage to community supports including housing, healthcare, employment/educational opportunities, and other general living and recovery supports.

· Complete & maintain client records (e.g., social histories, admission/aftercare summaries, progress notes, capacity assessments, referral records, & discharge documents).

· Coordinate crisis care with community partners as needed.

· Establish & maintain working relationships with other members of the criminal justice team.

· Participate in collaborative team meetings and trainings.

· Other job duties as required .

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s level Licensed Social Worker (LSW). Experience with the criminal justice population and/or mental health and substance use treatment preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.75 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• criminal justice population: 1 year (Preferred)
• mental health and substance use treatment: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Licensed Social Worker (Required)

Work Location: One location