Important Recruitment Information for this vacancy: Req.# 208027

Agency Information:

Kansas Department of Corrections

714 SW Jackson, Suite 300

Topeka, KS 66603

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About the Position: PC I - Discharge Planner, Req.# 208027

This position will be located at our Winfield Correctional Facility, in Cowley County.

Who can apply: Applicants who meet the minimum requirements

Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified Service

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Work Schedule: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday

Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes

Compensation: $41,870.40 to $47,257.60/Annual ($20.13 to $22.72/Hr.)*

• Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications. Though this position is unclassified, pay is equivalent to Pay Grade 24, Steps 10-15.

Employment Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage

• Sick & Vacation leave

• Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave

• Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)

• Fitness Centers in select locations

• Employee discounts with the STAR Program

• Retirement and deferred compensation programs

  
  

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Position Summary: This position will be responsible for working with a multidisciplinary team, special needs populations and providing discharge planning services.

This includes identifying eligible offenders, developing and tracking a discharge plan for each offender assigned to the caseload. The discharge plan should include all necessary referrals/assessments to ensure a continuum of care upon release.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Identifying Offenders:

  • Work with the Case Management and Reentry Administrator to identify residents who are eligible for services due to disability (SPMI, DD, LD, elderly), who require discharge planning services and are approximately six months from release. Work with unit team and behavioral health staff to establish a referral mechanism to assist in identifying resident requiring/eligible for these services.

  • Residents should be assigned to the COR-P or Discharge Planner caseload, with the more difficult cases being assigned to the COR-P caseload.

  • Identify resident eligible for the K-Shop program. Send the referral form and release of information for potential participants to the appropriate K-Shop staff. If the resident is accepted into the K-Shop program, they do not need to be placed on the COR-P or Discharge Planner's caseload.
    

• Managing Caseload:

  • Contact the unit team counselor to engage the resident in the discharge planning process.

  • Identify strategies to engage the residents in the process and keep them engaged until release.

  • Secure necessary information about the residents' disability to determine what the discharge plan needs to include.

  • Participate in Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings as requested by unit team. Initiate MDT meetings as necessary to address issues with the discharge plan.

  • Develop and maintain a system to track caseload of residents and tasks that have been and need to be completed.

  • Establish contact with the assigned parole officer prior to release.

  • Make sure they are aware of the discharge plan established to ensure a continuum of care upon release.
    

• Discharge Plan:

  • Develop a discharge plan goal in the Case Plan for every resident within 30 days of being assigned to caseload.

  • Action Steps should be created to include:

    • RADAC referral to identify/address substance abuse issues

    • Schedule intake appointment at Community Mental Health Center (CMHC)

    • Department of Aging referral for Nursing Facility or Nursing Facility for Mental Health (NFMH) placements

    • Prepare and submit benefits applications as necessary (Social Security – SSI/SSDI, Medicaid, MediKan, Medicare, General Assistance, TAF, Food Stamps, etc…)

    • Medication management/plans

    • Any other service/referral to address the resdient's disability

  • The discharge plan goal & action steps should be updated regularly and shared with the resident, unit team counselor and any other necessary staff (behavioral health, medical, etc.).

  • Contact should be made and documented (in ATHENA) at least once a month with every month. Work with medical and mental health staff to ensure that medication is in each resident's hand prior to release.
    

• Relationships and Information-Sharing:

  • Obtain appropriate releases for information-sharing within and without the facility and with community providers.

  • Working closely with existing services (KDOC staff, KSHOP and parole offices), establish relationships with community providers to establish methods for processing applications for benefits pre-release and ensure a continuum of care upon release.

  • Serve as the liaison for the K-Shop program. This includes; entering callouts as requested, notifying K-Shop staff if participants are in crisis or a change in housing/status, assist in completing the SSI/Medicaid applications, and participating in K-Shop meetings as requested by K-Shop staff.
    

• Provide classroom instruction and actitives to a group of high risk mental health residents enrolled in the Substance Abuse Program.

  • Knowledgeable of evidenace-based practices in corrections and demonstrates a proficiency while following the aprrovd curriculum.

  • Maintain data and information related to processes and impact, and provide the information to the statewide reentry team, as requested by the Reentry Director.
    

• Other duties as assigned.
  

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: One year of experience in planning, implementing and monitoring activities relevant to the agency’s programs. Education may be substituted for experience as determined relevant by the agency.

Agency Approved Substitutions: Completion of 60 semester hours of coursework from an accredited college or university, including 12 hours in corrections, criminal justice, the social sciences, or the behavioral sciences, and three years of experience in the field of adult corrections; or, completion of a four-year degree in corrections, criminal justice, the social sciences, or the behavioral sciences, and one year of experience in the field of corrections.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with major course work in Criminal Justice, Social Sciences or Behavioral Sciences

• One year experience working with offenders in corrections, parole, law enforcement or special needs populations

• One year experience in case Management

• One year experience in discharge planning

• Additional experience may be substituted for the required education as determined relevant by the agency.

Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements: Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License. Must pass a criminal history records check.

Recruiter Contact Information

Name: Alyssa Cabello

Human Resource - Recruitment Manager

Email: Alyssa.Cabello@ks.gov

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• Tax Clearance Certificate
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