Case Manager - Brooklyn, United States - Brooklyn House RRC.

Description

Case Manager

The Case Manager develops, implements and monitors the facility's reintegration program for each resident on his/her caseload and is a major contributor to the facility's residential program planning and policy making team.

Responsibilities include the following:

• Interview residents to collect information and to evaluate and determine service needs.
• Directing the development, implementation, and monitoring of the resident's Individualized Program Plan

- (IPP)from arrival to final release.

• Within 10 calendar days of the resident's arrival at the RRC, Case Managers, in consultation with the
• Employment Specialist (EP), complete the IPP and identify the appropriate program component for the resident

- the community.

• Consult with other staff members involved with the resident to assess personal development progress.
• Provides developmental assistance to both the Transitional Skills Specialist and the Employment Specialist.
• Provides ongoing counseling to residents.
• Conducts monthly staff meetings with unit staff.
• Works as a part of facility administration to develop plans, policies and procedures for facility management and

- further assists with program/service evaluations.

• Performs case management functions, e.g. compiling, assessing, and maintaining data and information for specific reporting.
• Developing and implementing specialized services based on the resident's IPP.
• Ensuring the accuracy of information provided in reports.
• Monitoring resident's whereabouts when at work or away in an education, vocation and/or training program.
• Ensuring that the information in a resident's file is current.
• Maintaining working relationships with community resource agencies with which resident will have contact

- upon release.


NECESSARY SKILLS
Must have good interviewing skills and knowledge of behavior.

Must have above average relationship skills.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of resident information and court records.
• Ability to establish and maintain appropriate boundaries.
• Ability to establish and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to work independently within the program while maintaining policies and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, in a nonjudgmental, courteous, and professional manner.
• Requires extensive written and verbal communication skills needed to motivate, convince, and/or change behavior or attitude of residents.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

Four-year degree in a social, human services, criminal justice or behavioral science program from an accredited college or university.

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum one (1) year of experience working in human services, corrections, or community-based services providing counseling and/or case management.

Experience in residential community-based corrections is preferred.

Work experience may be substituted for academic studies exchanging one year of work experience in a related field for one year of academic education.

Total work experience needed in lieu of the combination of education and work experience is five years.


Pay:
$21.63 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week


Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location:
In person