Bilingual Treatment Court Case Manager

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REPORTS TO: Adult Treatment Court Case Management Supervisor

JOB OVERVIEW:

This position will coordinate supportive services for a caseload of 50 or more individuals in Philadelphia Drug Treatment Court.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS: Must be fluent in Spanish and English

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to the following.


• Provide case management services to individuals or participants with current forensic affiliations who abuse illicit psychoactive substances.


• Supervise each participant one time per month, or more if clinically necessary, at the Treatment Court Case Management Office to assist participants in meeting their recovery needs.


• Serve as a liaison between the treatment facility and legal team (including the Treatment Court Judge, Assistant District Attorney, and Assistant Public Defender). Inform all parties of participants’ treatment progress, including arrests or any other problematic behavior that might jeopardize their status with treatment court.


• Prepare summaries about specific participants’ progress and present summaries at the bar of the court on selected Wednesdays.


• Ensure the delivery of comprehensive services to assigned participants in the areas of housing, education, vocation, HIV, and recovery-oriented community services.


• Maintain written documentation of services in each participant’s chart in accordance with agency standards, managed care insurance providers and licensing requirements. Utilize the prescribed format consisting of Data, Assessment, and Plan. Document interactions in the CRS and PAJCIS database including telephone calls, phase progressions, and updates from status listings.


• Prepare graduation packets for assigned participants, completing Phase IV the Thursday before the graduation ceremony.


• Provide monthly caseload statistics on the Friday following each monthly graduation ceremony, as well as submissions for potential graduates for the following month.


• Assist participants with enrolling in the Department of Public Assistance services.


• Play a key role in developing intra- and inter-organizational linkages, fostering collaborative relationships with various programmatic entities.


• Conduct urine drug screens for Treatment Court participants.


• Regularly meet with participants in treatment facilities and recovery houses. Follow up on court-ordered sanctions or requests and phase calculations.


• Perform all other duties as assigned.


• The Case Management unit will be available to participants, families, treatment facilities, judge, and legal team Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.


• Case Managers are expected to check their email and voicemail throughout their workday.


• Case Managers must consistently assess each assigned participant’s progress during individual sessions using the ASAM standards to ensure their progress is accurately reflected at the ASAM criteria’s level of care.

SKILLS:

• Fluency in Spanish and English required


• Excellent interpersonal skills


• Ability to meet timelines


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Good analytical and problem-solving skills


• Working knowledge of DSM-IV and co-occurring issues


• Working knowledge of participants with forensic affiliation

REQUIREMENTS:

Must meet one of the following:

• Associate degree in social services, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, or social work and 2+ years of experience in human services including 1+ years of direct participant contact in an addiction recovery, mental health, or behavioral health setting


• Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in sociology, social work, psychology, anthropology, political science, history, criminal justice, counseling, or education and 1+ years of direct participant contact in addiction recovery, mental health, or behavioral health

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Providing case management services to participants with forensic backgrounds who have abused illicit psychoactive substances


• Delivering courtroom presentations

SALARY GRADE: 17

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