Job Description

• Maintain excellent professional relationships with Judges, District Attorneys, defense counsel, Probation, and other Court partners to facilitate program admissions and maintain CASES’ credibility in Court;
• Review referrals to determine a person’s eligibility for CASES’ programs, including arrest case information, RAP sheet, attorney recommendations, and preliminary information about participant needs;
• Engage potential participants and their legal representation in and around the Courtroom;
• Undertake clinical screening interviews with potential participants to explain CASES’ program(s) and administer and score standardized mental health, drug use, and other screening instruments to identify needs and suitability for CASES’ programs;
• Assess acute clinical needs of participants and implement effective evidence based strategies for participants to obtain such needs
• Ensure participants are matched to the appropriate CASES program based on assessed needs and eligibility;
• Achieve monthly intake and other performance targets;
• Accompany participants to all Court appearances and advocate to judges, verbally and through written Court reports, for participants to be enrolled or maintained in CASES’ services;
• Complete all necessary intake paperwork, including entering participant information into the Salesforce databases;
• Ensure participants understand the conditions of their release or plea agreement and expectations regarding participation in CASES program;
• Collaborate with CASES colleagues in the community, who are providing services, to ensure the Court’s community supervision conditions are being met;
• Provide timely notification to the Court when participants are not in compliance, have gone missing (absconded), failed to report as required, been rearrested;
• Collect and track information on participants’ intake and re-arrest cases, as well as warrants;
• Provide culturally-competent oversight, supervision, and management in accordance with CASES policies and the delivery of excellent Court services to address the needs of youth, young adults, adults, individuals with behavioral health needs, and the race and ethnicity, sexuality, gender, and criminal justice history of defendants and program participants;
• Supervise staff in the intricacies of Court procedures, and CASES programs, especially eligibility criteria;
• Provide clinical supervision and training to staff and make recommendations for optimal efficiency of court procedures and engagement with stakeholders
• Perform other related duties as assigned by Supervisors.

Qualifications

• NYS Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed (LMSW, LCSW, LMHC). License eligible candidates will be considered.
• At least three years of experience in human services with individuals with serious mental illness and those with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.
• At least two years supervisory/ management experience
• Ability to mentor and provide concrete, constructive feedback to others;
• Knowledge of the NYC criminal justice system, court processes and diversion services and sensitivity to issues facing justice-involved individuals
• Experience understanding family systems based on diversity of cultural and ethnic backgrounds
• Experience understanding various evidence-based models and theories pertaining to psycho-education, motivational interviewing, serious mental illness and recovery
• Proven ability to function effectively in a high paced and stressful environment
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of participants and staff
• Ability to quickly gather and evaluate the accuracy of information and use good judgement  within time constraints and high volume courtrooms
• Excellent public speaking skills. Ability to formulate persuasive verbal arguments for eligible defendants to be placed in CASES programs.
• Excellent analytical and written skills 
• Ability to work autonomously
• Bi-lingual candidates strongly preferred

Additional Information

The salary range for this position is competitive and commensurate with demonstrated experience and skills.CASES also offers an excellent benefits package.

Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position, without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal justice system.Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.