Blount Jail to Work Case Manager Help Others, Make a Difference, Save a Life. Or help people navigate the tough spots in their life? Join the McNabb Center Team as the Blount Jail to Work Case Manager today! The Blount Jail to Work Case Manager Duties: The Jail to Work case manager will facilitate groups, provide weekly case management, and interface with community agencies and referral sources to coordinate care. JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY The Jail to Work Case Manager in Blount County serves as a case manager that provides case coordination using a social model approach to a predetermined number of adult women. The case manager provides information and referral, agency linkage, advocacy, and follow-up services as defined by the Program Case Manager Service Plan for female inmates at the Blount County Jail. The case manager must embrace the key values of recovery and case management: empowerment, normalization, rehabilitation, and continuity of care. Must maintain appropriate chart records and document case management and group meeting notes per agency standards. Must participate in direct supervision with program supervisor and director, as necessary. Must interface with community agencies and referral sources to coordinate care. Must provide Medication monitoring, therapeutic support and crisis intervention as needed. Must participate in weekly treatment team meetings with relevant staff for coordination of care. Must uphold professional ethical standards and centers policy and procedures as well as CARF standards. Case manager may be required to work a flex shift based on the needs of the program participants. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT This position operates in the office, Jail to Work group rooms, and in the community. and employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. Moreover, management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job duties, or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. Participate in crisis planning. Participate in case management. Completes staff daily duties assigned by supervisor before the end of each shift. Maintain participant schedule to give participants an effective daily structure for optimum progress. Provide structure and accountability for female participants. Provide direct service delivery for participants: days, nights, weekends, and holidays required. Provide 24-7 programming for female Jail to Work participants. Provide transportation and case management services in Blount County and possible surrounding counties to include employment placement, support, relapse prevention and linkage and referrals. Compile data for Quality Assurance for program. Utilize center-wide and community resources as needed for client benefit. Assist in grant writing. Maintain a strong line of communication with all staff to effectively and safely provide assistance to the people we serve. Demonstrate willingness to promote a harmonious work environment by maintaining a positive and professional working relationship with all staff members and supervisors. Be able to work a split shift schedule. Ability to utilize personal dependable vehicle to conduct Center business. Must be able to work at least one weekend a month. Communicate and approach conflict in a problem solving and professional manner with all staff members and supervisors. COMPENSATION: Starting salary for this position is approximately $18.97/hr based on relevant experience and education. Schedule: Due to the diversity of job responsibilities, this position requires flexibility in scheduling (days, evenings, and weekends). Travel : Must be capable of driving a van and transporting clients in personal vehicle. Equipment/Technical Competency : Must also have the ability to communicate effectively and possess good time management and organizational skills. Must be computer literate and have ability to communicate effectively (oral and written communication.) Equipment/Technology: Must be computer literate and have ability to communicate effectively (oral and written communication.) QUALIFICATIONS - Blount Jail to Work Case Manager Experience / Knowledge: Preference given to applicant with one-year experience in the social work and addictions field and/or behavioral health and criminal justice setting required. Experience with addiction, motivational interviewing and re-entry programming preferred. Must have at least a Bachelor's degree. Preference given to applicant with 1 year experience in a health-related field of counseling, psychology, social work, sociology, addictions, or a behavioral science field with course work or experience in the areas of cultural diversity, human development, etiology and treatment of mental illness, alcohol and drug abuse, physical and sexual abuse, suicide, and mental disabilities. Ability to effectively and ethically coordinate care for adult women. Ability to work within a team format to meet positive goals for adult women and interface with other agencies involved in the ecology of the individual. This position also requires knowledge and certification in, as well as, adequate implementation of verbal and physical de-escalation techniques that include a wide range of bodily movements including but not limited to grasping, holding another person, running, and walking. Physical de-escalation techniques will only be implemented at Helen Ross McNabb Center facilities; not in community settings. This position also requires utilizing a personal, dependable vehicle, as well as Center van to conduct Center business. Location: Blount County, Tennessee Apply today to work where we care about you as an employee and where your hard work makes a difference! The Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Helen Ross McNabb Center conducts background checks, driver's license record, degree verification, and drug screens at hire. Additionally, certain programs are subject to TB Screening and/or testing. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
