Jail Diversion Case Manager; 1st Shift

Job Details

Level: Experienced

Job Location:

Huntsville, AL 35802 Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: Human Services Related

B.S/ B.A LVL Deg.

Travel Percentage :
Up to 80%

Job Shift: 1st Shift (Monday-Friday) Job Category:
Nonprofit - Social Services

Job Description:

The Jail Diversion Case Manager provides support and coordination to individuals involved with or at risk of involvement in the criminal justice system. Services focus on connecting individuals with appropriate mental health, medical, housing, and community resources while promoting stability, treatment engagement, and successful diversion from incarceration.

The Jail Diversion Case Manager collaborates with courts, law enforcements, treatment providers and community partners.

The goal is to promote recovery, reduce recidivism, increase community stability, and support clients in successfully maintaining treatment and independent functioning within the community. This is a full-time, salaried position working Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.

• Provide outpatient case management services to the seriously mentally ill population.
• Provide direct services to severely mentally ill clients to address needs which are unmet as well as information about continuum of care.
• Provide training on money management as it relates to meeting the needs of the client to obtain and maintain psychiatric stability residential settings.
• Provide follow-up progress as per need of client to treatment team members.
• Evaluate client’s residential stability and assist those clients who need a more stable environment.
• Provide Basic Living Skills training when necessary as it relates to clients immediate needs while preparing clients for a less intensive level of care within the community.
• Assist clients with obtaining medication.
• Monitor medication compliance, maintain awareness of common side effects, and ensure client is taking medication as directed on a regular basis.
• Provide traditional case management services as well as collateral services such as transportation to appointments, referral agencies, etc.
• Maintain high-quality client documentation and records management utilization electronic charting.
• Monitor the care and services clients receive in residential setting.
• Develop a positive working relationship with Residential Care manager/owner to meet needs of clients.
• Develop and implement an Individual Service Plan which consists of goals, resources, and interventions.
• Review client’s progress every three months and revise the Individual Service Plan as needed.
• Review SUN-R 6 months after initial assessment and then at intervals of 12 months thereafter.
• Revise client’s goals once met, or progress as they occur.
• Assist mentally ill clients through crisis situations and/or arranging for the provision of such assistance by other professional or personal caregivers.
• Perform incidental care to families of the mentally ill and assist those family members in understanding the mental illness.
• Work closely with Madison County Metro Jail staff, Judges, Probation Officers, Attorneys, Community agencies and other members of Jail Diversion Team.
• Identify individuals in the Metro Jail eligible for release who have Mental Health and Substance Abuse needs.
• Establish continuity of care with participants by reducing recidivism rate and linking participants to needed services.
• Assist participants with establishing and maintaining a healthy support system, living environment and financial stability.
• Visit participants in their environment to assess progress, provide instruction, support and direction.
• Provide family support and education as needed.
• Ensure participant receives minimum contact once per week during initial transition phase.
• Coordinate, attend and ensure…