Case Manager

Job Details

Job Location:

Supervised Release Service Center (Bronx) - Bronx, NY 10451

Position Type:
Full-Time Non-Exempt Salary Range: $30.22 - $38.47 Hourly

Title:

Case Manager Unit:
Supervised Release Program

Reports to:

Supervising Case Manager Status:
Full Time;
Regular;
Non-Exempt Salary Range: $30.22 to $38.47 per hour (approximately $55,000-$70,000 annually)

Location:

502 E 163rd Street Bronx, NY 10451

Days/

Hours:

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

The Fortune Society, Inc. (Fortune) has been working for over 57 years in service to our mission: to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities. The organization has evolved into one of the nation’s preeminent reentry and justice-informed service organizations, providing formerly incarcerated people with the skills and wrap-around services needed to break the cycle of crime and incarceration and to build productive lives in their communities.

Fortune has grown steadily over the years to an agency with close to $90 million in annual budget with just under 600 staff. We anticipate that we will keep growing, both in size and depth of service. Fortune has a dual mission: both advocacy and service. The advocacy portion of our mission focuses on building a more just criminal legal system and reducing the barriers to reentry into society.

The service side of Fortune has evolved to encompass a broad range of programs that started with employment and education and now includes a robust array of services, among them: alternatives to incarceration, supervised release, court advocacy, discharge planning within correctional facilities, licensed substance use and mental health treatment, a housing continuum ranging from emergency and transitional through permanent congregate and scattered site housing, assistance in obtaining benefits, a care management unit, HIV services, a food and nutrition program, and an arts program.

Each service we provide is informed by the needs of the population we serve. Fortune currently serves approximately 14,000 people a year.. Our program models are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their quality and innovation. We have locations in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan and Queens.

Supervised Release offers an alternative to jail, providing pretrial supervision, case management, and voluntary social services to people charged with misdemeanor and non-violent felony offenses. Program participants are monitored to ensure their appearance at court dates, and they receive referrals to community-based programming. Under the Supervised Release program (SRP), the Case Manager (CM) will be responsible for, conducting intake and assessments for SRP clients being discharged from arraignments and developing individualized service plans to provide case management services;

providing counseling, appointment reminders, and referrals (including setting up appointments for voluntary services and following up on service uptake); ensuring individuals return to court; and, entering real time data on all client activities

Embodies Fortune’s mission and fit, and will be an effective member of the team in furthering both. The candidate should exhibit compassion and understanding for our participants (wherever they are in their re-entry process) and embrace Fortune’s core value that none of us should be measured against the worst things we have done

The CM must be able to communicate effectively, with internal and external program staff, and participants. The CM must be able to maintain communication with these entities to ensure their clients are being…