Navigation Support Coordinator- Court

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Regular Full-Time Philadelphia, PA, US

7 days ago Requisition

Salary: $66,037.40 Annually

The Behavioral Health and Justice Division (BHJD) is committed to working towards reducing justice involvement for Philadelphians with behavioral health challenges including people with persistent, serious mental illness (SMI). BHJD organizes its work according to the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM), identifying opportunities to intervene at various points of criminal justice involvement to divert individuals from further penetration of the system and connect them to supports as well as services.

Based on the SIM, BHJD develops and utilizes a variety of interventions to support Philadelphians. These interventions include comprehensive evaluations of individuals who are non-restorable, system navigation for individuals with mental illness, developing policies as well as programs for people with mental illness and legal oversight, addressing health disparities, advocating for Philadelphians with SMI, and tracking outcomes to inform best practices.

The Court-Based Navigation Support Coordinator directly assists individuals with connecting them to services to facilitate their recovery and/or return to the community. In doing so, BHJD hopes to limit or end a person’s involvement with the criminal justice system. The primary focus for the person in this position is individuals who seek support at BHJD’s Resource Hub or through the criminal mental health courts of Pennsylvania’s First Judicial District.

The Court-Based Navigation Support Coordinator will also support all BHJD programs across the SIM by identifying and sharing resources for social determinants of health (SDOH). Like all BHJD Navigators and Coordinators, the Support Coordinator will specialize in work at one intercept point (i.e .pre-trial), while also working across intercepts in response to the needs of the population ofjustice-involved individuals with behavioral health needs.

The Coordinator will continue their role as a Navigator in addition to their coordinator duties. As a Navigator, they will help individuals with mental illness "navigate" Philadelphia’s many treatment or recovery programs, the legal system, and other SDOHs. Navigators reduce barriers that keep individuals with mental illness from getting timely treatment by identifying behavioral health needs and diverting individuals to appropriate resources and away from jail.

• Providing a calm listening ear and constructive support to people with behavioral health challenges and legal oversight.
• Facilitating linkages to SDOHs including behavioral health services, housing, employment, and/or benefits.
• Assisting with referrals to obtain Medical Assistance.
• Assisting with referrals to obtain case management.
• Arranging appointments for behavioral health, medical, and other care and services.
• Working in person at various locations such as the Criminal Justice Center, Pretrial Services, and if need be the Philadelphia Department of Prisons.
• Other duties as assigned

• Provide on-site support and supervision to Navigators in the Resource Hub
• Assist the Supervisor in creating policies and procedures for the Resource Portal/Hub, Pretrial Services, and Court Clinic Navigation programs
• Triage and Assign Resource Hub referrals to appropriate BHJD program
• Participate in developing and deploying training opportunities for the Navigation staff and justice partners
• Attend Common Pleas (CP) Mental Health Court (MHC) weekly and manage a caseload of active individuals in CP MHC…