Case Manager

The Case Manager coordinates placements for participants after completion of the in-jail portion of the program and monitors their progress at that placement. Performs substance (drug) screenings for participants on a daily basis. Assessments, advocacy, monitoring, collaborating care coordination, support, and documentation are essential and routine. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Process participants substance (drug) screens in the onsite lab on a daily basis as participants respond to their random screening requirement;
• Teach in-jail classes and evening classes with participants who have been released;
  Assist participants with understanding and performing basic life skills in order to re-enter society substance-free;
• Perform placement coordination and monitoring;
• Provide transportation for participants to placement;
• Check-in and maintain reports on participants;
• Report to the supervisor and Drug Court Team regarding individual participant progression;
• Attend workshops and training sessions as appropriate; and
• Perform other assigned duties.

• Support the principles and methods used and set forth by departmental practices and systems;
• Possess knowledge of human behavior and performance regarding individual differences in ability, personality, interests, learning, and motivation;
• Propensity to work in a dynamic environment that requires adaptation to changing goals, priorities, and needs;
• Routinely maintain tactful and professional conversations with others; including, while being confronted with controversial situations;
• Maintain organized working space, projects, and assignments; and
• Bolster and sustain a professional demeanor with the participants, colleagues, judges, lawyers, and other agencies; including calm, kind, and effective communications.