Night Court Representative

CASES is a New York City agency at the forefront of the intersection between behavioral health and the criminal justice system. Our mission is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create opportunities for success in the community. The CASES Court services department services court mandates or endorsed programming at all points in the criminal legal process.

CASES operates, alternative to detention (ATD) and alternative to incarceration (ATI) community based programs that are facilitated by the NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) judiciary.

Night Court Representative

CASES is a New York City agency at the forefront of the intersection between behavioral health and the criminal justice system. Our mission is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create opportunities for success in the community. The CASES Court services department services court mandates or endorsed programming at all points in the criminal legal process.

CASES operates, alternative to detention (ATD) and alternative to incarceration (ATI) community based programs that are facilitated by the NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) judiciary.
CASES interfaces with multiple stakeholders to support these ATD and ATI program options for thousands of defendants in multiple boroughs. Specifically the Arraignment team screens approximately 10,000 defendants a year for ATD and ATI programs, Supervised Releasee and newSTART. Additionally, the ATI intake assessment team screens 500 amount per year to divert people into 3 (three) CASES community based programs, Reframing Opportunity Alternatives and Resilience (ROAR), Nathaniel Community Success (NCS) and Nathaniel Assertive Community Treatment (NACT).

All Court services teams are dedicated to the CASES mission and facilitating release and positive court outcomes.

This position is full-time Wednesday – Sunday
from 5 :00PM – 1 :00 AM

The salary range for this role is $65,000 – $67,000 annually.

100 Centre Street, New York, NY 10013. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.

On-site - This role is 100% in-office/in person.

• Develop and maintain excellent professional relationships with judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, and other court partners to facilitate program admissions and maintain CASES’ credibility in the Manhattan Criminal and Supreme Courts.
• Determine a person’s legal eligibility for Supervised Release with the review of arrest case information, RAP sheet, and attorney recommendations, ensuring admitted participants receive the appropriate supervision level when admission is ordered by the judge.
• Conduct screenings and assessment interviews to explain Supervised Release, administer screening tools, and formulate immediate recommendations for supervision and case management services.
• Ensure participants understand the conditions of their pretrial supervision release and the expectations about participation in Supervised Release.
• Achieve monthly intake targets and perform to quality pretrial standards.
• Accompany participants to court appearances and advocate to judges verbally for participants to maintain continuity in Supervised Release.
• Effectively manage crises to ensure participant safety and well-being.
• Ensure timely, complete, and accurate documentation in the case record database including collecting and tracking participant demographics, intake, re-arrest cases, and warrants.
• Facilitate effective…