Behavioral Health Field Supervisor

Job Details

Job Location:

Brooklyn County Court
- Brooklyn, NY 11201

Position Type:
Full-Time Exempt

Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 Salary

Title:

Behavioral Health Field Supervisor

Unit:
Behavioral Health

Reports to:

Senior Director, Behavioral Health Operations

Salary: $70,000 to $75,000 Annually

Status:
Full-Time;
Regular;
Exempt

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Yes

Location:

Brooklyn Court (Schermerhorn location)

Days/

Hours:

Wed
- Sunday, 12PM - 8PM (with rotating on call schedule)

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 over $90 million in annual budget with approximately 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 18,000 people a year. Our program models are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their quality and innovation. We have locations in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens.

The Fortune Society, in partnership with Community Healthcare Network (CHN), will provide court and community-based, person-centered, voluntary support for individuals with unmet needs who are released back to the community following arraignment at Brooklyn Criminal Court on Schermerhorn, or from other Brooklyn court parts as requested by court stakeholders. This program will operate from Wednesday
- Sunday, 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM to accommodate both the heaviest court day parts and the after-hours periods when there are fewer resources available in the Brooklyn court area. The program's structure will require in-court collaboration between Fortune's court advocates, peer navigators, and court stakeholders, as well as a direct connection to the clinical professionals on the mobile medical unit (MMU), which will be operated by CHN.

The Field Supervisor will be responsible for the seamless onsite management of this initiative. This position will also require being on call when not in the field to handle staff emergencies or general inquiries.

Embodies Fortune's mission and values 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 successful candidate will exhibit a can-do attitude and passion for working with the justice impacted. S/he will demonstrate a positive attitude with flexibility of schedule in rolling with the changes that a person with current legal system involvement may demonstrate.

This person will demonstrate excellent time management skills including making, keeping and/or rescheduling appointments on their own personal calendar as well as psychiatric appointments for clients on their caseload. The successful candidate will be excellent at maintaining personal organization in pursuing numerous tasks in parallel, managing his/her/their time to maximize efficiency, and will be good at completing paperwork accurately and in a timely manner.

All of this requires good computer navigation skills as well as effective typing speed.

The successful candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills and communicate effectively. S/he will also have excellent networking and operational skills, with the ability to analyze problems to identify effective solutions and pivot priorities at a moment’s notice. This person will be able to foster a positive work environment, providing constructive feedback where…