Case Manager

Overview

Career Opportunities with Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities

At TASC (Treatment Alternatives for Stronger Communities), our mission is to empower people and strengthen communities with impactful services. Since 1976, we have been guided by the belief that every individual holds the potential for positive change. We advocate, support, and empower people to break barriers, find recovery, and reshape their destinies. Through Specialized Case Management, we create a world where recovery, justice, and empathy lead to thriving communities.

Our foundation is anchored at the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal legal system. Today, TASC also operates at the forefront of transformative solutions. We are a social impact organization that embodies a future where health, safety and justice is synonymous with hope. We are TASC!

Division Overview: The Corrections Transition Programs (CTP) is a statewide network of clinical reentry management services with the overall purpose of increasing opportunities for successful reentry outcomes. CTP provides specialized case management services to help people prepare to return to their families and communities after incarceration. CTP works both inside prisons and in communities to provide reentry support, including, but not limited to, behavioral health referrals, public benefits enrollment, finding employment and housing resources and obtaining state IDs and vital records.

This full-time position will provide addiction intervention, AODA counseling and recovery support services to clients and their families. The position is responsible for bringing services, agencies, resources, and other people together to assist clients in achieving established goals. This role may work with high-risk caseloads, co-occurring clients, families, and children. The coverage area for WFRI is St. Clair, Madison, Jackson, Johnson, and Williamson counties.

• Assist individuals in achieving service plan goals through direct services and coordination of behavioral health, public agencies, and community resources.
• Assess, evaluate, facilitate, and monitor individuals’ progress in relation to the established client center service plan and conditions of parole.
• Complete intake packets for program enrollment and participation.
• Provide referrals and crisis intervention for the identified needs of individuals.
• Interview individuals, review records, and confer with other professionals to review individual progress and determine suitability for program participation.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners, participate in staff meetings and monthly supervision, and participate in integrated staffing with individuals receiving TASC services.
• Identify and refer individuals with behavioral health needs.
• Complete and submit internal and external program reports.
• Complete and maintain all required individual and program-related documentation, including screenings, enrollments, service plans, reports, progress notes, discharge summaries, and other related activities with accurate reporting of services.
• Monitor progress toward service goals for individuals.
• Assist clients with enrollment in public benefit systems and obtaining vital records.
• Monitor TASC database and contractual/external databases to ensure program compliance.
• Develop effective working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Participate in meetings to adjust, update, or revise client-centered service plans.
• Obtain and analyze progress reports from internal and external partners to ensure progress aligns with service plan benchmarks.
• Ensure confidential handling of information related to the organization, staff, and individuals.
• Model the core values of the organization as a TASC ambassador.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Valid driver's license
• CADC certification within two years of employment with TASC may be required based on contractual obligations
• Must be able to pass an IDOC Background check
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite
• Experience in group facilitation
• Knowledge of ASAM placement criteria, DSM-5 as it relates to…