Criminal Justice Case Manager

**Job Title:** Care Manager I**Schedule:** Mon-Fri, 8:00a-4:30p**Salary:** $41,000 (base pay) with additional incentive for language skills and behavioral health experience. Mileage reimbursement available.* Proactively identify and engage consumers who are seriously mentally ill (SMI) in the Criminal Justice System.* Identify service providers in various organizations, institutions and agencies serving or having contract with SMI consumers.* Develop community resources and coordinate existing resources for this population.* Meet with identified service providers to educate them about the Organization's programs and to solicit their assistance in identifying consumers who would benefit from the program.* Monitor progress of consumers' legal cases and conduct follow up activities to ensure that resources continue to meet the individualized need of the consumer.* Assist with referral and linkage to community resources and advocate for consumers whenever necessary.* Conduct follow-up activities with consumers when released from jail into the community programs and services to ensure successful integration into the community from incarceration.* Complete all paperwork necessary, including imputing information into the TNWITS system.* Provide consultation to Outpatient Care Managers and other mental health providers regarding assessment evaluations, as needed.* Inform program personnel and/or community of trends, issues and concerns.* Ensure program protocols/policies and procedures are carried out.* Submit monthly and quarterly reports to TDMHSAS as indicated in grant requirements.* Provide support and consultation for Care Managers with consumers in crisis situations.* Ensure consumers are provided efficient transitions within the Agency and in the community.* Assist Outpatient Care Managers and other staff with referral and linkage to community resources and advocate for consumers when necessary.* Attend Court staffings and treatment team meetings to provide up-date and recommendations for Consumers.* Bachelor's Degree in a health-related field of counseling, psychology, social work or other behavioral health field.* Candidates with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice must have fifteen college level semester hours of coursework in behavioral health.* Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.* Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.* Medical Insurance/Prescription Drug Coverage* Health Savings Account* Dental Insurance* Vision Insurance* Basic Life and AD&D Insurance* Short- & Long-Term Disability* Supplemental Life Insurance* Cancer Insurance* Accident Insurance* Critical Illness Insurance* 403b - Retirement Plan* Calm App for medication and mental health* Gym membership discounts* Pet Insurance #J-18808-Ljbffr