Job Summary:
CASES is seeking a Justice Specialist to join our Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) team and make a lasting impact in the lives of individuals with complex needs.
The Justice Specialist, a Master's-level mental health clinician, plays a vital role in our FACT program by providing community-based treatment and services that adhere to the ACT model. This dedicated professional outreaches clients, offering engagement services and psychoeducation, and acts as a powerful advocate within the criminal legal system. They navigate the system on the clients' behalf, providing court updates, coordinating care during incarceration, and supplying advocacy letters to defense attorneys.
At CASES, we understand that our clients, aged 18 and above, have unique challenges. They live with serious mental illness, often coupled with substance use disorders and a history of involvement in the criminal legal system. Traditional service delivery approaches may not have served them well, which is where our innovative FACT team steps in.
Our FACT program is an evidence-based practice offering an integrated set of treatments, rehabilitation, case management, and support services. Our mobile, multi-disciplinary mental health treatment team takes a highly individualized approach, empowering clients to achieve their goals in housing, employment, relationships, and symptom and medication management.
As a Justice Specialist, you will be a key member of this dynamic team, utilizing your clinical expertise and passion for social justice to make a real difference. Your specific title won't limit your impact; instead, you will have the freedom to be both a generalist and a specialist, tailoring your clinical services to your unique areas of experience and interest.
If you are ready to embark on a rewarding career where you can directly contribute to positive change, we encourage you to join our mission at CASES. Apply today to become a Justice Specialist and help us transform lives!
Shift Hours: Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Salary: The salary for this role is $61,800.18 per year.
Location Address: 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd 4th Floor, New York, NY 10027. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.
Workplace Flexibility:
This position is Flexible: This position has flexible work flexibility where for which staff have flexibility to complete their work day from home or another suitable space, typically after reporting to the office and/or engaging in field or community-based work.
What you will be doing:
Provide at least 80 percent of treatment contacts in the community and complete expected minimum monthly treatment contacts, including leading groups when clinically indicated;Attend and participate in daily team meetings to discuss clients’ clinical and case management issues and needs;Complete documentations required by the NYS Office of Mental Health and NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s licensing guidelines, NYS Medicaid billing guidelines as well as per CASES ACT Policy and Procedures;Liaise with other stakeholders who are involved in clients’ justice involvement - e.g. Correctional Health Services, defense attorney, judge, court diversion programs, etc - to advocate for client care and services;Collaborate with client’s support network and other service providers on treatment planning, service coordination, and case management support with the goal of promoting client’s recovery and stability in the community;Provide clinical services that are anti-racist, gender-responsive, culturally humble, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, client-centered, and evidence-based.Complete required documentations and toxicology tests for clients with active Assisted Outpatient Treatment order;Provide 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis;Provide culturally competent services in accordance with CASES policies and practice.
What we are looking for:
LMHC, MHC-LP, LMSW, LCSW, with current New York State license;Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness, and/or co-occurring substance use disorders;Experience with various evidence-based models pertaining to treatment of substance use, and mental illness;Experience working with individuals involved in criminal legal system preferred;A team player, highly organized and self-motivated;Proficient in computers;Fluency in Spanish preferred.Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply.
Benefits:
CASES cares about employee wellbeing, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including: Medical Dental Vision Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually, plus an additional summer self-care day. 12 Paid Holidays per yearRetirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%Employee Referral ProgramAlthough we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position you feel you are qualified for.
CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.