Case Manager - STOP

Amity Foundation, internationally acclaimed teaching, and therapeutic community is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic individuals with a desire to teach, learn and join our community as a Case Manager (Advocate) this groundbreaking opportunity not only will allow you to work with our prison programs helping the inmate population, but will also enhance your training and experience in the field.

Amity Foundation is a safe place where people can change in an environment that fosters trust; where new values can be formed; responsibility developed, and lasting relationships built. Amity is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence. Amity is committed to research, development implementation, and dissemination of information regarding community building.

Remembrance, Resolution, Reconciliation, Restoration, Renewal

About the position:

An Advocate is the direct provider of casework services to the participants, including intake, needs assessment, the development of case management plans, and treatment progress monitoring.

What You Will Do:

• Provide interactive services to the STOP participants.
• Develop Case Management Plans (CMP) for participants.
• Develop and monitor the participant’s progress relative to their CMP through all phases of the program.
• Make appropriate referrals to outside agencies as necessary.
• Maintain progress notes in participant files.
• Keep the AOR apprised of participant’s progress. Develop discharge and aftercare plans.
• Maintain collaborative relationships evidenced by effective communication with STOP Program Director, CDCR liaisons, subcontracted CBP programs, and STOP participants.
• Maintain comprehensive case records and accurate statistical information for STOP participants and services, including all of the required elements of the Case Management Plan.
• Development of CMP within forty-five (45) calendar days of placement, ensuring goals, objectives, and target needs are based on assessment(s) results.
• Provide a minimum of two (2) face-to-face case management sessions per month with each participant and document in file and in ARMS.
• Ensure results of evidence-based assessment is documented in Case Management plan, input into ARMS and provided to the Community Based Provider.
• Attend workshops, meetings, and trainings as requested by supervisor.
• May serve as Community Advocate role in addition to job as requested by community leadership.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Required:

• Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent AND a minimum of two (2) years of experience working with criminal justice populations in the provision of case management services.

Preferred: NONE.

Certifications or Licenses:

• Required: NONE.
• Preferred: NONE.

Skills & Abilities

• Understanding of causes, symptoms, and effects of substance abuse.
• Recognition of the importance of individual differences created by personalities, cultures, lifestyles, social networks, and other factors that influence behavior. Demonstrate the ability to apply this knowledge to treatment practices.
• Understand an array of treatment modalities available to participants and maintain a current awareness of availability for placement within each treatment paradigm.
• Ability to integrate and align treatment options with institutional recommendations, participant indications, and the results of the evidence-based assessment tool.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in the community and within the organization.
• Understand and appropriately apply Amity policies and procedures and adhere to agencywide practices and regulations.
• Protect program participants’ health, safety, welfare, and confidentiality of records and participant information.
• As an interface between institutional and community settings, an attitude of appropriate advocacy for participants is essential.
• Model professionalism, effective work habits and responsible living.

ADA Information

Physical Requirements:

• Occasionally adjusts or moves objects up to 50lbs. in all directions.
• Constantly remains in a stationary position often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Repeats motions that may include the wrists, hands and / or fingers.
• Constantly moves from one work yard to another daily.
• Frequently walks on hard or uneven surfaces.
• Required to communicate verbally and in written form.
• Uses all types of vision, such as close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception, to complete daily tasks.
• Assesses the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.
• Occasionally required to climb, bend, stretch, reach or stoop.
• Required to wear comfortable and location appropriate clothing and shoes.

Mental Demands:

• Ability to change directions as a priorities shift.
• Ability to thrive in environment that require the ability to adapt to changing circumstances,
• Ability to cope with occasionally difficult or temperamental students and faculty.
• Ability to cope with mental and emotional stress related to the position.

Work Conditions:

• Generally, in an indoor setting.
• Occasionally works in outdoor elements such as precipitation, snow, and wind.
• Work is in an incarcerated setting.

Environmental Conditions:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud.
• The temperature in the work environment is generally moderate, however can range from hot to cold seasonally.
• Seldom may be exposed to non-lethal chemical agents as administered in necessary use of force security instances.

Travel:

• Occasionally travels locally and operates motor vehicles.