Case Manager

PROGRAM: MAT Program, Atlantic County Justice Facility 

• Must have knowledge, skills and experience necessary to competently perform case management activities and provide case management services. 
• Must have at least 3 years of experience working with individuals and families with complex needs involved with substance use and mental health disorders.
• Bachelor’s degree in health, psychology, counseling, social work, education or other behavioral health field preferred.
• Bilingual is a plus. Spanish preferred.
• Must be able to obtain security clearance to work in the Atlantic County Justice Facility. 

• Provides an evidence-based comprehensive case management assessment.
• Develops an individualized employment, financial literacy and housing plan that is consumer-centered and includes strategies for recovery.
• Facilitates psychoeducational groups with clients in the jail. Topics include wellness self-management, job readiness, financial literacy and opioid overdose education/prevention.
• Links clients with systems that provide them with resources, services and opportunities for post-incarceration.
• Referral and linkage to community-based treatment providers based on discharge plan established by clinical staff.
• Referral and linkage to community resources (i.e., county welfare and social services, housing, employment and the JBRC Recovery Community Center).
• Provides screening, brief intervention and referral to substance use treatment, as needed. 
• May perform specialized activities and functions specific to the program.
• Completes documentation and other reporting requirements. 
• Meets regularly with supervisor and participates in other continuing professional development opportunities.