Bilingual Treatment Court Case Manager

SERVICE AREA: Housing & Justice Related Services (HJRS)

PROGRAM: Philadelphia Treatment Court (PTC) Case Management

ROLE TYPE: Full-Time

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Bilingual Treatment Court Case Manager will coordinate supportive services for a caseload of individuals in Philadelphia Drug Treatment Court.

Language Requirement: Must be fluent in Spanish and English

Reports To: Adult Treatment Court Case Management Supervisor

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide case management services to individuals or participants with current forensic affiliations who abuse illicit psychoactive substances.
• Supervise each participant once per month, or more if clinically necessary, at the Treatment Court Case Management Office (1401 Arch Street) to assist participants in meeting their recovery needs.
• Serve as a liaison between the treatment facility and the legal team, including the Treatment Court Judge, Assistant District Attorney, and Assistant Public Defender. Inform all parties of their participants' treatment progress, including arrests or any other problematic behavior that might jeopardize their status with Treatment Court.
• Prepare summaries about specific participants' progress on selected Wednesdays and present summaries at the bar of the court on those selected Wednesdays.
• Ensure the delivery of comprehensive services to assigned participants in the areas of housing, education, vocation, HIV, and recovery-oriented community services to 40 to 50 individuals.
• Maintain written documentation of services in each participant's record/chart in accordance with agency standards, managed care insurance providers, and licensing requirements. Utilize the DAP format (Data, Assessment, Plan).
• Document interactions in the CRS and PAJCIS databases. Relevant documentation can include telephone calls, phase progressions, and updates from status listings.
• Prepare graduation packets for participants completing Phase IV on the Thursday before the graduation ceremony.
• Provide monthly caseload statistics, as well as submissions for potential graduates for the following month, on the Friday following each monthly graduation ceremony.
• Assist participants with enrollment in Department of Public Assistance services.
• Develop intra- and inter-organizational linkages, fostering collaborative relationships with various programmatic entities.
• Conduct urine drug screens for Treatment Court participants.
• Meet regularly with participants in treatment facilities and recovery houses. Follow up on court-ordered sanctions or requests and phase calculations.
• Check email and telephone voicemail throughout the workday. The Case Management unit will be available to participants, families, treatment facilities, judge, and legal team Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
• Consistently assess each assigned participant's progress during individual sessions using ASAM standards to ensure their progress is accurately reflected at the ASAM criteria's level of care.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

SKILLS:

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to meet timelines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of DSM-IV and co-occurring issues
• Working knowledge of participants with forensic affiliation

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English required

• Must meet one of the following:

• Have a bachelor's degree with major coursework in sociology, social work, psychology, anthropology, political science, history, criminal justice, counseling, or education and have 1+ years of experience in direct participant contact in an addiction recovery, mental health, or behavioral health setting

• Have an associate degree in social services, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, or social work and have 2+ years of experience in human services including 1+ years of experience in direct participant contact in an addiction recovery, mental health, or behavioral health setting

• Preferred: Experience providing case management services to participants with forensic backgrounds who have abused illicit substances

• Preferred: Experience in courtroom presentations

PAY GRADE: 17

PHMC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.