Job Description
Job Description
At TASC (Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities) our mission is to build a healthier, safer, more just society. Since 1976, we have been guided by the belief that every individual holds the potential for positive change. We advocate, support, and most importantly, empower people to break barriers, find recovery, and reshape their destinies. Through the use of SPECIALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT™, we create a world where recovery, justice and empathy lead to thriving communities. Our foundation is anchored at the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal legal system. Today TASC also operates at the forefront of transformative solutions. We are a social impact organization that embodies a future where health, safety and justice is synonymous with hope. We are TASC!
Division Overview : The Corrections Transition Programs (CTP) is a statewide network of clinical reentry management services with the overall purpose of increasing opportunities for successful reentry outcomes. CTP provides specialized case management services to help people prepare to return to their families and communities after incarceration. CTP works both inside prisons and in communities to provide reentry support, including, but not limited to, behavioral health referrals, public benefits enrollment, finding employment and housing resources and obtaining state IDs and vital records.
Starting at $44,646 - $47,650; contingent upon experience, education, etc.
Position Summary : This position will provide addiction intervention, AODA counseling and recovery support services to pregnant and post-partum mothers and their families. This position is responsible for bringing services, agencies, resources, and other people together to assist clients in achieving established goals. This position may also work with high-risk caseloads, co-occurring clients, families, and children.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
Assess, evaluate, facilitate, and monitor individuals’ progress in relationship to established client center service plan and conditions of parole
Complete intake packets for program enrollment and participation
Provides referrals and crisis intervention for the individuals’ identified needs
Interview individuals, review records, and confer with other professionals to review individual progress, and to determine their suitability for program participation
Collaborate with internal and external partners, participate in staff meetings and monthly supervisions, and participate in integrated staffing with individuals receiving TASC services.
Identify and refer individuals with behavioral health needs
Complete and submit internal and external program reports
Complete and maintain all required individual and program related documentation which includes, documenting the results of screenings, enrollments, service plans, reports, progress notes, discharge summaries and other individual-related activities including accurate reporting of services
Monitor all individuals determined by individual progress towards service goals
Assist clients with the enrollment in public benefit systems and obtaining vital records
Monitor TASC database system and contractual / external database systems to ensure program compliance
Provide information on child development and parenting
Lead small groups and follow curriculum involving trauma, healthy relationships, co-parenting, and possibly other subjects as needs arise
Our Ideal candidate :
Benefits Include :
Flexible Spending Account
403(b) Retirement Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, and Floating Holidays
Ready to Make an Impact?
Apply online at www.tasc.org
TASC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. The agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other protected status in accordance with federal and state law.
Case Manager • Champaign, IL, US