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About the Role
CASES is a New York City agency focused on the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal justice system. The Court Services department facilitates court mandates or endorsed programming, operating alternative to detention and incarceration programs. This role supports these efforts by facilitating release and positive court outcomes for defendants.
Responsibilities
- Provide support for Manhattan Supervised Release (SRP) participants immediately upon release from their court appearance.
- Assist in the implementation of the Intensive Services Unit subsection of Manhattan SRP.
- Engage and gain rapport with clients to assist in compliance with SRP court mandates.
- Assist in de-escalation of and crisis management, when appropriate after the clients release.
- Assess and provide services to clients to address housing, income support, education and vocational training, social supports, employment, and primary care needs.
- Provide transitional support for clients to their home, shelters, treatment programs and/or other services to ensure and secure connection to programming.
- Assist clients with linkages to and systems navigation within the behavioral health, human services, and criminal justice systems as appropriate.
- Provide mobile crisis response to clients in distress from their court appearance and possible aid their transport to a hospital.
- Devote 50% of time creating and maintaining relationships with human service providers around NYC who are receptive to accepting CASES clients directly from arraignments.
- Develop and maintain excellent professional relationships with judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, and other court partners to facilitate program admissions and maintain CASES’ credibility in the Manhattan Criminal and Supreme Courts.
- Ensure timely, complete, and accurate documentation in the case record database including collecting and tracking participant demographics, intake, re-arrest cases, court dates and warrants for all court mandated programs.
- Provide timely and accurate notification to the court about participant non-compliance (when participants are missing/absconded, fail to report, and are rearrested).
- Provide culturally competent and anti-racist services in the court in accordance with CASES’ policies and the delivery of excellent court services to address the needs of youth and young adults, adults, and individuals with behavioral health needs and that are responsive to the race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, and criminal legal history of program participants.
- Work a regular schedule and adhere to schedule changes to ensure SRP consistently maintains coverage for all court shifts.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisors and senior staff.
- Participate in supervision, case review and staff meetings, and in-service trainings to develop professional skills.
- Complete all other tasks as noted by supervisors.
- Fulltime in-person position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field
- NYS Certified Peer Specialist or Certified Peer Specialist-Provisional with at least High school diploma
- High School Diploma or equivalency
- At least 2 years of work experience providing peer support to individuals with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement
- Graduate of a recognized peer specialist training program such as the Howie the Harp Peer Advocacy and Training Center Peer Specialist Program
- Lived experience with criminal legal system and mental health and/or substance use recovery
- Proficiency with computer and electronic case records
- Ability to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time.
- Ability to lift 25 pounds.
Skills
- Spanish speaking a plus
- Ability to foster and nurture professional relationships.
Location
- CASES Court Offices, Manhattan (100 Centre Street, NY NY 10013)
- Expected travel throughout NYC
Work Type
- Full-time
- On-site
- Night
Experience Level
- 2 years of work experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
- NYS Certified Peer Specialist or Certified Peer Specialist-Provisional
- High School Diploma or equivalency
- Graduate of a recognized peer specialist training program
Salary/Compensations
- $60110
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days
- 12 Paid Holidays per year.
- Retirement 403(b) Competitive matching up to 6%.
- Employee Referral Program
About the Company
- CASES is a New York City agency at the forefront of the intersection between behavioral health and the criminal justice system.
- Our mission is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create opportunities for success in the community.
- At CASES, we like to move with PURPOSE, which reflects our values: PEOPLE| Hold people’s stories with dignity, UNITY| Commit to a shared mission, RESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversity, PROGRESS| Always work to improve, OPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resources, SOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problems, EMPATHY| Seek to understand others.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.