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About the Role
The Clinical Court Navigator connects justice-involved individuals with mental health needs to appropriate services and resources, promoting successful diversion, engagement in treatment, and improved outcomes. This role involves supervising and supporting the Peer Court Navigator and liaising among individuals, providers, and community resources.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial screenings to identify behavioral health needs and determine appropriate referrals.
- Connect individuals with appropriate mental health treatment services and community resources, including SPOA, FACT teams, INSET, case management, SOS teams, and other community-based services.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration among individuals, behavioral health providers, criminal justice stakeholders, state agencies, and community partners.
- Provide participants with basic information regarding the court process and terminology.
- Connect individuals with resources for basic and health-related social needs, including shelter, food, transportation, benefits, and other supportive services.
- Assist with or refer individuals for completion of applications for social service benefits.
- Provide training, education, and consultation to stakeholders regarding navigator services, behavioral health resources, and available state and local services.
- Coordinate with the NYS OMH Diversion Center regarding program operations, system issues, service barriers, and opportunities for innovative solutions.
- Engage individuals in a respectful, person-centered, strength-based, recovery-oriented, and culturally competent manner.
- Safely access all areas, including multiple levels accessible by stairs and community-based visits to individuals' apartments.
- Provide transportation to individuals when necessary using agency vehicles.
- Use a personal vehicle for authorized business purposes, including community meetings and meetings outside the office.
Requirements
- Licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Master Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
- Experience working with individuals living with a serious mental illness and multiple unmet needs is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team within the mental health and behavioral health system of care.
- Valid and insurable New York State driver's license.
- Ability to meet agency requirements for approved-driver status.
- Must have reliable access to a personal vehicle for authorized business purposes.
Skills
- Supervision
- Training
- Support
- Liaison
- Screening
- Referral
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Court process information
- Application assistance
- Consultation
- Coordination
- Person-centered engagement
- Strength-based engagement
- Recovery-oriented engagement
- Culturally competent engagement
- Transportation
- Driving
Location
- Schenectady
Work Type
- Full-time
- 40 hours per week
Education Level
- Licensed Master Social Worker
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Salary/Compensations
- $74,554.22/annual equivalent
Benefits
- Supportive work environment
- Providing A Culture of Caring
About the Company
- Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with mental illness achieve stable community living and independence.
- Our goal is to provide services and supports that empower individuals to thrive and achieve their full potential for a happy, independent life in the community of their choice.
Equal Opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of background checks.
- If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Sr. Director of Human Resources at 518-836-3980.