Case Manager Bedford Hills & Taconic Correctional Facilities

Hourchildren.org•Bedford Hills, NY

3d•$26•Onsite

About The Position

Hour Children (HC) is an organization founded to help incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their children successfully rejoin the community, reunify with their families, and build healthy, independent, and secure lives. Hour Children provides compassionate and comprehensive services approaching work in an anti-discriminatory, inclusive environment, committed to HC’s standards of justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Requirements

BA in Social Work or other relevant degree with 3 years’ experience or 5+ years’ Case Management experience, preferably in Human Services, with equivalent combination of training and expertise
Professional or personal experience supporting individuals with disabilities, mental illnesses, or challenging behaviors
Must have a valid-in-state driver’s license
Experience with data entry; proficiency with computers
Must know Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, and Outlook
Must know how to navigate the Internet and electronic data
Ability to work independently, be flexible and dependable, and demonstrate initiative
This role requires the successful completion and approval of a background check and application, to be conducted by the NYS Department of Corrections & Community Supervision in accordance with their protocols and procedures, in addition to an Hour Children application.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus
Previous experience working with the adult community and reentry programming preferred

Responsibilities

Able to work with Incarcerated Individuals (II’s) inside a NYS Prison environment
Work with Nursery Mothers to provide services for a successful reentry
Ability to understand and comply with Grants and Funders contracts
Assess care for the children of II’s by assessing treatment needs, evaluate, and develop plans and track progress
Facilitate orientation when admitting new clients, review records and applications, work closely with counselors, housing specialists, and staff
Maintain pristine and accurate data of client records and notes, events, and progress
Enter all data into the agency's preferred platform/software on time
Provide all collected data to the Impact Assessment Manager
Provide reports by collecting and summarizing treatment and results data and trends, and compile statistics
Complete all grant and subsidy applications and record data as directed in each grant or subsidy; be aware of time-sensitive reporting
When creating a discharge plan, work with Offender Rehabilitation Counselors (ORC’s) to learn what programs parole is mandating and proceed to locate facilities where programs are available
Provide resources to clients, families, and others, as needed