Jail Navigator Monitor
About The Position
The Jail Navigator Monitor provides support staff services and helps connect inmates at Cape Girardeau County Jail with services. The role supports re-entry into the community through local resources and coordinates communication for inmates transferring to prison. The position is a professional member of a multidisciplinary team and is funded by a 13-month grant from the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The monitor provides case-management-type services to adults incarcerated in Cape County Jail, including tracking needs and screening follow-up, arranging transportation and appointments, connecting inmates with community and treatment resources, and supporting continuity of care during incarceration, release, and transfer. The role also completes benefits applications, maintains resource packets and program documentation, and may participate in an on-call rotation when necessary and eligible.
Requirements
- High school diploma, GED, or HSE.
- Valid driver's license: Class E for Missouri residents or Class D for Illinois residents; may be obtained on the start date.
- Current continuous auto insurance.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Jail Navigator with tracking program and grant needs, including updating spreadsheets related to goals of reducing recidivism rates and use of force.
- Track, review, and follow up with inmates based on a mental health screening tool.
- Coordinate or provide transportation for inmates upon release as necessary and appropriate to meet requirements.
- Maintain a positive attitude toward the agency and inmates while maintaining appropriate boundaries with inmates and staff.
- Provide inmates with appointment times with local mental and physical health providers as required.
- Connect inmates to community resources while incarcerated and after release, including referrals to inpatient treatment facilities, specialized courts, and other treatment modalities.
- Enroll eligible clients in the ERE program for ongoing support and assist with transition to the community outreach specialist.
- Collaborate with jail medical staff and psychiatric providers to support inmate needs, especially medication needs upon arrival and release.
- Establish communication with the Department of Corrections to provide continuity of care for inmates transferring to prison.
- Help establish or reestablish mental health services during incarceration and after release, including admission paperwork, flags, fee agreements, and other documentation, and collaboration with the treatment team.
- Update, copy, track, and maintain community resource packets for released inmates.
- Assist with referrals to inpatient treatment facilities, specialized courts, and treatments.
- Complete benefits applications, such as Medicaid and disability applications.
- Provide case-management-type services to adults incarcerated in Cape County Jail.
- Document according to clinical policies and procedures, DMH, CARF, and other applicable federal or state program requirements and agency standards.
- Participate in an on-call rotation when necessary and eligible.
Benefits
- 24 paid days off during the first year, plus a day off for the employee's birthday.
- Seven paid holidays.
- Competitive health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
- Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
- Retirement auto-enrollment.
- Employee referral program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
