Municipal Court Liaision
About The Position
Plans, coordinates, and advocates with court personnel in an effective and efficient manner to identify and select appropriate referrals to the mental health and/or substance abuse outpatient program through interviews and assessment. Trained on gender specific, trauma informed, and culturally sensitive best practices and assessments. Provides robust individualized and gender-specific ongoing advocacy; monitors and supports each participant in the mental health and/or substance abuse outpatient program throughout the course of treatment. Advocates for gender-specific, therapeutically effective best practices, services, incentives, and sanctions. Establishes and maintains effective communication and interaction between judges, prosecutors, correctional staff and treatment staff. Responds to crises and provides immediate liaison for intervention to client working with the court system. Serves as a key participant in outreach in courts. Provides advocacy for clients at court appearances to assist with continuum of treatment based on clinical recommendations. Acts as the primary mediator between the criminal justice system, the treatment program and the Bridges the criminal justice system with the mental health and substance abuse systems and manages cross-system interactions. Provides tracking, outreach, and advocacy to post discharge court reviews to ensure client/graduate is receiving the best possible outcome/sentencing within criminal justice system. Establishes and maintains a compliance document and monitoring system to include: outreach logs, the number of client screenings, and the number of clients referred to each program. Provide immediate notification of non-compliant Prepares and provides written reports summarizing the participant’s progress as requested by the Courts. Collaborates with judges, prosecutors, and substance abuse outpatient staff on each case. Attends interdisciplinary team meetings and case. Assist in program development of any diversion program deemed necessary by the court.
Requirements
- Case Manager III: Bachelors Degree in any field + 6 months experience in a behavioral health field required
- Case Manager IV: Bachelor's Degree in Social Science field required
- Experience in the field of mental health, criminal justice, or community based social services required.
- ODMHSAS Case Manager II Certification, completed within 90 days of eligibility.
- Must possess a valid Driver License and satisfactory driving record to use agency and/or personal automobile to travel to locations other than primary office and/or for the transportation of clients.
Nice To Haves
- Trained on gender specific, trauma informed, and culturally sensitive best practices and assessments.
Responsibilities
- Plans, coordinates, and advocates with court personnel to identify and select appropriate referrals to mental health and/or substance abuse outpatient programs.
- Provides individualized and gender-specific ongoing advocacy, monitoring, and support for participants in treatment programs.
- Advocates for gender-specific, therapeutically effective best practices, services, incentives, and sanctions.
- Establishes and maintains effective communication between judges, prosecutors, correctional staff, and treatment staff.
- Responds to crises and provides immediate liaison for intervention to clients working with the court system.
- Serves as a key participant in outreach in courts.
- Provides advocacy for clients at court appearances to assist with continuum of treatment.
- Acts as the primary mediator between the criminal justice system and the treatment program, bridging the criminal justice system with mental health and substance abuse systems.
- Manages cross-system interactions.
- Provides tracking, outreach, and advocacy for post-discharge court reviews.
- Establishes and maintains a compliance document and monitoring system, including outreach logs, client screenings, and referral numbers.
- Provides immediate notification of non-compliance.
- Prepares and provides written reports summarizing participant progress as requested by the Courts.
- Collaborates with judges, prosecutors, and substance abuse outpatient staff on each case.
- Attends interdisciplinary team meetings and case conferences.
- Assists in program development of any diversion program deemed necessary by the court.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
