Support Transition and Reentry (STAR) Specialist
About The Position
Trillium Health Resources is seeking a Support Transition and Reentry (STAR) Specialist to join their team. The STAR Specialist will provide support to individuals enrolled in the STAR program, a specialty care team assisting adults with behavioral health or intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) who are exiting incarceration. Recipients are referred up to 90 days before release and receive care coordination pre- and post-release until they transition to ongoing Care Management services. The role involves educating members and guardians about navigating the criminal justice, behavioral, physical, and social services systems, as well as community-based services. The STAR Specialist will collaborate with the recipient's care team to facilitate transition linkages, including school, employment, housing coordination, community service opportunities, provider services, and other identified treatment supports. This position will also work with community resources to address reentry barriers such as access to insurance, disability benefits, transportation, food, clothing, and housing.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Be a person with one (1) year lived experience with a behavioral health condition, substance use, and/or justice involvement. Lived Experience is defined as living in recovery with mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
- North Carolina Peer Support Specialist Certification.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Must reside within 75 miles of Trillium’s Mid State Region, which includes the following counties: Anson, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, and Richmond.
- Must be able to travel within catchment as required.
Nice To Haves
- Preference given to applicants who have their own history of criminal justice system involvement, incarceration, or MH/SU recovery and education, training, and work experience that shows a history of learning and applying the skills needed to work with a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diverse backgrounds is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Ensure that recipients are well connected and provide a warm hand off to identify needed treatment and support.
- Meet with Justice Involved members in-person in Correctional Facilities and in-person in the community to facilitate care management activities.
- Engage members who meet criteria for Transitions to Community Living (TCL) special needs population to provide education about permanent supportive housing, supports, services, and other community resources.
- Assist with transition planning and ensure delivery in the most effective manner with a focus on optimal quality outcomes.
- Utilize person centered planning methods/strategies to gather information, to get to know the members and legally responsible persons to adequately address specific needs of the individual.
- Establish relationships with all area Justice systems including but not limited to all local county jails and prisons and Probation and Parole and Pre-release officers.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits
- Work-from-home options for most positions
- A collaborative, mission-driven work environment
- Opportunities for professional growth in a diverse inclusive culture
- Health Insurance with no premium for employee coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 24 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus 12 paid holidays in your first year
- NC Local Government Retirement Pension (defined-benefit plan)
- 401k with 5% employer match and immediate vesting
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer
- Quarterly stipend for remote work supplies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
