ASST. CASE MANAGER, DRC
The GEO Group, Inc. · North Brunswick, NJ · 5 days ago
AdministrativeFull-time
Responsibilities
- Greets participants entering the facility.
- Completes drug screens according to assigned random schedule for each participant check-in.
- Performs breath analysis on each participant who enters the facility for any purpose and provides a written or computerized result.
- Completes initial intake process with participants to completion, including intake paperwork, input into Company database and assignment of groups and other services.
- Provides general office administration duties including answering phones.
- Assists Case Managers with case coordination, communication with appropriate agencies and preparation and distribution of reports.
- Affords assistance in managing a participant caseload using the Principles of Effective Intervention (What Works).
- Conducts risk/need assessments and creates individual treatment plans for each assigned participant.
- Mets regularly with participants and documents participants attendance, participation and progress or regress in Company database.
- Facilitates evidence-based CBT programs and other life skills programs to participants in groups each week.
- Documents participants’ attendance, participation and progress in Company database.
- Develops and monitors the participant’s progress relative to their CMP through all phases of the program.
- Filings, prepares charts and performs data entry as assigned.
- May collect participant payments, post payments on Company database, and make daily cash deposits.
- May be responsible for office opening and closing procedures.
- May be responsible for installing and removing electronic monitoring equipment on participants and forwarding documentation to the appropriate agencies and the Company monitoring center.
- May transport participants to the center, community service events, job fairs, employment centers, clinics, using a Company vehicle.
- May clean electronic home monitoring (EHM) equipment.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High school diploma required.
- College coursework in Human Services or business discipline preferred.
- Minimum of six (6) months experience in Human Services field with direct participant services preferred.
- Minimum of six (6) months experience working with minority populations preferred.
- Must be twenty-one (21) years of age with at least five (5) years driving experience if required to transport participants.
- Valid State driver’s license and five (5) year record of safe and competent driving as demonstrated by state motor vehicle report if required to transport participants.
- Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle if required to transport participants.
- Good customer service skills.
- Effective communication skills with internal and external contacts at all levels.
- Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Solid computer skills and proficiency with MS Word and Excel.
- Basic database skills.
- Basic math skills.
- Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) skills may be required.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.