Bilingual Peer Court Navigator

What You Will Be Doing

• Provide support for Manhattan Supervised Release (SRP) participants immediately upon release from their court appearance
• Affiliate with and gain rapport with clients to assist in compliance with SRP court mandates
• Assist in de-escalation of and crisis management, when appropriate after the clients release
• Assess and provide services to clients to address housing, income support, education and vocational training, social supports, employment, and primary care needs
• Provide transitional support for clients to their home, shelters, treatment programs and/or other services to ensure and secure connection to programming
• Affiliate with and assist clients with linkages to and systems navigation within the behavioral health, human services, and criminal justice systems as appropriate
• Provide mobile crisis response to clients in distress from their court appearance and possible aid their transport to a hospital
• Devote 50% of time creating and maintaining relationships with human service providers around NYC who are receptive to accepting CASES clients directly from arraignments
• Develop and maintain excellent professional relationships with judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, and other court partners to facilitate program admissions and maintain CASES’ credibility in the Manhattan Criminal and Supreme Courts
• Ensure timely, complete, and accurate documentation in the case record database including collecting and tracking participant demographics, intake, re-arrest cases, court dates and warrants for all court mandated programs
• Provide timely and accurate notification to the court about participant non-compliance (when participants are missing/absconded, fail to report, and are rearrested)
• Work a regular schedule and adhere to schedule changes to ensure SRP consistently maintains coverage for all court shifts; perform other related duties as assigned by supervisors and senior staff
• Participate in supervision, case review and staff meetings, and in-service trainings to develop professional skills
• Complete all other tasks as noted by supervisors

What We Are Looking For

• A high school diploma or equivalency (HSE) and NYS Certified Peer Specialist or Certified Peer Specialist-Provisional OR associate's degree
• Graduate of a recognized peer specialist training program such as the Howie the Harp Peer Advocacy and Training Center Peer Specialist Program
• At least 2 years of work experience providing peer support to individuals with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement
• Lived experience with criminal legal system and mental health and/or substance use recovery
• Proficiency with computer and electronic case records

Preferred Skills

• Fluency in Spanish