CASE MANAGER, SUD ADULT RECOVERY COURT - CHARLOTTESVILLE (FULL TIME)

General Statement of Responsibilities

This is a FLSA non-exempt position. The incumbent is responsible for providing and extending case management, education and rehabilitation services to adult participants in the Charlottesville/Albemarle Recovery Court program. The incumbent must be knowledgeable and comfortable serving a diverse group of clients diagnosed with substance use and/or co-occurring mental health disorders, and have experience working within the court system with justice involved individuals. The incumbent should be knowledgeable in working from a strengths-based, person-centered perspective in order to nurture and develop the client’s individual strengths. The ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team is essential to this role.

Major Duties

• *Provides assessments, case management, care coordination, and referrals to services for substance use disorder or co-occurring persons in the Recovery Court program.
• *Remains an active Recovery Court professional participant
• *Meets with participants of the Recovery Court program at minimum once a month for case management services.
• *Provides linkage to individual and group therapeutic services to adult clients.
• *Maintains contact with representatives of the various treatment programs involved in the care and rehabilitation of individuals with substance use disorders. Works with the Recovery Support team to complete/monitor Residential SUD screenings, arranges aftercare and follow-up services for individuals in recovery.
• *Provides crisis intervention as needed.
• *Conducts home visits as necessary.
• *Transports clients as necessary.
• *Assists Program Manager/Director to extend and improve program services.
• *Establishes and maintains contacts with Recovery Court partners
• *Attends weekly Staffing meeting for Recovery Court Team.
• *Attends Recovery Court at the Courthouse weekly.
• *Serves as resource consultant.
• *Seeks and receives supervision as required and needed.
• *Maintains current and complete paperwork.
• *Meets identified performance standards.
• *Participates in trainings as required by supervisor.
• *Performs other duties as assigned in keeping with general description of this position.
• *Reads all agency communication (i.e., Staff Notes, e-mail, etc.)

Qualifications

• Education: The applicant must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or Human Services; Or Licensure as a Registered nurse in the state of Virginia; Licensed as a CSAC or CSAC-A in the State of Virginia is also acceptable, but not required.
• Experience: One year of work experience working with individuals with substance use disorder or mental health disorders is preferred.
• Certification/License: To ensure the safe and efficient operation of the program, a valid Virginia Driver’s License plus an acceptable driving record as issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles are required. For business use of a personal car, a certificate of valid personal automobile insurance must be provided.
• Knowledge: Knowledge of: counseling theories and techniques; individual and group counseling; drug addiction; mental illness; suicidality; interviewing techniques; case management; community resources; crisis intervention; DSM V diagnosis system. Knowledge of typical childhood development and parenting issues is preferred.
• Skills: Skills in: case management; linkage to individual and group counseling, interviewing, crisis management, DSM diagnosis, engaging resistant or difficult to engage clients, working with individuals involved in the criminal justice system; computer proficiency.
• Abilities: Establishes rapport with clients and their families, maintains effective working relationships with a diverse group of other professionals, accepts supervision and seeks it out when needed, effectively communicates with clients and other professionals, works independently and as a team member, recognizes need for additional training; ability to drive consumers in an agency vehicle