Therapeutic Case Manager

Responsibilities

• Develop personalized treatment plans and programs supporting essential learning and development outcomes appropriate to the needs of program participants.
• Effectively and patiently instruct, mentor and motivate inmates and family members having extremely varied backgrounds, interests, skills and goals.
• Manage relationships with community resources which may provide services for inmates and their family members.
• Develops and corrects diagnostic tests.
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment.
• Develops an initial goal plan with each client and monitors goal plan on a weekly basis to oversee progress in employment, chemical dependency programming, budgeting, psychological/mental health programming, education, housing planning, and social and family service programming, as applicable.
• Makes employment verifications, investigates prospective residences, and verifies attendance at educational or other social service agencies.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Mental Health or closely related field.
• A minimum licensure of LSW or LPC is preferred or a combination of applicable experience and course instruction.
• Minimum of five (5) years professional experience in criminal justice, mental health or a related field is required.
• Experience within the field of corrections is preferred.

Company Description

The Richmond City Sheriff’s Office is responsible for maintaining a secure jail and a safe court system and for providing seamless inmate transport and civil process to safety. We remain committed to performing these duties with unsurpassed integrity and professionalism and with progressive training that incorporates best practices and technology. While partnering with the community, we strive to lower recidivism by providing faith-based and community-based programming that empowers ex-offenders to become productive members of society.