Care Navigator: On-Site Casework with Full Benefits

United Trading Group; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Utah Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Correctional Health Services, seeks a Care Navigator (Caseworker II) to join a team dedicated to providing evidence-based interventions for offenders in custody. This role emphasizes accountability, treatment, and education within a safe environment.

You will work to stabilize mental health issues, support meaningful outcomes, and strengthen community safety while maintaining a positive work environment.

Qualifications

• Licensure as Social Service Worker or Counselor; ongoing licensure acceptable.
• Experience with substance use and mental health treatment.
• Experience in teaching educational classes.
• Knowledge of risk assessments and criminogenic risk factors.
• Familiar with medication treatment for opioid use and other SUDs.
• Effective speaking, reading, and written communication skills.
• Understanding of case management principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management support to offenders within custody.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes and community safety.
• Collaborate with treatment teams and coordinate services.

Skills

SUD licensure

SUD treatment

Education teaching

Case management

Communication

Risk assessment

Medication-assisted treatment

Education

Social Service Worker licensure

Substance Use Disorder Counselor licensure

Job description

Utah Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Correctional Health Services, seeks a Care Navigator (Caseworker II) to join a team dedicated to providing evidence-based interventions for offenders in custody. This role emphasizes accountability, treatment, and education within a safe environment.

You will work to stabilize mental health issues, support meaningful outcomes, and strengthen community safety while maintaining a positive work environment.