Case Manager

Blount Partnership; Maryville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Blount Partnership in Maryville, TN is seeking a Case Manager to coordinate placements for participants after the in-jail portion of the program and monitor their progress at placement. Daily drug screenings in the onsite lab are conducted as part of compliance.

The role emphasizes assessments, advocacy, care coordination, and documentation, with additional duties including teaching classes to released participants, arranging transportation, maintaining reports, and collaborating with the Drug

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating placements and monitoring participant progress.
• Ability to conduct daily drug screenings and maintain accurate documentation.
• Strong teamwork with supervisors, judges, lawyers, and agencies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate placements for participants after in-jail program completion.
• Perform daily substance screening in onsite lab.
• Teach in-jail and post-release classes to support life skills.
• Provide transportation to placements and maintain progress reports.
• Report participant progression to Drug Court Team.
• Attend trainings and perform assigned duties.

Skills

Case management

Communication skills

Professional demeanor

Job description

Responsibilities

The Case Manager coordinates placements for participants after completion of the in-jail portion of the program and monitors their progress at that placement. Performs substance (drug) screenings for participants on a daily basis. Assessments, advocacy, monitoring, collaborating care coordination, support, and documentation are essential and routine. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Process participants substance (drug) screens in the onsite lab on a daily basis as participants respond to their random screening requirement;
• Teach in-jail classes and evening classes with participants who have been released; Assist participants with understanding and performing basic life skills in order to re-enter society substance-free;
• Perform placement coordination and monitoring;
• Provide transportation for participants to placement;
• Check-in and maintain reports on participants;
• Report to the supervisor and Drug Court Team regarding individual participant progression;
• Attend workshops and training sessions as appropriate; and
• Perform other assigned duties.

It Is Mandatory For Case Manager To

• Support the principles and methods used and set forth by departmental practices and systems;
• Possess knowledge of human behavior and performance regarding individual differences in ability, personality, interests, learning, and motivation;
• Propensity to work in a dynamic environment that requires adaptation to changing goals, priorities, and needs;
• Routinely maintain tactful and professional conversations with others; including, while being confronted with controversial situations;
• Maintain organized working space, projects, and assignments; and
• Bolster and sustain a professional demeanor with the participants, colleagues, judges, lawyers, and other agencies; including calm, kind, and effective communications.