Forensic Discharge Planner & Reentry Liaison

Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Virginia Retirement System (VRS)

Annual and Sick Leave

11 paid Holidays

Employee Discounts

and more

Job summary

Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board in Hampton, Virginia, seeks a Forensic Discharge Planner to support individuals with serious mental illness involved with the criminal justice system. You will coordinate services between jails, state psychiatric facilities, community providers, and H-NNCSB to develop discharge plans.

The role emphasizes identifying treatment needs, ensuring continuity of care, and exploring early diversion or rapid release opportunities when clinically appropriate;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Human Services field and three (3) years of direct-care experience providing case management and/or counseling services.
• Experience coordinating health care plans and interventions with multiple community agencies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between jails, state psychiatric hospitals, H-NNCSB, and community service providers to coordinate behavioral health services.
• Interview individuals in jails and other forensic settings to assess needs, gather information, and identify appropriate services and supports.
• Collect, complete, and maintain required documentation for referrals, treatment services, and discharge planning.
• Determine eligibility for referrals and appropriate community-based behavioral health services.
• Make treatment recommendations based on individual needs, available resources, and clinical information.
• Develop realistic, individualized discharge plans for individuals with serious mental illness.
• Coordinate discharge planning and service linkage to promote continuity of care following release or discharge.
• Engage individuals in early diversionary opportunities, identifying alternatives to incarceration or opportunities for rapid release when appropriate.
• Coordinate services and communicate with behavioral health professionals, criminal justice personnel, healthcare providers, families, and other involved supports.
• Establish service linkages and coordinate referrals to community resources, treatment providers, housing, and other supportive services.
• Follow agency policies, applicable regulations, and documentation requirements.
• Maintain accurate and timely records related to assessments, referrals, treatment recommendations, and discharge planning.

Skills

Case management

Counseling

Interagency coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in a Human Services field

Job description

Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board in Hampton, Virginia, seeks a Forensic Discharge Planner to support individuals with serious mental illness involved with the criminal justice system. You will coordinate services between jails, state psychiatric facilities, community providers, and H-NNCSB to develop discharge plans.

The role emphasizes identifying treatment needs, ensuring continuity of care, and exploring early diversion or rapid release opportunities when clinically appropriate;