Night Court Support & Community Case Manager

Center for Alternative Sentencing & Employment Services; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting

12 Paid Holidays per year

Retirement 403b Competitive matching

Job summary

CASES is a NYC agency at the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal justice system. Our mission is to increase public safety by reducing crime, improving behavioral health, and creating opportunities for recovery and reintegration.

The Night Court Support Specialist role is full-time in Manhattan, supporting arraignments and managing a caseload from courtroom to community nightly. Requires a Master’s degree, 5+ years of peer-support experience, and strong coordination with court

Qualifications

• Master's degree in related field.
• At least 5 years of work experience providing peer support to individuals with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement.
• Proficiency with computer and electronic case records.

Responsibilities

• Be flexible and innovative in the first of its kind position at CASES of court and community work.
• Provide support for Manhattan SRP participants immediately after release from their court appearance.
• Maintain a caseload of all eligible participants to be seen at the mandated frequency by the court at a minimum and multiple other community contacts.
• Assist in de-escalation of and crisis management, when appropriate after the clients release.
• Assess and provide services to clients to address housing, income support, education and vocational training, social supports, employment, and primary care needs.
• Provide transitional support for clients to their home, shelters, treatment programs and/or other services to ensure and secure connection to programming.
• Assist clients with linkages to and systems navigation within the behavioral health, human services, and criminal justice systems as appropriate.
• Provide mobile crisis response to clients in distress from their court appearance and possible aid their transport to a hospital.
• Devote substantial time creating and maintaining relationships with human service providers around NYC who are receptive to accepting CASES clients directly from arraignments.
• Develop and maintain excellent professional relationships with judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, and other court partners to facilitate program admissions and maintain CASES’ credibility in the Manhattan Criminal and Supreme Courts.
• Provide timely and accurate notification to the court about participant non-compliance (when participants are missing/absconded, fail to report, and are rearrested).
• Provide culturally competent and anti-racist services in the court 1) in accordance with CASES’ policies and the delivery of excellent court services to address the needs of youth and young adults, adults, and individuals with behavioral health needs and 2) that are responsive to the race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, and criminal legal history of program participants

Skills

Peer support

Education

Master's degree in related field

Job description

CASES is a NYC agency at the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal justice system. Our mission is to increase public safety by reducing crime, improving behavioral health, and creating opportunities for recovery and reintegration.

The Night Court Support Specialist role is full-time in Manhattan, supporting arraignments and managing a caseload from courtroom to community nightly. Requires a Master’s degree, 5+ years of peer-support experience, and strong coordination with court