Reentry Support Specialist

The Kintock Group; Trenton (NJ); Ibrido; USD 42.000 - 58.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The Kintock Group is seeking a dedicated case manager to provide prerelease and post-release services, assisting inmates transitioning back to the community. Travel to state prisons, county jails, and parole offices is required to promote eligibility and coordinate intake and ongoing support.

You will handle assessment, discharge planning, and referrals, ensuring documentation complies with state regulations.

Competenze

• Four-year degree in social, human services, criminal justice or behavioral science.
• At least one year of experience in human services, corrections, or community-based services.
• Work experience can substitute for academic studies: 1 year of work = 1 year of education.
• Total work experience can substitute for education and experience: 5 years.
• Valid NJ Driver’s license.

Mansioni

• Provide prerelease and post-release case management services.
• Travel to prisons, jails, parole offices to recruit eligible inmates.
• Provide intake, assessment and ongoing case management; discharge planning as needed.
• Document all services per state regulations.
• Attend mandatory training and perform other duties as assigned.
• Meet with clients in community settings and conduct case management sessions.

Conoscenze

Case management

Communication skills

Travel flexibility

Independent work

Discharge planning

Formazione

Four-year degree in social or behavioral science

Descrizione del lavoro

Provide prerelease (inside state prisons) and post-release (in the community) case management services. Travel to the State Prisons, County Jails, Probation & Parole offices and other criminal justice service providers to promote and recruit inmates who are eligible for the program. Provide intake, assessment and case management services to clients, which include ongoing assessment for program eligibility, monitoring all aspects of client services, ensuring needs of clients are met; individual counseling and client educational classes may be included at discretion of the Director.

Job requirements:

• Develop a comprehensive plan to meet the needs of clients releasing to the identified counties of need.
• Provide the client with information on social services and agency services which will address their needs and make the appropriate referrals on behalf of the client
• Utilize case management skills, such as brokering, advocacy, monitoring and discharge planning to link clients and their families to resources and services
• Schedule and/or participates in Case Conference with clients/caregivers, service care planning and negotiate agreements
• Provide discharge planning to disenrolled clients to ensure client’s needs are met
• Ensure all services are documented per state regulations
• Travel to meet with current and potential clients, attend community resource meetings and conduct client case management sessions in the community as needed
• Required to attend mandatory training classes in accordance with Kintock training policies
• Perform other work related duties as assigned by the Director.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Four-year degree in a social, human services, criminal justice or behavioral science program from an accredited college or university.
• At a minimum, one year of experience must be working in human services, corrections, or community-based services.
• Work experience may be substituted for academic studies exchanging one year of work experience in a related field for one year of academic education.
• Total work experience needed in lieu of the combination of education and work experience is five years.
• Valid NJ Driver’s license.

Abilities:

• Learn, Analyze and interpret understand and follow contract rules, regulations, policies and procedures;
• strong communication skills and the ability to present material in a clear and effective manner to a diverse population.
• Travel as needed, and flexible schedule.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.