Court Navigator

Job description

Hourly Full-Time (Ben Elig)

nNEW YORK, NY, US

nSalary: $60,110.00 Annually

nJob Title: Court Navigator, Court Services

nJob Summary: 

nCASES is a New York City agency at the forefront of the intersection between behavioral health and the criminal justice system. Our mission is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create opportunities for success in the community.

nThe CASES Court services department services facilitates court mandates or endorsed programming at all points in the criminal legal process. CASES operates alternative to detention (ATD) and alternative to incarceration (ATI) community based programs that are facilitated by the NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) judiciary. CASES interfaces with multiple stakeholders to support these ATD and ATI program options for thousands of defendants in multiple boroughs. Specifically the arraignment team screens approximately 10,000 defendants per year for ATD and ATI programs, Supervised Releasee and newSTART. Additionally, the ATI intake assessment team screens 500 amount per year to divert people into 3 (three) CASES community based programs, Reframing Opportunity Alternatives and Resilience (ROAR), Nathaniel Community Success (NCS) and Nathaniel Assertive Community Treatment (NACT). All Court services teams are dedicated to the CASES mission, facilitating release and positive court outcomes.

nSalary: The salary for this role is $ 60,110.

nShift Hours: This position is full-time Sunday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

nLocation Address: CASES Court Offices, Manhattan (100 Centre Street, NY NY 10013) and expected travel throughout NYC (see responsibilities)

nWorkplace Flexibility: On-site - For roles that are 100% in-office/in-person

nWhat You Will Be Doing: 

nnnProvide support for Manhattan Supervised Release (SRP) participants immediately upon release from their court appearance

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nnAssist in the implementation of the Intensive Services Unit subsection of Manhattan SRP

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nnEngage and gain rapport with clients to assist in compliance with SRP court mandates

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nnAssist in de-escalation of and crisis management, when appropriate after the clients release

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nnAssess and provide services to clients to address housing, income support, education and vocational training, social supports, employment, and primary care needs

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nnProvide transitional support for clients to their home, shelters, treatment programs and/or other services to ensure and secure connection to programming

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nnAssist clients with linkages to and systems navigation within the behavioral health, human services, and criminal justice systems as appropriate

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nnProvide mobile crisis response to clients in distress from their court appearance and possible aid their transport to a hospital

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nnDevote 50% of time creating and maintaining relationships with human service providers around NYC who are receptive to accepting CASES clients directly from arraignments

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nnDevelop 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

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nnEnsure timely, complete, and accurate documentation in the case record database including collecting and tracking participant demographics, intake, re-arrest cases, court dates and warrants for all court mandated programs

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nnProvide timely and accurate notification to the court about participant non-compliance (when participants are missing/absconded, fail to report, and are rearrested)

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nnProvide 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

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nnWork a regular schedule and adhere to schedule changes to ensure SRP consistently maintains coverage for all court shifts; perform other related duties as assigned by supervisors and senior staff

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nnParticipate in supervision, case review and staff meetings, and in-service trainings to develop professional skills

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nnComplete all other tasks as noted by supervisors

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nnFulltime in-person position.

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n nWhat We Are Looking For: 

nnnNYS Certified Peer Specialist or Certified Peer Specialist-Provisional and/or Bachelor’s degree in related field

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nnAt least 2 years of work experience providing peer support to individuals with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement

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nnGraduate of a recognized peer specialist training program such as the Howie the Harp Peer Advocacy and Training Center Peer Specialist Program

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nnLived experience with criminal legal system and mental health and/or substance use recovery

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nnProficiency with computer and electronic case records

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nnAbility to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time.

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nnAbility to lift 25 pounds.

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n nPreferred Skills: 

nnnSpanish speaking a plus

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nnAbility to foster and nurture professional relationships.

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n nEmployee Benefits:

nCASES cares about employee wellbeing, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including:

nnnMedical

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nnDental

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nnVision

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nnVacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days

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nn12 Paid Holidays per year.

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nnRetirement 403(b) Competitive matching up to 6%.

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nnEmployee Referral Program

nOur Values

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n nAt CASES, we like to move with PURPOSE, which reflects our values:

nPEOPLE| Hold people’s stories with dignity

nUNITY| Commit to a shared mission

nRESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversity

nPROGRESS| Always work to improve

nOPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resources

nSOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problems

nEMPATHY| Seek to understand others

nAlthough we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for.  

nCASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.

nSunday - Thursday, 9am to 5pm

n35 hours per week excluding

Worksite address

new york, NY, 10261, US

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