Job Title: Assistant Team Leader  

  

Job Summary:   

CASES is currently seeking an Assistant Team Leader to join a new initiative, the Intensive Services Unit (ISU) within the Pretrial Services Department. In their role, the Assistant Team Leader will provide direct supervision and clinical support to four (4) staff members during the night shift in Manhattan Criminal Court. The oversight will be of a unique team who are building and maintaining a caseload from the courtroom to the community nightly. The Assistant Team Leader will assist in managing the day-to-day operations of the team with the additional support of the Director of Arraignments.

  

Salary: The salary for this Assistant Team Leader role is $75,000 - $80,000 per year.  

Shift Hours: This position is full-time Saturday-Wednesday 5pm-1am.   

 Location Address: 100 Centre Street, New York, NY 10013. 

Workplace Flexibility: Flexible - Positions for which staff have flexibility to complete their workday from home or another suitable space, typically after reporting to the office and/or engaging in field or community-based work.  

  

What you will be doing:   

Support the overall clinical and administrative operations of the community supervision, case management, peer support, health, and rehabilitation services.Be flexible and innovative in the first of its kind position at CASES, where you will oversee staff who will work in the courtroom and the community.Provide support to staff who will be in the community from 5pm-9pm.Manage a specialized caseload of program participants who present with significant behavioral health needs, co-morbid conditions and/or complex presentations requiring collaboration with various partner providers.Provide recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and gender-responsive services.Assess participant’s; immediate needs, legal circumstances, substance use, mental health, trauma, psychosocial, vocational, educational, and housing needs to complete assessments and develop service plans.Assistant Team Leader will conduct in-person field-based services in the community with team members to support staff in their work with participants with elevated risks and needs, when needed.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 Conduct outreach to families and significant others to gather collateral information for service planning.Complete assessments, progress notes and program data reporting as required by program funders.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. Adhere to Supervised Release program protocols ensuring participants at higher risk for criminal recidivism and supervision failure receive intensive supervision.Participate in supervision, case review and staff meetings, and in-service trainings to develop professional skills.Work regular schedule and adhere to schedule changes to ensure SRP consistently maintains coverage for all court shifts.Supervise Case Coordinators and peer intern students, where applicable. · Perform additional tasks as assigned by supervisors and senior staff.

 

What we are looking for:   

Master’s degree in social work, Mental Health Counseling or similar fields preferred with 2-4 years supervisory experience or Bachelor’s degree in social work with 2-4 years supervisory experience.At least two years of experience working in human services with individuals with serious mental illness and those with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.Experience understanding various evidence-based models and theories pertaining to psychoeducation, motivational interviewing, serious mental illness and recovery.Experience understanding family systems based on diversity of cultural and ethnic backgrounds.Highly organized and self-motivated.

 

  Preferred skills we are looking for:   

CASAC or CASAC-T preferredBilingual candidates strongly preferred

 

Employee Benefits:  

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

Medical Dental Vision Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days 12 Paid Holidays per year. Retirement 403(b) Competitive matching up to 6%. Employee Referral Program   

Although 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 positions you feel you are qualified for.    

CASES 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, marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.   

Saturday-Wednesday 5pm-1am.
35 hours weekly.