Navigator / Case Coordinator

MHA promotes mental health and total wellness for individuals facing challenges associated with mental illness and addiction recovery. We increase community awareness while enhancing mental well-being through advocacy, education, prevention, treatment, and services.

MHA is seeking a full time Navigator/ Case Coordinator to join our Criminal Justice Reform Team! Be a part of the team that makes a difference in the lives of our consumers. 

Benefits of working at the Mental Health Association: 

• Joining the staff of supportive and team oriented individuals
• MHA is an approved site for the New Jersey Behavioral Healthcare Provider Loan Redemption Program.
• Excellent benefits package available 
• Retention Incentive provided after completion of 6 month anniversary

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in related field plus 1 year of experience with SMI.
• Ability to utilize evidence-based services, such as SAMHSA Recovery Model/WRAP Motivational Interviewing, to support engagement.
• Ability to engage effectively with individuals.
• Ability to educate individuals regarding mental illness and other functional impairments.
• Ability to discuss substance abuse/dependence issues as well as educate individuals on these issues.
• Ability to communicate clearly through writing and verbally.

Responsibilities

• Provide Motivation Interviewing (MI) to support outreach and engagement and recovery-oriented services that reflect SAMHSA’s 10 Principles of Recovery and Eight Principles of Wellness and Recovery.
• Provide case management to eligible CJR Participants, eligible and declining CJR participants and non-eligible CJR participants, including assessment/reassessment, service planning, linkage, service coordination, advocacy, and post-release planning from Essex County Correctional Facility.
• Outreach and engage those referred by CJR Partners, local law enforcement, and other providers – onsite at those locations, at the individual’s home, or at another location convenient for individual. 
• The monitoring of service delivery to meet a client’s changing needs and advocacy as necessary.
• Conduct the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) tool with all referrals
• Coordination and integration of services from multiple providers when the client is discharged from the county jail system. This responsibility may include coordination of meetings of the client’s service providers in the community.
• Provide 24/7 support to those served by the program through an on-call rotation
• Completion of all required documentation to ensure fidelity to MI model, and compliance requirements for case management services.
• Participate in team meetings to monitor service needs and prioritize vulnerable persons.
• Attend agency staff meetings
• Attend meetings with program partners and community providers to reach program objectives
• Maintain strict confidentiality and professional/ethical standards required by State and Federal statutes and by those standards generally accepted.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Program Director.

Reports to:
Program Director, Criminal Justice Reform 

Annual Base Rate: $47,300

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Fully paid medical coverage for eligible staff.
Generous 401(k) match.
Plentiful Paid Holidays, Vacation, Personal and Sick time.

MHAEM is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is MHAEM’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Salary : $47,300