at TASC, Inc in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description:At TASC (Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities) our mission is to build a healthier, safer, more just society. Since 1976, we have been guided by the belief that every individual holds the potential for positive change. We advocate, support, and most importantly, empower people to break barriers, find recovery, and reshape their destinies. Through the use of SPECIALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT™, we create a world where recovery, justice and empathy lead to thriving communities. Our foundation is anchored at the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal legal system. Today TASC also operates at the forefront of transformative solutions. We are a social impact organization that embodies a future where health, safety and justice is synonymous with hope. We are TASC!
Youth & Family Services (YFS) help parents and young people who are striving to become healthy and restore their relationships. YFS works in partnership with human services, child welfare systems, juvenile courts, and community-based service providers so that together we can help individuals and families obtain the services and skills they need to live in positive, healthy ways.
We are currently looking for full-time – Recovery Liaison
Starting at $38,000 – contingent upon experience, education, etc.
Position Summary: TASC-JCAP Recovery Liaison will provide comprehensive and specialized case management services for adults with identified Behavioral Health needs referred to TASC from the Juvenile Court system. The JCAP Recovery Liaison will be the initial point of contact for clients post initial assessment. This staff person will provide direct services and make the initial treatment referral based on identified needs of the individual. Statewide and location is determined by work site location.
Essential Duties:
- Assist individuals in achieving service plan goals through direct services and coordination of behavior health, public agencies, and community resources.
- Make contact within referred client within 48 hours of notification
- Complete intake packets for program enrollment and participation
- Complete warm hand-off of client referral to identified Recovery Coach Program after completing initial treatment referral
- Attend client juvenile court dates and provide written and oral testimony on the client's recovery status and treatment progress
- Provides referrals and crisis intervention for the individuals' identified needs
- Interview individuals, review records, and confer with other professionals to review individual progress, and to determine their suitability for program participation
- Knowledge of DSM V and ASAM criteria
- Collaborate with internal and external partners, participate in staff meetings and monthly supervisions, and participate in integrated staffing with individuals receiving TASC services.
- Identify and refer individuals with behavioral health needs
- Complete and submit internal and external program reports
- Complete and maintain all required individual and program related documentation which includes, documenting the results of screenings, enrollments, service plans, reports, progress notes, discharge summaries and other individual-related activities including accurate reporting of services
- Monitor TASC database system and contractual/external database systems to ensure Individual enrollment
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Tasc, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicants for employment based on their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by law.
