About This Role
This role supports the Criminal Justice Liaison by performing outreach in Florida and screening criminally involved persons who have chronic substance abuse problems, often combined with mental illness. The Assistant also facilitates placements for these individuals and manages necessary documentation.
Responsibilities
- Serve as back-up to the Criminal Justice Liaison for correspondence between WestCare and various criminal justice entities for receiving and processing referrals for placement of clients with chronic substance abuse issues.
- Track and store all required documentation accurately.
- Communicate with staff and clients regarding court hearings and facilitate client attendance.
- Communicate with counselors to ensure required reports are submitted to legal entities.
- Assist clients with current legal and child custody needs via phone calls and video meetings.
- Develop and maintain working knowledge of available community resources and act as liaison to involved persons.
- Complete client admission documentation (DC5-404, ASAM, Screenings) and add to new client charts.
- Establish and maintain a County-wide network of transitional housing and other recovery-focused programs for criminally involved homeless persons.
- Complete and submit a monthly referral and waitlist report to designated administrative staff.
- Serve as back-up to the Criminal Justice Liaison in representing WestCare at court and probation hearings, as needed.
- Communicate daily with the Criminal Justice Liaison regarding active client information to ensure timely communication with relevant criminal justice entities.
- Complete all required e-learning and other training.
- Follow all WestCare policies and procedures.
- Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation.
- Other duties may be assigned as needed.
Requirements
- Ability to handle crisis situations and make appropriate decisions independently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Superior organizational skills.
- Extremely strong computer skills, encompassing all Microsoft Office applications.
- Adherence to the highest standard of ethical conduct.
- Professional appearance and demeanor.
- Minimum Associate's Degree with comparable years of qualifying experience required.
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