Case Manager - Reentry Grant

Full Time Professional Langhorne, Lynchburg, VA, US Salary Range: $38,308.00 To $61,294.00 Annually Hours : Full-time – 37.5 hours per week (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Location : Lynchburg VA, 24501 Compensation dependent on experience Position Summary The Recovery and Reentry Case Manager manages an assigned caseload of justice-involved adults with substance use disorders and co-occurring behavioral health conditions who are incarcerated within the Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority and transitioning back into the community. The incumbent is responsible for conducting comprehensive needs assessments, developing individualized reentry and service plans, coordinating evidence-based treatment and recovery supports, and ensuring continuity of care from incarceration through community reintegration. The Recovery and Reentry Case Manager collaborates closely with correction staff, behavioral health providers, peer recovery specialist, probation and parole, healthcare providers, housing agencies, employers, and other community partners to reduce overdose risk, promote treatment, and coordinating medication-assisted treatment (MAT/MUD) continuity, addressing barriers related to housing, employment, transportation, benefits, and healthcare, monitoring participant progress, and maintaining timely, accurate, documentation in accordance with agency, funding, and regulatory requirements. This is a grant-funded position that may terminate with the ending of the grant funding. Required Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an applicable human services field; or relevant education which indicates that the individual possesses the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. A minimum of one (1) year of relevant mental health, developmental disability, and/or substance use work experience with the identified population, or a combination thereof that demonstrates that the candidate possesses the required knowledge, skills, and abilities; and/or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the individual possesses the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Considerable knowledge of substance use disorders and DSM 5 disorders of adulthood. Services, systems, and programs available in the community including primary health care, support services, eligibility criteria and intake processes, generic community resources, and mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse treatment programs. Knowledge of the nature of serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse depending on the population served, including clinical and developmental issues. Different types of assessments, including functional assessments, and their uses in service planning. Treatment modalities and intervention techniques, such as behavior management, independent living skills…