Job Description

Department: Detention-KPERS

Job ID: 13021

Pay: $22.85 per hour

Work Schedule: Monday -Friday , 8am - 5pm

Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities. For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits

Coordinates resources and collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure the daily operation of Reentry Services. Maintains a caseload of individuals that are needing services to reenter the community. Working with detention venders / volunteers inside the facility and while working with community partnerships and resources.

Direct Client Service

• Respond to inmate communications in a timely manner
• Provide assistance in writing a resume, creating a Kansas Workforce Center profile, and in conducting job searches
• Meet with clients to discuss individual plans, living arrangements, or any barriers they may be having to reentry
• Assist with gaining government identification
• Identify and secure in-home services to maintain stabilization once client returns home
• Familiarize clients with guidelines and procedures of reentry services

Treatment Planning

• Identify services needs and develop treatment or referral services plan with clients
• Perform functional assessment of client to determine client’s strengths and abilities; assist clients in achieving their short term goals.
• Contact service providers to request and arrange services; coordinate and monitor services rendered
• Provide informational packets to clients to help facilitate their mental health appointments
• Confer with client caregivers, families, physicians, lawyers, community service providers, and other professionals throughout the County and to secure and coordinate services
• Provide information packets to clients to maintain basic needs (housing, food, medical)
• Provide outreach, screening, and engagement services to potential participants
• Respond to the immediate needs of referrals
• Assist with Mental Health Discharge Planner for the discharge of inpatient referrals and coordination of transition to the community
• Provide outreach to court ordered consumers
• Provide Targeted Case Management (TCM) for assigned consumers to aid in achieving goals identified in the individualized treatment plan.
• Provide Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment (CPST) for assigned consumers to achieve treatment goals; interventions include.
• Provide Attendant Care (AC) for assigned consumers to achieve treatment goals; interventions include.

Statistics and Documentation

• Prepare Reentry Plan including client and family participation on cases where needed
• Collaborate in review, updates, and progress on goals with Reentry Plan
• Complete Notes for Record, Precautions statements, and authorizations for release of records as required and/or recommended
• Provide monthly Statistics
• Provide Progress Reports on active clients and court progress
• Provide Progress Reports on current and historical records

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in human services field, education, or a related field. Degree may be substituted for experience, with one year of experience for one year of education. Must have a valid Kansas Driver’s license and current proof of automobile insurance. Must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and meet driver qualification standards as set forth in Sedgwick County’s Fleet Vehicle Operation and Usage policy. Pass background check, and motor vehicle screens. Must complete orientations provided by Sedgwick County and Sheriff’s Office.

Preferred Qualifications: One year of experience in a Community Mental Health Center.

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