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Are you interested in contributing to social justice for people impacted by the criminal legal system? If so, we need your clinical skills on the new Nathaniel Community Success (NCS) team at CASES! NCS is an alternatives-to detention/incarceration (ATD/ATI) that serves individuals of all genders, aged 16 and older, with mental illness (including substance use problems); this program will directly help reduce the utilization of jails and prisons.

Come join our team's efforts to reduce the City's reliance on correctional institutions, promote justice, and help NYC achieve its goal to close Rikers Island in 2026. At CASES, we offer clinical supervision (which can be used toward licensure), free continuing education credits for LMSW/LCSWs and LMHCs, as well as a comprehensive training curriculum available to all employees. We are a diverse team at CASES, and we welcome candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disabilities to apply.

We are seeking a mission-driven manager with advanced clinical and administrative leadership skills to be the Team Leader for our Manhattan NCS team. The team is multidisciplinary, comprised of a Forensic Clinical Case Coordinator, Forensic Case Coordinator, Substance Use Specialist, Peer Specialist, Clinical Criminal Legal Specialist, and Program Assistant. The NCS team provides individualized clinical case management; linkage to services for mental health (including substance use problems) and medical treatment; and court-ordered supervision services. Each participant's plan is individualized, responding to specific needs and risks to help each participant achieve and maintain recovery and reduce criminal recidivism.

The NCS Manhattan Team Leader is responsible for the day-to-day administrative duties and the direct supervision of the Manhattan-based multidisciplinary team; they will also provide some direct clinical services. The Manhattan Team Leader reports to the Senior Director and will also coordinate with the Brooklyn Team Leader. CASES is looking for a supervisor who is committed to social justice, evidence-based practices, effective violence risk management, and the principles of recovery-oriented and trauma-informed services.

Salary: $86,000.00.

Shift Hours: Full-time Monday through Friday 9am-5pm.

Location Address: 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, 8th Floor, New York, New York, 10027. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.

Workplace Flexibility: Flexible.

What you will be doing:

• Manage the clinical, administrative, and technical supervision of a multidisciplinary team
• Collaborate with the court-based Clinical Supervisor responsible for centralized screening and assessment operations for program intakes to ensure participants receive intensive services after program intake and are fully engaged following the transition from jail to community
• Effectively use the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) assessment to develop and initiate participant's individualized program and supervision plan, based on the assessment of risk, and needs and attentive to strengths and assets
• Ensure staff engagement and compliance with START, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Interactive Journaling (IJ), and Comprehensive Clinical Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (CCDBT) training institutes to achieve proficiency standards
• Ensure the team provides excellent evidence-based services in the office, courthouses, and in the community
• Facilitate collaborating effectively with the Nathaniel Clinic main and other non-CASES sites, for the delivery of jointly coordinated treatment services
• Oversee effective violence risk management in the treatment services delivered by the team to reduce participant risk for violence
• Manage the progress reporting of participants' status in the ATI program, overseeing court reporting for participants' court monitoring appearances
• Develop and maintain relationships with criminal legal stakeholders (judges, defense bar, and prosecutors, etc.) and provide effective, timely, and accurate communication about services delivered to participants
• Lead staff organizational meetings to regularly review participant progress using a team-based approach along with clinical staff meetings for comprehensive service planning, staff training, and supervision

What we are looking for:

• Master's degree in social work, Mental Health Counseling, Psychology or any other relevant clinical discipline
• 2+ years of leadership experience in mental health and/or criminal legal involved with a verifiable record of accomplishment in managing multiple programs
• 2+ years of experience with comprehensive mental health treatment
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence
• Highly developed management, analytical, and motivational skills
• Excellent written, oral, presentation, and facilitation skills
• Record of accomplishment in delivering sustained quality treatment services
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams and remain highly organized
• Proficient in computers and electronic recording, preferably Salesforce

Preferred Skills:

• LMSW, LMHC, LCSW, PsyD or PhD, or PhD with forensic training preferred
• Fluency in Spanish
• Strong personal and/or professional experience in and/or knowledge of Manhattan

Employee Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off starting at 25 days
• 12 Paid Holidays per year.
• Retirement 403(b) Competitive matching up to 6%.
• Employee Referral Program

Our Values:

At CASES, we like to move with PURPOSE, which reflects our values:

PEOPLE| Hold people's stories with dignity

UNITY| Commit to a shared mission

RESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversity

PROGRESS| Always work to improve

OPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resources

SOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problems

EMPATHY| Seek to understand others

Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.

Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm 35 hours per week excluding breaks