Clinician, Supervised Release Program

THE OPPORTUNITY

Staten Island Justice Center (SIJC) seeks to re-engineer the experience of criminal court in Staten Island, New York, by providing judges and attorneys meaningful alternatives to bail, fines, and jail sentences. Operating out of Richmond County Criminal Court along with community-based offices, SIJC is a team of social service providers, court-based resource coordinators, mental health practitioners, compliance specialists, and others who seek to improve the quality of justice. Supervised Release offers an alternative to jail by providing pretrial supervision, case management, and voluntary social services to people charged with misdemeanor and felony offenses, and in doing so, uses an arrest as a window of opportunity to change the direction of a participant’s life, avoiding the harmful effects of incarceration. Program participants are monitored to ensure their appearance at court dates and mandatory programming, and receive referrals to services like job training, drug treatment, and mental health counseling.

SIJC is seeking a Clinician, Supervised Release Program (SRP). Reporting to the Clinical Director, the Clinician, SRP will be licensed a social worker and mental health practitioner responsible for providing therapeutically-informed support to participants. This position will leverage exemplary clinical and interpersonal skills to provide clinical support to participants enrolled in the program. Specifically, the Clinician, SRP will facilitate CBT-informed sessions for all Tier 2 participants, provide short-term counseling for any participant identified as a strong candidate for mental health support, and external referrals to therapy, as appropriate. This position provides hours towards LCSW accreditation.

The Clinician, SRP will not carry a standard SRP caseload. Rather, they will work closely with the case management and specialty in-house referral teams to case conference about participants' strengths and needs and coordinate tailored support as appropriate. The Clinician, SRP will work with other SRP teams to ensure access to, completion of, and accurate data entry for CBT and other therapeutically-informed sessions to ensure these sessions count toward participants’ compliance status.

• Responsible for facilitating CBT-informed sessions for all Tier 2 participants;
• Provide “counseling lite,” a limited counseling structure of 5-10 sessions and subsequent referrals to external therapy providers, as appropriate;
• Maintain accurate and timely data entry and case documentation aligned with the program model, court reporting obligations, and best practices;
• Responsible for consistent and effective cross-team communication and collaboration to proactively identify successes, challenges, and opportunities to strengthen programming, create opportunities for meaningful collaboration, and maximize internal and external resources and expertise;
• Responsible for ensuring participant access to, completion of, and accurate data entry for CBT and other therapeutically-informed sessions to ensure participants’ completion of these sessions counts toward their compliance status;
• Responsible for working effectively with the case management and compliance teams to ensure accurate and timely court reporting;
• Co-facilitate pro-social and psycho-educational groups for participants in collaboration with SRP Clinicians;
• Maintain professional and positive relationships with court staff, judges, and attorneys;
• Participate in individual, group supervision, and regular staff trainings to develop program expertise and related skill sets;
• Attend project events, community events, and meetings after house, as needed;
• This is a non-caseload carrying position;
• Additional relevant tasks, as necessary.

• A Master's degree in a mental health field and 2 years direct practice (e.g. therapeutic or case management) experience required; license is strongly preferred;
• Experience in pretrial, court-based, or criminal legal system strongly preferred;
• Experience in SRP preferred but not required;
• Must be detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills;
• Must be able to work effectively independently and as part of a highly interdependent, multi-disciplinary team within a fast-paced and dynamic work environment;
• Professional demeanor and ability to work collaboratively and effectively with a variety of program stakeholders, including judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, court staff, and site partner agencies;
• Bilingual (English-Spanish) strongly preferred.

Position Type: Full-time in-person work required; weekend and evening hours required, as needed.

Position Location: Staten Island, NY

Compensation: The compensation range for this position is $58,500 - $73,500 and is commensurate with experience.

Benefits: The Center for Justice Innovation offers an excellent benefits package including comprehensive healthcare with a national network, free basic dental coverage, vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts including commuter FSA. We prioritize mental health care for our staff and offer services like Talkspace and Ginger through our healthcare plans. We offer a 403(b) retirement plan with a two-to-one employer contribution up to 5%.

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