Behavioral Health Case Manager I

Description

The Yolo County Public Defender's office is recruiting to fill one (1) regular, full-time position in the class of Behavioral Health Case Manager I.

The Position

The mission of the Yolo County Public Defender's office is to provide quality legal representation through zealous advocacy that protects the liberty and constitutional rights of our clients and ensures a fair system of justice. We believe in treating every client with compassion and respect, striving to be client-centered in our work. We advise clients holistically and assist them with necessary supports and services to address both their legal and social support needs.We acknowledge that racism, racial disparities, and bias pervade the criminal legal system and have profound and reaching effect on our clients. We are devoted to dismantling and ending systemic racism and bias in our local criminal legal system and achieving better outcomes for clients by pursuing each case with commitment, professionalism, and teamwork.

We strive to employ a diverse workforce to improve connection to clients and to value all perspectives. The office values the insights of those it seeks to serve and welcomes them as employees.The ideal candidate is a diligent and ambitious individual, bilingualin

Spanish,with lived experience, including someone who is formerly incarcerated.

This position will be responsible for providing personalized assistance and guidance to public defender clients as they navigate legal, behavioral health, and other systems. This position will also collaborate with stakeholders and community organizations to assist clients to apply for and complete diversion or harm reduction agreements and to break behavioral cycles that could easily lead to future arrests for increasingly serious offenses.

If you see yourself as someone who will contribute to the mission of the Public Defender's Office while ensuring the work environment reflects the office's core values of commitment, teamwork, professionalism, and client-centered representation, we encourage you to apply!

How To Apply

Interested applicants should submit an online County of Yolo Employment Application and responses to supplemental questions by the closing date. For important and detailed information regarding the application and selection process for this recruitment, please see the APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS section of this job announcement below.

Essential Functions

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Helps coordinate and facilitate linkage to appropriate substance use and behavioral health programs and services; advises consumers of their rights, responsibilities and eligibility for program participation; explains rules, regulations and policies to consumers and the general public.

• Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings; discusses consumer observations and consumer progress with professional staff as input to treatment review.

• Conducts in person interviews with consumers to complete intake packets information which includes consumer's social, medical, psychological, substance use, legal, financial and personal history; Discusses services available to consumer including supportive services.

• Makes referrals to and/or assists consumers in obtaining supportive services including services to meet basic needs such as safety, food, shelter, clothing, medical care, etc.

• Observes attitudes and behaviors to help consumer identify consistencies and confront inconsistencies, identifies and addresses barriers that may prevent consumer from obtaining/maintaining recovery and/or self-sufficiency; counsels consumers to encourage their responsibility in achieving realistic long-term sobriety and/or behavioral health goals.

• Teaches consumers life skills by assisting with banking, grocery shopping, household budgeting, hygiene, etc.; coordinates, facilitates and participates in group outings for the purposes of community integration and education.

• Attends court proceedings with consumers or to testify if subpoenaed.

• Visits consumers in home or other location as necessary; transports consumers when necessary; calls consumers with appointment and/or medication reminders.

• Provides conflict resolution in emergency/stressful situations requiring immediate attention.

• Performs outreach and community engagement functions such as promoting and providing special presentations to outside agencies, schools, and community groups and acting as a liaison with local community and law enforcement agencies.

• Performs related duties as assigned.

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Employment Standards

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Graduation from high school or possession of a valid G.E.D. certificate; AND

Experience: One (1) year of full-time, paid or volunteer work experience in a behavioral health treatment setting requiring extensive public contact.

License:Positions in this classification require incumbents to possess and maintain a valid California driver's license, Class C or higher, to carry out job related duties. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to a physical or mental disability may request a reasonable accommodation.

Application & Selection Process

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Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the closing date. Application information must be current, concise, and related to the requirements in this job announcement. A resume may be included with your application; however, it will not substitute for the information requested on the application. In addition to an employment application, applicants are required to submit a completed supplemental questionnaire at the time of filing. Incomplete applications will be disqualified.

Selection Procedure

The following is a tentative schedule of events that will occur as part of the selection process. The selection process steps, and all listed dates, may change with or without notice..

• Screening for Minimum Qualifications

• Screening for Best Qualified

• Department Selection Interviews

• Reference Checks

• Conditional Job Offer, pending: Pre-Employment Exams

• Drug & Alcohol Screen

• Department of Justice LiveScan

Confirmed Job OfferEstimated Start Date: August 2024

Screening for Best Qualified: The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidate's experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification. If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely. Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question. If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question. Based upon responses to the supplemental questionnaire, the applicant's education, training, and experience will be evaluated to determine those applicants that are best qualified.

Contact Information

For questions about the position or about employment with the County, please contact Human Resources by e-mail at jobs@yolocounty.org or by phone at (530) 666-8055.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of the County of Yolo to provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, physical disability (Including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics/information), age (40 or over), marital status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws or ordinance. The County will comply with all of its obligations under State and Federal laws regarding the provision of reasonable accommodations to applicants. Reasonable testing arrangements may be made to accommodate applicants with disabilities or who are unable to attend a scheduled test due to religious reasons in accordance with the Fair Employment and Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please call the County of Yolo Human Resources Office at (530) 666-8055 at least five (5) business days prior to the scheduled test date to request accommodation. Documentation from a medical doctor, rehabilitation counselor, or other qualified professional will be required.

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