General:
Provide prerelease (inside state prisons) and post-release (in the community) case management services. Travel to the State Prisons, County Jails, Probation & Parole offices and other criminal justice service providers to promote and recruit inmates who are eligible for the program. Provide intake, assessment and case management services to clients, which include ongoing assessment for program eligibility, monitoring all aspects of client services, ensuring needs of clients are met; individual counseling and client educational classes may be included at discretion of the Director.
Job requirements:
- Develop a comprehensive plan to meet the needs of clients releasing to the identified counties of need.
- Provide the client with information on social services and agency services which will address their needs and make the appropriate referrals on behalf of the client
- Utilize case management skills, such as brokering, advocacy, monitoring and discharge planning to link clients and their families to resources and services
- Schedule and/or participates in Case Conference with clients/caregivers, service care planning and negotiate agreements
- Provide discharge planning to disenrolled clients to ensure client’s needs are met
- Ensure all services are documented per state regulations
- Travel to meet with current and potential clients, attend community resource meetings and conduct client case management sessions in the community as needed
- Required to attend mandatory training classes in accordance with Kintock training policies
- Perform other work related duties as assigned by the Director.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Four-year degree in a social, human services, criminal justice or behavioral science program from an accredited college or university.
- At a minimum, one year of experience must be working in human services, corrections, or community-based services.
- Work experience may be substituted for academic studies exchanging one year of work experience in a related field for one year of academic education.
- Total work experience needed in lieu of the combination of education and work experience is five years.
- Valid NJ Driver’s license.
Abilities:
- Learn, Analyze and interpret understand and follow contract rules, regulations, policies and procedures;
- strong communication skills and the ability to present material in a clear and effective manner to a diverse population.
- Travel as needed, and flexible schedule.
- Work independently with minimal supervision.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in social, human services, criminal justice, or behavioral science
- Minimum one year experience in human services, corrections, or community-based services
- Option to substitute one year of related work experience for one year of academic education; total of five years experience may substitute for degree
- Valid New Jersey driver's license
- Ability to learn, analyze, interpret, and follow contract rules, regulations, policies and procedures
- Strong communication skills and ability to present material clearly to diverse populations
- Ability to travel as needed and maintain a flexible schedule
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
What We Do
Kintock is a non-profit organization that provides quality reentry programs that assist individuals in making and sustaining transformative life changes. Kintock has successfully designed and implemented community-based reentry programs for more than three decades and has a proven track record in the field of community corrections. Founded in 1985, the Kintock Group, Inc. and the Kintock Group of New Jersey, Inc. are not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporations that specialize in providing community-based treatment services that address the individual needs of adult offenders. Kintock operates residential and community resource centers and provides services under contracts with New Jersey’s Department of Corrections and State Parole Board, with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and with the Department of Corrections in Pennsylvania. Kintock is devoted to providing these services in the most professional manner possible by utilizing qualified staff, well-recognized curricula, the most effective evidence-based treatment concepts and models, and by conducting ongoing research and assessment to ensure that its vision for quality, integrity and accountability in community corrections is met. Kintock has a positive presence in the communities, garnering the support of local community organizations, businesses, elected officials and law enforcement. As a company, our organization is committed to forging effective public and private partnerships to enhance and broaden its programs and to promote the successful reintegration of offenders into society.
