PDP Reentry Navigator

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary :

The Forensic Behavioral Health Navigator supports individuals to help them remain successfully in the community, helps individuals connect to service to assist from further penetration in the criminal justice system, provides connections to service serve as alternatives to arrest and incarceration, supports community reentry from incarceration. This position will be based at the Reentry trailer on the PDP campus.

The Forensic Behavioral Health Navigator will serve all programs offered by the Behavioral Health and Justice Division of the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) which are at the intersection of the behavioral health and criminal justice. Navigators will specialize in work at one intercept point (i.e., police, pre-trial, jail reentry, probation and parole), and will work across these intercepts in response to the needs of the population of justice-involved individuals with behavioral health needs.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Forensic navigators help individuals with mental illness "navigate" the maze of treatment programs, the court system, and community support services for successful lives in the community. Navigators reduce barriers that keep individuals with mental illness from getting timely treatment by identifying behavioral health needs and diverting individuals to appropriate resources and away from jail.

Specific duties include :

• Critical point of engagement for individuals upon release from local custody.
• Services as pivotal role in coordinating services
• Acts as trusted source for individuals seeking support
• Real-time access to the Kensington Wellness Support Center team for transportation / rideshare needs and other supports
• Provide a calm listening ear and constructive support
• Facilitating linkages to community treatment and outside support systems
• Assists with referrals to obtain Medical Assistance
• Assists with referrals to obtain case management
• Arrange appointments for behavioral health, medical, and other care services
• Works in person at various locations such as the Reentry trailer, CJC, and Pretrial Services
• Other duties and locations can be assigned based on community needs

Skills Required :

This position requires strong clinical skills, case management skills, and an ability to navigate systems of care, the criminal justice system, and community resources

Additional skills include :

Education and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology or related clinical field with at least 2 years of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness.

Candidates must have a working knowledge of the Philadelphia Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Systems

Essential Functions :

Equal Opportunity Employment :

PMHCC, Inc. is committed to equal opportunity. It is our policy to support equal employment for all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual preferences, age, national origin, disability, behavioral health status, military status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Americans with Disabilities Act :

Employees as well as applicants who are currently, or become disabled, must be able to perform the functions of the job with either reasonable accommodation or unaided. PMHCC, Inc. will examine reasonable accommodations on a case by case basis in accordance with the law.