Case Manager-Youth Court Services

Case Manager
Location: 1100 S. Hamilton, Illinois
Salary: $44,676–$47,650 (Based on Experience)
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30am –5:00pm

At TASC (Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities), our mission is to build a healthier, safer, and more just society. Since 1976, we have believed that every individual has the potential for positive change. We advocate, support, and empower people to break barriers, find recovery, and reshape their destinies.

Through our innovative SPECIALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT™, we create a world where recovery, justice, and empathy lead to thriving communities. Anchored at the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal legal system, TASC leads transformative solutions that reflect a future where health, safety, and justice are synonymous with hope. We are TASC.

Position Overview: This position will provide addiction intervention, AODA counseling, and recovery support services to clients and their families. The Case Manager is responsible for bringing services, agencies, resources, and support networks together to assist clients in achieving their established goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direct services and coordinate resources and people to help clients achieve their service plan goals

• Screen and assess clients for appropriateness for agency services

• Adhere to the agency’s service hour protocol

• Support client engagement in drug treatment, community support, and other services

• Counsel and aid family members to better understand and support the client

• Facilitate individual and/or group orientation or educational sessions as required

• Facilitate client drug testing when needed

• Represent clients and the agency at staffings, court hearings, probation/parole meetings, and provider networks

• Provide referrals for client needs and offer crisis intervention as necessary

• Document assessments, service plans, progress notes, discharge summaries, and other client-related activities in a timely and accurate manner

• Attend in-service trainings, conferences, and continuing education (as required)

• Complete and maintain all documentation including ECR entries, letters, and status reports

Our Ideal candidate:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Valid driver's license
• CADC certification within two years of employment with TASC may be required based on contractual obligations
• Demonstrated proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite
• Demonstrated experience in group facilitation
• Knowledge of the current ASAM placement criteria, DSM-V as it relates to substance-related disorders, and Code of Ethics for substance abuse professionals, or the ability to acquire the knowledge
• Flexibility in thinking and approaches to leading group discussions
• Good verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Good time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines

Our benefits package includes:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance and Flexible Spending
• Paid Leave - Short-term Disability (STD)
• Paid Time Off/Sick Time/ Floating Holiday
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 403 B (retirement plan)

The agency currently offers hybrid work schedules that combines in-office and remote work. Employees are required to report to the work site three days per week with the option to work up to two days remotely.

If you are interested in this position, please visit the TASC website at www.tasc.org and apply online.

TASC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free workplace. The agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran or military status or any other protected status in accordance with federal and state law.