Reentry Case Worker

Job Title- Reentry Community Health Worker

The vision of a Community Health Workers (CHWs) is to provide a holistic recovery model for Justice-Involved individuals reintegrating into the community from the Los Angeles County Jail or California State Prison system.

Responsibilities
➢ Provide high-quality case management to individuals re-integrating into their communities from the justice system.
➢ Develop care management teams that include community health workers, CSWs, and administrative support staff.
➢ Have a client-centered approach and provide excellent customer service that is sensitive to the challenges that Justice-Involved Populations face reintegrating into their communities, especially navigating complex medical, behavioral, and social service delivery systems to address chronic health and behavioral health conditions.
➢ Other duties as assigned.
➢ Employ a “whatever it takes approach” to assist clients in their transition from Jail or Prison to community reintegration and stabilization.
➢ To engage in community outreach.
➢ To attend all scheduled CHWs training.

Qualifications

➢ It is a desirable qualification that Community Health Workers (CHWs) possess "lived experience" to meaningfully connect with clients.
➢ CHWs are to have been incarcerated for a continuous period of six months, provided that such individuals have not been incarcerated in the past twelve months and are not under active or mandatory supervision by a Federal, state, or county probation or parole department in the past twelve months.
➢ Previous experience working with system-impacted communities, including but not limited to people who are incarcerated and/or formerly incarcerated and communities of color.
➢ Demonstrated ability to work well independently and pursue opportunities for self-teaching and skill development as needed. The ability to build productive and collaborative relationships with organizational partners.
➢ Must have reliable transportation source.
➢ Ability to work independently as well as with a team of caring and motivated professionals.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $21.00 - $25.00 per hour

Work Location: On the road