case manager
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May 27, 2024
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Elizabeth Fry Kingston
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*Position: Case Manager, Community Residential Facility *
*Agency: Elizabeth Fry Society of Kingston***********
*Posting Date: May 27, 2024 Closing Date: June 7, 2024 *
*Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada*
Mission Statement:
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Kingston is a non-profit, volunteer based, direct service organization offering services to women in conflict with the law and to women facing financial and social barriers that may put them at risk of coming into conflict with the law. The Society actively advocates for progressive legislative and administrative reform of the criminal justice system and other institutions; presses for social change as a means of crime prevention; develops viable community alternatives to incarceration and other punitive criminal sanctions; empowers and supports women in pursuing and upholding their rights; conducts education to inform the public about issues that disadvantage women in the justice system; and encourages public participation in all aspects of justice or women.
*Position Description: *
As a Case Manager on the Residential Facility team you will be responsible to provide ongoing support and supervision to the residents of the CRF. This support includes crisis prevention &intervention, behaviour management, liaising with and making referrals to community resources, and administrative tasks. Residents of the CRF are women who have been in conflict with the law and are on community release (I.e., Probation, Conditional Sentence, Parole). The Case Manager will work collaboratively with clients and other residential staff to empower clients to progress toward and achieve set personal development goals including program attendance and engagement, securing housing, and maintaining positive connections within the community. The overall goal for clients at the end of their residency, is to feel confident and secure in their reintegration into the community, achieved by individualized Residential Action Plans.
You will attend various women?s correctional institutions for programming and to complete interviews, building rapport prior to a residents arrival at the CRF. You will be required to participate in the on-call rotation; assist in developing the staff schedule; oversee the property maintenance of the CRF. Additional duties include agency representation on community and institutional committees, public presentations, policy, program and proposal writing, and social media contributions. The Case Manager facilitates the ongoing review and development of programs; establishes a working rapport with CSC, MCSS, police, institutions, National Parole Board, Ontario Parole and Earned Remission Board.
The CRF is a single-staff work environment, with an expectation to work positively and cooperatively with other members of the Residential Facility Team. The ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with clients, staff and community partners is essential. The Case Manager reports directly to the Manager of the Community Residential Facility.
Staff are required to be available for a variety of shifts in this 24/7 program including days, afternoons, overnights and weekends.
Possible opportunities for professional development include:
* Increased understanding of the provincial and federal justice system
* Strong connections to other community service providers
* Naloxone administration training
* Suicide and crisis intervention training
* Workshops on supportive counselling techniques
* Program facilitation training
*Qualifications: *
Bachelor?s Degree in Social Services field, or equivalent combination of education and experience;
Knowledge of criminal justice system is mandatory; family law knowledge and experience considered an asset;
Minimum of two (2) years? experience working in a non-profit organization OR in a criminal justice service delivery environment;
Skilled in property management; strong administration and organizational skills; strong verbal/written com
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LocationKingston, ON
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SalaryNot available
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Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
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