MERIT Case Worker
Core
Provide intensive case management, assessment, and care planning for defendants with alcohol or other drug problems within the criminal justice system.
Role type
Case worker (substance abuse and criminal justice)
Builds
Individualized care plans and service pathways for MERIT clients
Domain
Health care / Substance abuse treatment / Criminal justice
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Case management, assessment, care planning, stakeholder collaboration, evidence-based interventions for substance abuse
Preferred skills
Harm minimisation approach, understanding of health and social impact of substance abuse
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide individualised assessment, care planning and case management for clients engaged with the MERIT program; Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with MERIT, residential rehabilitation services and other key stakeholders; Identify opportunities to improve service delivery and strengthen pathways between MERIT, residential rehabilitation and other treatment services
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC