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Access Services is hiring a Case Manager of Justice Related Services. This position will serve individuals throughout Montgomery County, and will have an office base in Plymouth Meeting, PA.

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As a Case Manager in Justice Services, you’ll be a catalyst for change—guiding individuals through complex legal and mental health systems with compassion, clarity, and purpose. You’ll work directly with justice-involved clients to support their reentry, stability, and growth, connecting them to vital resources and advocating for their success. This role is about more than casework—it’s about restoring dignity, building trust, and helping people reclaim their futures.

In this position, you will help clients achieve goals such as finding housing, gaining employment, developing a positive social life, using healthy coping skills, and improving their overall personal wellness. A successful candidate will be humble, open to coaching and teaching, flexible, able to work alone and with a team, open minded, able to critically think, and willing to advocate.

Work Schedule: 40 hours per week, Mon-Fri, 8AM to 4PM.

Key Responsibilities of the Case Manager:

• Engage adults with serious mental illness to facilitate support and linkage to resources for successful reentry (Ex: housing, career, community involvement, etc.)

• Meet with clients in jail, in the community, at court, in hospitals, and through law enforcement

• Organize and coordinate services for adults with serious mental illness in the forensic system using Blended Case Management guidelines
• Ensure that the Access Services philosophy of care is carried out with each individual served, and the service provided meets individual needs.
• Build collaboration through community outreach and awareness

• Complete case notes and documentation related to the program

• Attend regular team meetings and case reviews

• Attend county, committee, and consumer meetings as needed

Qualifications of the Case Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as psychology, social work, criminal justice, etc. is required.

• 2+ years of case management experience, preferably with adults with serious mental illness preferred.

• Some criminal justice related experience preferred.

• Valid driver’s license with 2+ years of driving experience, reliable vehicle, and adequate car insurance is required.

• Willingness to drive throughout Montgomery County during the workday to meet with clients is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities of the Case Manager:

• Knowledge of criminal justice system, and knowledge of serious mental illness.
• Ability to direct and self-prioritize independent work and be flexible, and also effectively collaborate with a team.
• Ability to develop positive, creative program goals
• Proficiency in, or ability to learn and use, multiple platforms and technologies as required by the position

Essential Working Conditions/Physical Demands:  

• Work in program sites and the community routinely providing direct care and/or support with individuals.  

• Stand, sit or run by self, or provide proper care and supervision with an individual. 

• Able to move and stay with an individual to keep them safe, both in home environment and community, both at near and far distances, even when an individual may struggle to meet identified expectations.  

• Able to assist an individual who has fallen, regardless of weight or size.  

• Walk, climb stairs by self, or provide direct care and/or support. 

• Work in a standard office environment and utilize desktop computer equipment daily.  

• Able to lift or move items associated with sedentary and light work (exert up to 20 lbs.)  

• Travel to offsite locations and regional office locations if necessary. 

Pay: Starting rate of $20/hourly, with increases based on education and work related experience.

Our full-time comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Health, Vision, Rx, & Dental insurances, HSA/FSA, 401k program.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• 20 Days PTO (vacation, sick days), 7 paid holidays, and 2 floating holidays.
• Mileage/Toll Reimbursement, paid travel time between worksites.
• Life Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability, Catastrophic Sick Leave, Paid Parental Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (telehealth/in person).
• Referral Bonuses up to $750 per hire.
• College tuition discounts, Credit Union perks, retail discounts.

Access Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.