Social Worker for Veteran Justice Outreach Services

New Jersey Reentry Corporation

Jersey City, NJ

Posted: February 28, 2023
Full-Time

New Jersey Reentry Corporation is an employment-focused, data-driven, non-profit organization serving court-involved individuals currently seeking a Social Worker ideally having worked with Veterans and has outreach experience. This is a full-time salaried position, Monday through Friday, with a full benefits package.

Job Summary

The Social Worker for Veteran Justice Outreach Services will be working with Veterans who rely on the same skills and motivations as an effective social worker exhibiting compassion, a genuine desire to help others, adaptability, and a willingness to learn new things. Social workers who work with Veterans must also understand their clients' unique challenges. The Social Worker for Veteran Justice Outreach Services must assess clients in the context of their military experience. It would require an understanding of military service and VA services.

General Responsibilities

The Social Worker for Veterans Justice Outreach Services will assist with recruiting veterans through allied veteran organizations, veteran service officers, nonprofit organizations, and public media;
The Social Worker for Veterans Justice Outreach Services will have a working familiarity with the distinction between civil, federal, and state benefit programs and those programs offered by the United States Department of Defense and particularly the United States Veterans Administration;
The Social Worker for Veterans Justice Outreach Services will need to have an acute understanding of the processes required for a Department of Defense discharge upgrade, as well as, a veteran's character of discharge review;
The Social Worker for Veterans Justice Outreach Services will refer those veterans not receiving proper behavioral and medical benefits to the appropriate local NJRC case manager to ensure that veterans are being provided care during the appeal process with the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration;
The Social Worker for Veterans Justice Outreach Services will refer those veterans not receiving proper behavioral and medical benefits to the appropriate local NJRC case manager to ensure that veterans are being provided care during the appeal process with the Department of Defense and/or the Veterans Administration;
The Social Worker for Veteran Outreach Services will work with General Counsel and Legal Services Project Manager to avail veterans access to NJRC lawyers, legal points of contact, and pro bono agency lawyers.

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