CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM
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Petitioner: |
John Martin, Director of Juvenile Justice Services |
Recommendation:
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Approve and authorize the continued use of Targeted Case Management monies to fund 21 limited-permanent positions in the Department of Juvenile Justice Services, which includes 12 Juvenile Probation Officers (Schedule J01E); 1 Manager (Schedule A 33); 3 Youth & Adult Intervention Specialist II (Schedule 29); 2 Juvenile Detention Assistants (Schedule 22); 2 Assistant Managers (Schedule J11E) and 1 Eligibility Specialist (Schedule 24) for a one year period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. (For possible action)
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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Fund #: |
2300.919 |
Fund Name: |
Entitlements |
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Fund Center: |
1240711000 |
Funded PGM/Grant: |
N/A |
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Amount: |
$2,292,039 |
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Description: |
N/A |
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Additional Comments: |
N/A |
BACKGROUND:
Targeted Case Management (TCM) funds are Medicaid monies that the Department of Juvenile Justice Services (DJJS) has available to support medical and therapeutic case management of Medicaid eligible youth under DJJS supervision. The 21 DJJS positions are responsible for caseload management of youth and their families.
Of the thirteen positions, 12 Juvenile Probation Officers (JPO) meet with youth, review the terms and conditions of their Court Orders, focusing on victim restoration and ensuring community safety. The JPOs also perform home checks on youth that are on Global Positioning System Monitoring system, in an effort to keep youth out of juvenile detention, and still ensure community safety. The JPOs and the Juvenile Detention Assistant is assigned to the Detention Division keeping with Best Practices in terms of staff to youth ratio. The Youth and Adult Intervention Specialists (YAIS) are assigned to different units of the Clinical Division. One works directly with the court system, completing court order assessments. Another works with the Family Empowerment Program that provides clinical case management and direct services at various Probation Centers. The third YAIS position works with the Mental Health Treatment Team that provides assessment and treatment of mental health needs at Detention and Spring Mountain Youth Camp.
The Manager position has leadership, oversight, and supervision responsibilities of five (5) current Harbor locations. The locations are the West Charleston, Mojave, Flamingo, Henderson and North Las Vegas sites. The 2 Assistant Manager positions provide oversight, management and administrative support at the Spring Mountain Youth Camp and Detention Division. The Eligibility Specialist works with families to determine its needs and screen for potential eligibility for Medicaid-related programs and services. The Eligibility Specialist also assists in collecting and gathering required documents for Medicaid applications from various divisions including The Harbor in order to connect families with the services they need in a timely manner.