Correctional Case Manager

State of Oklahoma•Hominy, OK

3d•$38,328 - $46,665•Onsite

About The Position

The Correctional Case Manager provides routine social casework in offender classification and assignment at a correctional institution or advanced casework related to offenders’ re-entry into the community. The role is located at Dick Conner Correctional Center and is on-site, with no remote work eligibility. The position is offered at three levels. Level I performs entry-level routine case management under close supervision. Level II handles the full range of case management duties and oversees difficult advanced classification and counseling cases. Level III provides specialist services, including treatment programs and re-entry case management. Compensation is non-negotiable: Level I — $38,328.16; Level II — $42,445.52; Level III — $46,664.80.

Requirements

Level I: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in a correctional facility involving direct contact with inmates may substitute for education at one year per 30 semester hours required.
Level I knowledge: vocational guidance and social adjustment principles; institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; interviewing and counseling techniques; and social and psychological problems facing offenders.
Level I abilities: establish and maintain effective working relationships, communicate effectively, and determine which part of the facility best suits an offender’s social and correctional needs.
Level II: Bachelor’s degree and two years of qualifying experience in correctional records management or social casework involving offender classification and assignment, field supervision, apprehension, or investigation; or qualifying experience as a community corrections center chief of security or in a professional administrative position with inmate-record, procedure-development, or assistant-to-a-warden responsibilities.
Level II: A master’s degree may substitute for one year of the required specialized experience; the posting also describes an equivalent education and experience substitution involving correctional facility work with direct inmate contact.
Level II knowledge: vocational guidance and social adjustment principles; institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; interviewing and counseling techniques; social and psychological problems facing offenders; personality development and adjustments; and offender-population social structure and individual assimilation.
Level II abilities: establish and maintain effective working relationships, communicate effectively, and determine which part of the facility best suits an offender’s social and correctional needs.
Level III: Bachelor’s degree and three years of qualifying experience in correctional records management or social casework involving offender classification and assignment, field supervision, apprehension, or investigation; or qualifying experience as a community corrections center chief of security or in a professional administrative position with inmate-record, procedure-development, or assistant-to-a-warden responsibilities.
Level III: A master’s degree may substitute for one year of the required specialized experience; the posting also describes an equivalent education and experience substitution involving correctional facility work with direct inmate contact.
Level III knowledge: vocational guidance and social adjustment principles; institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; interviewing and counseling techniques; social and psychological problems facing offenders; personality development and adjustments; offender-population social structure and assimilation; related government laws and practices; and community resources.
Level III abilities: establish and maintain effective working relationships, communicate effectively, determine which part of the facility best suits an offender’s social and correctional needs, and motivate offenders positively and constructively.
The posting states that no substitution is allowed for the required period of qualifying specialized experience described for Levels II, III, and IV.

Responsibilities

Interview and assess offenders to determine security risks and program needs; prepare case history reports and recommend program assignments.
Review assigned offenders’ work and conduct records to assess progress and determine whether assignments or security classifications should change; serve on the classification unit for an assigned caseload.
Advise offenders on personal issues, employment resources, vocational skills, educational and training needs, family problems, and institutional adjustment.
Deliver programs intended to support offenders’ successful re-entry into the community after release.
Assist with or prepare reports, including parole summaries and court-ordered presentence investigations.
Receive and take necessary action on mail to and from assigned offenders.
Develop, monitor, and amend offender transition plans in line with re-entry programs and services.
Build collaborative networks with relevant partners to provide pre- and post-release support, involving family members, community resources, and social service agencies.
At Level III, provide programs such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavior treatment, and sex offender treatment.
At Level III, coordinate strategic social casework; classification; transitional and intervention plans; offender assessments; family and community support teams; service referrals; and follow-up.