Correctional Case Manager

State of Oklahoma•Granite, OK

1d•$38,328 - $46,665•Onsite

About The Position

The Correctional Case Manager provides routine social casework in the classification and assignment of offenders in a correctional institution, or advanced social casework related to their re-entry into the community. The position is located at Oklahoma State Reformatory and is on-site, with no remote work eligibility. The role includes assessing offenders’ security risks and program needs, preparing case histories and recommending program assignments. Case managers review offender conduct and work records, advise offenders on personal and institutional matters, deliver re-entry programs, and develop and monitor transition plans. They may prepare parole summaries or court-ordered presentence investigations, handle offender mail, and collaborate with families, community partners, and social service agencies to support pre- and post-release services. The posting describes three levels. Level I performs routine, entry-level case management under close supervision. Level II performs the full range of case management work and oversees difficult advanced classification and counseling cases. Level III provides specialist treatment and re-entry case management, including assessments, transition planning, coordination of social casework, collaborative support teams, referrals, and follow-up. Compensation is non-negotiable: Level I $38,328.16, Level II $42,445.52, and Level III $46,664.80.

Requirements

Level I requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The stated substitution is one year of experience in a correctional facility in a position requiring direct inmate contact for each 30 semester hours of required education.
Level II requires a bachelor’s degree and two years of qualifying correctional records management or social casework experience involving offender classification and assignment, field supervision, apprehension, investigation, specified community-corrections security leadership, or specified professional administrative duties. A master’s degree may substitute for one year only of the required specialized experience, subject to the posting’s stated substitution provisions.
Level III requires a bachelor’s degree and three years of qualifying correctional records management or social casework experience involving offender classification and assignment, field supervision, apprehension, investigation, specified community-corrections security leadership, or specified professional administrative duties. A master’s degree may substitute for one year only of the required specialized experience, subject to the posting’s stated substitution provisions.
Knowledge of vocational guidance and social adjustment principles, institutional industrial positions and the future market for related skills, interviewing and counseling techniques, and offenders’ social and psychological problems.
At Levels II and III, knowledge of personality development and adjustment and the social structure of an offender population and individual assimilation into it.
At Level III, knowledge of related government laws and practices and community resources.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, communicate effectively, and determine which facility segment best suits an offender’s social and correctional needs.
At Level III, ability to motivate offenders in a positive, constructive manner.
The posting notes that no substitution is allowed for the qualifying specialized experience described for Levels II, III, and IV.

Responsibilities

Use interviews and assessment instruments to determine offenders’ 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 as a member of the classification unit for an assigned caseload.
Advise offenders on personal problems, employment resources, vocational skills, education and training needs, family problems, and institutional adjustment.
Deliver programs designed 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 incoming and outgoing mail for assigned offenders.
Develop, monitor, and amend offender transition plans in alignment with re-entry programs and services.
Build collaborative relationships with relevant partners to arrange pre- and post-release support involving families, community resources, and social service agencies.
At Level II, oversee difficult advanced classification and counseling cases.
At Level III, provide specialist programs such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavior treatment, and sex offender treatment; coordinate social casework, classification, transition and intervention planning, offender assessments, collaborative support teams, referrals, and follow-up.