Correctional Case Manager

State of Oklahoma • Oklahoma City, 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 committed to a correctional institution, or advanced social casework supporting offenders’ re-entry into the community. Work may be performed at Level I (entry-level routine work under close supervision), Level II (full-range case management, including difficult advanced classification and counseling cases), or Level III (specialist programs and re-entry case management). This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work.

The role involves assessing offenders’ security risks and programmatic needs, preparing case histories and recommendations, monitoring offender progress and assignments, offering guidance and counseling, supporting re-entry, preparing reports, managing offender correspondence, and coordinating transition plans and community support services.

Compensation is non-negotiable and is listed by level: 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. For the stated education substitution, one year of experience in a correctional facility requiring direct contact with inmates may substitute for each 30 semester hours of required education.
• Level II: Bachelor's degree and two years of qualifying correctional records management or social casework experience involving offender classification and assignment, field supervision, apprehension, or investigation; qualifying experience may also include work as a chief of security in a community corrections center or in a professional administrative position maintaining inmate records, establishing procedures, or serving as an assistant to a warden. A master's degree may substitute for one year only of the required specialized experience. The posting also describes an equivalent education and experience combination with correctional-facility experience involving direct inmate contact as a substitution.
• Level III: Bachelor's degree and three years of qualifying correctional records management or social casework experience involving offender classification and assignment, field supervision, apprehension, or investigation; qualifying experience may also include work as a chief of security in a community corrections center or in a professional administrative position maintaining inmate records, establishing procedures, or serving as an assistant to a warden. A master's degree may substitute for one year only of the required specialized experience. The posting also describes an equivalent education and experience combination with correctional-facility experience involving direct inmate contact as a substitution.
• Knowledge of vocational guidance and social adjustment principles, institutional industrial positions and future demand for related skills, interviewing and counseling techniques, and the social and psychological problems facing offenders.
• 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 motivate offenders positively and constructively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, communicate effectively, and determine which facility segment best suits an offender’s social and correctional needs.
• 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 offenders and use assessment instruments to determine security risks and programmatic 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 a classification unit for an assigned caseload.
• Advise offenders on personal problems, employment resources, vocational skills, educational 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 to or from assigned offenders.
• Develop, monitor, and amend offender transition plans in line with re-entry programs and services.
• Establish collaborative networks with relevant partners to provide pre- and post-release support and services involving family members, community resources, and social service agencies.
• 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 plans, assessments, community and family support teams, referrals, and follow-up.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level