Correctional Case Manager

State of Oklahoma • Holdenville, OK

11d • $38,328 - $46,665 • Onsite

About The Position

The Correctional Case Manager provides routine social casework involving the classification and assignment of offenders committed to a correctional institution, or advanced social casework supporting offenders’ re-entry into the community. The role is based at Allen Gamble Correctional Center and is on-site; remote work is not available.

The position has three levels. Level I performs entry-level routine case management under close supervision. Level II performs the full range of case management tasks and oversees difficult, advanced classification and counseling cases. Level III specializes in providing treatment and re-entry programs, coordinating social casework, classification, transition planning, assessments, collaborative support teams, referrals, and follow-up.

Requirements

• Level I: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Qualifying experience in a correctional facility involving direct contact with inmates may substitute at one year 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; alternatively, qualifying experience as a community corrections center chief of security or in a professional administrative role maintaining inmate records, establishing procedures, or assisting a warden. A master’s degree may substitute for one year only of the required specialized experience. An equivalent education and experience combination may substitute correctional-facility experience involving direct inmate contact at one year for each 30 hours of required education.
• 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; alternatively, qualifying experience as a community corrections center chief of security or in a professional administrative role maintaining inmate records, establishing procedures, or assisting a warden. A master’s degree may substitute for one year only of the required specialized experience. An equivalent education and experience combination may substitute correctional-facility experience involving direct inmate contact at one year for each 30 semester hours of required education.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Use interviews and assessment instruments to determine offenders’ 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 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 help offenders successfully re-enter the community following release.
• Assist with or prepare reports, including parole summaries and court-ordered presentence investigations.
• Receive incoming and outgoing mail to or from assigned offenders and take necessary action.
• 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 programs such as substance abuse, cognitive behavior, and sex offender treatment; coordinate strategic social casework, classification, transition and intervention plans, assessments, family and community support teams, referrals, and follow-up.

What This Job Offers

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