Domestic Violence Correctional Case Manager (Richmond CI)

State of North Carolina•Rockingham, NC

3d•$37,377 - $65,408•Onsite

About The Position

The NC Department of Adult Correction is seeking a Correctional Case Manager to facilitate a four-week Domestic Violence Education Program (DVEP) for male offenders at Richmond CI and Dan River PWF. This program aims to help offenders identify factors leading to abusive behavior and equip them with skills to break the cycle. The curriculum covers various topics related to domestic violence, accountability, and healthy relationships. In addition to program facilitation, responsibilities include screening offenders, maintaining participant lists, managing a caseload, providing supportive counseling, conducting assessments and developing case plans, assessing offender behavior, organizing rehabilitation programs, conducting investigations for work release and home leave, coordinating community resources, planning for re-entry, making recommendations to classification committees, and working with diverse offender populations in a medium/minimum custody facility.

Requirements

Meet Criminal Justice Standards requirements (12 NCAC 09G .0302)
Pass a criminal background check
Produce a negative drug screening result
Successfully complete medical and psychological evaluations
Possess a valid driver’s license
Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice, Human Services, Recreation or a related field from an appropriately accredited institution
OR High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of custody experience within the North Carolina Department of Public Safety
OR An equivalent combination of training and experience.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of supportive counseling techniques.

Responsibilities

Facilitating a four (4) week curriculum for the Domestic Violence Program.
Screening for eligible offenders, both court mandated and referral.
Providing the Family Services Administrator and the Population Management staff with a continuous list of participants and a beginning and completion date for the classes.
Maintaining a caseload of up to 45 offenders.
Answering offender questions, giving information about classification and sentencing status, corresponding with offender families, and providing supportive counseling.
Conducting initial assessments of offender’s needs and develop a case plan, monitor for compliance and results and revise as appropriate to meet offender needs and achieve system objectives.
Assessing offender behavior and developing counseling strategies to achieve desired offender progress.
Organizing and directing the activities of various rehabilitation programs for offenders.
Conducting work release and home leave investigations, coordinating community resources, planning and coordinating transition (re-entry) prior to parole or release into the community.
Making recommendations to the offender classification committees on an offender’s program involvement or custody level change.
Working with offenders whose problem, needs, and comprehension levels vary greatly.
Working in all sections of a Medium/Minimum Custody prison facility, which places them in constant contact with offenders.