Correctional Case Manager

State of Oklahoma•Lexington, OK

1d•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 related to offenders’ re-entry into the community. The position is based at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center in Classification/Population and is on-site, with no eligibility for remote work. The role is offered at 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 provides specialist programs and re-entry case management, including substance abuse, cognitive behavior, and sex offender treatment, as well as coordination of social casework and transition planning. Annual 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 of experience per 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 specified chief-of-security or professional administrative work involving inmate records, procedures, or assistance to a warden. A master’s degree may substitute for one year only of specialized experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience may apply as described in the posting.
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 specified chief-of-security or professional administrative work involving inmate records, procedures, or assistance to a warden. A master’s degree may substitute for one year only of specialized experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience may apply as described in the posting.
Knowledge of vocational guidance and social adjustment principles, institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills, interviewing and counseling techniques, and the social and psychological problems facing offenders.
At Level II and above, knowledge of personality development and adjustment principles 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 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 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 that 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 aligned with re-entry programs and services.
Build collaborative networks with partners, family members, community resources, and social service agencies to support offenders before and after release.
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 planning, offender assessment and analysis, family and community support teams, service referrals, and follow-up.