Correctional Case Manager

State of Oklahoma•Oklahoma City, OK

9d•$38,328 - $46,665•Onsite

About The Position

The Correctional Case Manager provides routine social casework in the classification and assignment of offenders, or advanced social casework supporting their re-entry into the community. The position is located at Clara Waters Community Corrections Center and is on-site, with no remote work eligibility. The posting includes Level I, Level II, and Level III positions, with responsibilities and qualifications varying by level. 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 offender programs such as substance abuse, cognitive behavior, and sex offender treatment, as well as re-entry case management and coordination of social casework, assessments, transition plans, community 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. Direct-contact experience in a correctional facility 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; qualifying experience may also include specified security or professional administrative roles. A master’s degree may substitute for one year only of the required specialized experience, subject to the stated substitution provisions.
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 security or professional administrative roles. A master’s degree may substitute for one year only of the required specialized experience, subject to the stated substitution provisions.
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 Levels II and III, 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.

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 as a member of the 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 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 to provide pre- and post-release support involving family members, community resources, and social service agencies.
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, transition and intervention plans, offender assessments, family and community support teams, referrals, and follow-up.