Correctional Case Manager

State of Oklahoma•Lexington, OK

1d•$38,328 - $46,665•Onsite

About The Position

Positions within this job family are assigned responsibilities involving providing routine social casework in the classification and assignment of offenders committed to a correctional institution or advanced social casework pertaining to the re-entry of offenders into the community. This role involves assessing offender needs, developing transition plans, and collaborating with external partners to support successful re-entry. The position is full-time and regular, with compensation levels varying based on experience and responsibilities.

Requirements

Level I: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of experience in a correctional facility in a position which requires direct contact with inmates for each thirty semester hours of the required education.
Level II: Bachelor’s degree and two years of correctional records management or social casework which involved the classification and assignment, field supervision, apprehension or investigation of offenders, or as a chief of security in a community corrections center, or in a professional administrative position with responsibilities for maintaining inmate records, establishing procedures or serving as an assistant to a warden. Substitution of a master’s degree for one year only of the required specialized experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting one year of the experience in a correctional facility in a position which requires direct contact with inmates for each thirty hours of the required education.
Level III: Bachelor’s degree and three years of correctional records management or social casework which involved the classification and assignment, field supervision, apprehension or investigation of offenders, or as a chief of security in a community corrections center, or in a professional administrative position with responsibilities for maintaining inmate records, establishing procedures or serving as an assistant to a warden. Substitution of a master’s for one year only of the required specialized experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting one year of the experience in a correctional facility in a position which requires direct contact with inmates for each thirty semester hours of the required education.
Knowledge of vocational guidance and social adjustment principles.
Knowledge of available institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills.
Knowledge of interviewing and counseling techniques.
Knowledge of the social and psychological problems facing offenders.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to determine which segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social and correctional needs.
Level II and III also require knowledge of the principles of personality development and adjustments; of the social structure of an offender population and individual assimilation into it.
Level III also requires knowledge of related government laws and practices; and of community resources.
Level III also requires the ability to motivate offenders in a positive, constructive manner.

Nice To Haves

Preference will be given to applicants with college degrees.
Substitution of a master’s degree for one year only of the required specialized experience.
Level III: responsible for providing programs such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavior and sex offender treatment; and offender re-entry case management functions to include; coordination of strategic social casework; classification; development of transitional/intervention plans; conducting and analyzing offender assessments; developing family and community collaborative support teams, and providing service referrals and follow-up.

Responsibilities

Uses interview techniques and assessment instruments to determine the offender’s security risks and programmatic needs; prepares case history reports and recommends program assignments.
Reviews work and conduct records of all assigned offenders to determine progress or necessity of changing assignments or security classification; serves as a member of the classification unit for an assigned caseload.
Advises offenders on personal problems, employment resources, vocational skills, educational and training needs, family problems and institutional adjustment.
Delivers programs to offenders which are designed to assist in a successful re-entry into the community following release from incarceration.
Assists with, or prepares reports such as parole summaries or court ordered presentence investigations.
Receives and takes necessary action on incoming and outgoing mail to or from assigned offenders.
Develops, monitors, and amends offender transition plans in line with re-entry programs and services.
Establishes collaborative network with relevant partners to provide support, pre and post release services for offenders which involve family members and community resources and social service agencies.