Correctional Case Manager

State of Oklahoma•Lexington, OK

4d•$38,328 - $46,665•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 located at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center and is on-site, with no remote work eligibility. Responsibilities and scope vary by level. Level I performs entry-level routine case management under close supervision. Level II handles the full range of case management work and oversees difficult advanced classification and counseling cases. Level III specializes in offender programs such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavior and sex offender treatment, and performs advanced re-entry case management, assessment, planning, coordination, referrals and follow-up.

Requirements

Level I: Knowledge of vocational guidance and social adjustment principles; institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; interviewing and counseling techniques; and social and psychological problems facing offenders.
Level I: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, communicate effectively, and determine which part of the facility best suits an offender’s social and correctional needs.
Level I education and experience: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. One year of experience in a correctional facility involving direct contact with inmates may substitute for each 30 semester hours of required education.
Level II: Knowledge of vocational guidance and social adjustment principles; institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; interviewing and counseling techniques; social and psychological problems facing offenders; personality development and adjustment; and the social structure of an offender population and individual assimilation into it.
Level II: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, communicate effectively, and determine which part of the facility best suits an offender’s social and correctional needs.
Level II education and experience: 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 as a chief of security in a community corrections center; or a professional administrative position maintaining inmate records, establishing procedures, or serving as an assistant to a warden.
Level II: A master’s degree may substitute for one year of required specialized experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute one year of direct-contact correctional facility experience for each 30 hours of required education.
Level III: Knowledge of vocational guidance and social adjustment principles; institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; interviewing and counseling techniques; social and psychological problems facing offenders; personality development and adjustment; the social structure of an offender population and individual assimilation into it; related government laws and practices; and community resources.
Level III: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, communicate effectively, determine which part of the facility best suits an offender’s social and correctional needs, and motivate offenders in a positive, constructive manner.
Level III education and experience: 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 as a chief of security in a community corrections center; or a professional administrative position maintaining inmate records, establishing procedures, or serving as an assistant to a warden.
Level III: A master’s degree may substitute for one year of required specialized experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute one year of direct-contact correctional facility experience for each 30 semester hours of required education.
The posting states that no substitution is allowed for the required period of qualifying specialized experience described for Levels II, III, and IV.

Responsibilities

Use interviews and assessment instruments to determine offenders’ security risks and program 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 after release.
Assist with or prepare reports, including parole summaries and court-ordered presentence investigations.
Receive and take necessary action on mail to and from assigned offenders.
Develop, monitor, and amend offender transition plans in line with re-entry programs and services.
Build collaborative relationships with relevant partners to provide pre- and post-release support and services involving families, community resources, and social service agencies.
At Level III, provide specialized programs such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavior treatment, and sex offender treatment.
At Level III, coordinate social casework, classification, transitional and intervention plans, offender assessments, family and community support teams, referrals, and follow-up.