Correctional Program Specialist

Ohio Department of Administrative Services • Massillon, OH

11h

About The Position

DYS is seeking a Case Manager (Correctional Program Specialist) to serve as part of our unit management team at Indian River JCF. The ideal candidate will be a team player with a passion to habilitate youth.
The Case Manager will be responsible for planning and delivering habilitative programming such as case planning, individual and/or group engagement programs, and crisis intervention. Duties include, but are not limited to:
Develop and implement programming, discharge, and reentry planning to assigned caseload of youth
Serve as liaison with family, community, and internal staff (e.g., regional office, juvenile parole officers, courts); provide facility orientation material to parents/guardians of newly committed youth; create, approve, and manage visitation list and collect personal and family information
Represent habilitative programming on the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDT); coordinate and facilitate IDT meetings (e.g., attendance and participation of all team members); gather necessary documentation and reports; participate in case staffing; document IDT meeting case notes
Establish and maintain working relationships with other facilities and support services; contact parent/guardian regarding treatment progress, status, emergencies, crisis, etc.
Access, develop, maintain, and synthesize written and/or electronic documentation to satisfy requirements of federal, state, and local agencies and ensure compliance with DYS policy, American Correctional Association (ACA), and Ohio Standards; ensure all unit activities are compliant with unit plan; serve on various facility committees concerning assigned caseload

Requirements

• 18 mos. exp in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services; 6 mos. exp in one or more of the following: report writing, record keeping, interviewing, counseling or contact with social service agencies.
• Or completion of associate core program in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services; 6 mos. exp in one or more of the following: report writing, record keeping, interviewing, counseling or contact with social service agencies.
• Or completion of undergraduate core program in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
• Technical Skills: Counseling and Rehabilitation
• Professional Skills: Problem Solving, Interpreting Data, Confidentiality, Ethics and Values, Collaboration

Nice To Haves

• Leadership
• commitment to excellence
• professionalism
• strong interpersonal communication skills
• good judgment of people and situations
• change agent
• excellent customer service
• trauma-responsive
• solution driven

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement programming, discharge, and reentry planning to assigned caseload of youth
• Serve as liaison with family, community, and internal staff (e.g., regional office, juvenile parole officers, courts); provide facility orientation material to parents/guardians of newly committed youth; create, approve, and manage visitation list and collect personal and family information
• Represent habilitative programming on the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDT); coordinate and facilitate IDT meetings (e.g., attendance and participation of all team members); gather necessary documentation and reports; participate in case staffing; document IDT meeting case notes
• Establish and maintain working relationships with other facilities and support services; contact parent/guardian regarding treatment progress, status, emergencies, crisis, etc.
• Access, develop, maintain, and synthesize written and/or electronic documentation to satisfy requirements of federal, state, and local agencies and ensure compliance with DYS policy, American Correctional Association (ACA), and Ohio Standards; ensure all unit activities are compliant with unit plan; serve on various facility committees concerning assigned caseload

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree