Social Worker - (Non-Clinical ) NC Correctional Institution for Women
About The Position
The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters! Position is a Social Worker located at NC Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh, which houses approximately 1,776 of minimum, medium, or close custody female offenders. This position reports to Social Worker Supervisor III. The Social Worker I will provide specialized social work case management to offenders who have behavioral, mental, emotional, and physical disorders. Services offered consist of individual and group counseling, crisis and preventive intervention, community resource referrals, and re-entry planning. Provide social work services in complex cases which require the flexible use of a wide range of social work skills and intervention techniques. Eighty-five (85) percent of women in prison are mothers and the primary focus of this position is working with offenders to address their children’s issues and providing in depth assessment of their family dynamics. Work will consist of collaborating with the Department of Social Services in all 100 countries in North Carolina and in others states where the offenders’ children reside and contacting other ancillary personnel such as school counselors and social workers, group home and foster care personnel, as well as the Court. Work Schedule This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with https://oshr.nc.gov/state-employee-resources/benefits. The selected candidate will work Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. Hours may vary at times depending on the business needs of the facility. North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women (NCCIW), in Raleigh, is the state's primary prison for women. It houses the largest offender population in the state and serves as the support facility for the state's other female prisons. The campus-style facility sits on 30 acres of a 190-acre tract of state land in southeast Raleigh. NCCIW houses offenders of all custody levels and control statuses, including death row, maximum, close, medium, minimum, safekeepers and youth. It provides the primary medical, mental, and alcohol and chemical dependency treatment for female offenders. The facility operates a diagnostic center that serves as the point of entry into the prison system for women. Upon arrival, offenders undergo a series of diagnostic evaluations that will determine future prison assignments.
Requirements
- Documented knowledge of social work techniques and practices
- Documented knowledge of services available to individuals from the community and other public and private programs
- Effective July 1, 2025, candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the minimum education and experience listed from the class specification.
- Master’s degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution; or Bachelor’s degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of directly related experience; or Master’s degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of directly related experience; or Bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialized social work case management to offenders who have behavioral, mental, emotional, and physical disorders.
- Services offered consist of individual and group counseling, crisis and preventive intervention, community resource referrals, and re-entry planning.
- Provide social work services in complex cases which require the flexible use of a wide range of social work skills and intervention techniques.
- Work with offenders to address their children’s issues and providing in depth assessment of their family dynamics.
- Work will consist of collaborating with the Department of Social Services in all 100 countries in North Carolina and in others states where the offenders’ children reside and contacting other ancillary personnel such as school counselors and social workers, group home and foster care personnel, as well as the Court.
Benefits
- Eligible state employees are entitled to comprehensive benefits, including a variety of leave options, professional development opportunities, insurance, and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
