Correctional Case Manager

State of Oklahoma; Kansas; On-site; USD 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Oklahoma is seeking a Correctional Case Manager at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center to perform routine social casework and re-entry planning for offenders.

The role covers classification, counseling, and coordination of services with community partners, focusing on successful community re-entry post-release. On-site position with structured advancement through Levels I-III.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required for Level I; Level II/III require additional experience in correctional settings.
• Master's degree can substitute for one year of the required specialized experience.

Responsibilities

• Uses interview techniques and assessment instruments to determine offender risks and programmatic needs.
• Reviews offender records to determine progress and classification; serves on the classification unit.
• Advises offenders on personal problems, employment resources, and re-entry needs.
• Delivers programs to assist in re-entry after release from incarceration.
• Prepares reports such as parole summaries or presentence investigations.
• Manages mail and communications for offenders.
• Develops and monitors offender transition plans aligned with re-entry services.
• Establishes partnerships to provide pre/post-release support with family and community resources.

Skills

Case management

Interview techniques

Assessment skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree substitution for experience

Job description

Job Posting End DateRefer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Job Posting TitleCorrectional Case Manager

Agency131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory OrganizationDOC MBCC

Job Posting End DateRefer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-TimeFull time

Job TypeRegular

CompensationLevel I - $38,328.16- this salary is non-negotiable.

CompensationLevel II - $42,445.52- this salary is non-negotiable.

CompensationLevel III - $46,664.80- this salary is non-negotiable.

Job Description

LocationMabel Bassett Correctional Center

Basic PurposePositions 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.

Typical Functions

• 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.

Level Descriptors

Level I:This is the basic level where incumbents perform entry-level routine case management work, under close supervision, involving classification and assignment of offenders committed to a correctional institution.

Level II:This is the career level where incumbents perform a full range of case management tasks involving the classification and assignment of offenders committed to a correctional institution. Incumbents at this level are responsible for overseeing difficult advanced classification and counseling cases.

Level III:This is the specialist level where incumbents are 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.

Education And Experience

Level I:Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a 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:Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a 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 experience in a correctional facility in a position which requires direct contact with inmates for each thirty hours of the required education.

Level III:Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a 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.

Note: No substitution will be allowed for the required period of qualifying specialized experience described in levels, II, III, and IV.

This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work.

Equal Opportunity EmploymentThe State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

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