Correctional Case Manager

State of Oklahoma; Lawton (OK); On-site; USD 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Oklahoma is seeking a Correctional Case Manager to work at Chief James Smith Correctional Center. The role involves routine social casework in offender classification and re-entry planning, under supervision.

You will interview offenders, assess risks and needs, prepare histories and reports, and collaborate with agencies to support pre- and post-release services. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in correctional records management or social casework at Level II.
• Knowledge of vocational guidance and social adjustment principles.

Responsibilities

• Uses interview techniques to determine offender security risks and program needs.
• Reviews offender records to assess progress and adjust classifications.
• Advises offenders on personal problems, employment resources, and education needs.
• Delivers programs to aid re-entry into the community after release.
• Prepares reports such as parole summaries or presentence investigations.
• Manages mail for offenders and coordinates with community resources.

Skills

Interview techniques

Communication skills

Case management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Posting Title

Correctional Case Manager

Agency

131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory Organization

CJSCC

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Level I - $38,328.16
Level II - $42,445.52
Level III - $46,664.80

Job Description

Location:

Chief James Smith Correctional Center

Basic Purpose

Positions within this job family are assigned responsibilities involving providing routine social casework inthe classification and assignment of offenders committed to a correctional institution or advanced socialcaseworkpertaining tothe re-entry of offenders into the community.

Typical Functions

• Uses interview techniques and assessment instruments todeterminethe offender’s security risksand programmatic needs; prepares case history reports and recommends program assignments.
• Reviews work and conduct records of all assigned offenders todetermineprogress or necessityof changing assignments or security classification; serves as a member of the classification unitfor an assigned caseload.
• Advises offenders on personal problems, employment resources, vocational skills, educationaland training needs, familyproblemsand institutional adjustment.
• Delivers programs to offenders which are designed toassistin a successful re-entry into thecommunity following release from incarceration.
• Assistswith, orprepares reports such as parole summaries or court ordered presentenceinvestigations.
• Receives and takes necessary action on incoming and outgoing mail to or from assignedoffenders.
• Develops, monitors, and amends offender transition plans in line with re-entry programs andservices.
• Establishes collaborative network with relevant partners to provide support, pre and post releaseservices for offenders which involve family members and community resources and social serviceagencies.

Level Descriptors

Level I:

This is the basic level where incumbents perform entry-level routine case management work, under closesupervision, 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 levelare responsible foroverseeingdifficult advancedclassification and counseling cases.

Level III:

This is the specialist level where incumbents are responsible for providing programs such as substanceabuse treatment, cognitive behavior and sexoffender treatment; and offender re-entry case managementfunctions to include; coordination of strategic social casework; classification; development oftransitional/intervention plans; conducting and analyzing offender assessments; developing family andcommunity collaborative supportteams, andproviding service referrals and follow-up.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Level I:

Knowledge,Skillsand Abilitiesrequiredat this level include knowledge of vocational guidance and socialadjustment principles; of available institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; ofinterviewing and counseling techniques; and of the social and psychological problems facing offenders.

Ability isrequiredtoestablishand maintain effective working relationships with others; to communicateeffectively; and todeterminewhich segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social andcorrectional needs.

Level II:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of vocational guidance and socialadjustment principles; of available institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; ofinterviewing and counseling techniques; of the social and psychological problems facing offenders; of theprinciples of personality development and adjustments; and of the social structure of an offenderpopulation and individual assimilation into it.

Ability isrequiredtoestablishand maintain effective working relationships with others; to communicateeffectively; and todeterminewhich segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social andcorrectional needs.

Level III:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of vocational guidance and socialadjustment principles; of available institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; ofinterviewing and counseling techniques; of the social and psychological problems facing offenders; of theprinciples of personality development and adjustments; of the social structure of an offender populationand individual assimilation into it; of related government laws and practices; and of community resources.

Ability isrequiredtoestablishand maintain effective working relationships with others; to communicateeffectively; todeterminewhich segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social andcorrectional needs; and to motivate offenders in a positive, constructive manner.

Education and Experience

Level I:

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree from an accreditedcollege or university; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year ofexperience in a correctional facility in a position which requires direct contact with inmates for each thirtysemester hours of the required education.

Level II:

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree and two years ofcorrectional 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 communitycorrections center, or in a professional administrative position with responsibilities for maintaining inmaterecords, establishing procedures or serving as an assistant to a warden. Substitution of a master’sdegree for one year only of the required specialized experience; or an equivalent combination of

education and experience substituting one year of the experience in acorrectional facilityin a positionwhich 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 ofcorrectional 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 communitycorrections center, or in a professional administrative position with responsibilities for maintaining inmaterecords, establishing procedures or serving as an assistant to a warden. Substitution of a master’s forone year only of the required specialized experience; or an equivalent combination of education andexperience substituting one year of the experience in acorrectional facilityin a position which requiresdirect 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.

Preference will be given to applicants with college degrees.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The 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.