Correctional Case Manager IV

Oklahoma Ag; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Oklahoma Department of Corrections in Muskogee is seeking a Correctional Case Manager IV to supervise case management staff and handle complex offender classifications and program needs. The role focuses on interviewing, counseling, and coordinating re-entry services for inmates.

The position is on-site at Jess Dunn Correctional Center with a fixed annual salary and non-negotiable terms. A bachelor’s degree and four years of related experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with four years of correctional records management or social casework.
• Substitution of a master’s degree for one year of experience as specified.
• Experience in supervising or coordinating staff is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Uses interview techniques and assessment instruments to determine offender security risks and program needs.
• Reviews offender records to determine progress and adjust classifications or assignments.
• Advises offenders on personal problems, resources, and training needs.
• Delivers re-entry programs to assist community integration after release.
• Prepares reports such as parole summaries or presentence investigations.
• Manages mail flow and supports transition planning with community resources.

Skills

Interviewing techniques

Counseling skills

Caseload management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

## Correctional Case Manager IVApply: Muskogee County: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 27, 2026 (10 days left to apply): JR66767**Job Posting Title**Correctional Case Manager IV**Agency**131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS**Supervisory Organization**DOC JDCC**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**$51,007.84- this salary is non-negotiable.**Job Description**# **Location**Jess Dunn Correctional Center **Basic Purpose**Positions 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 Descriptor**This is the leadership level where incumbents supervise other case managers and treatment providers as well as perform the more complex duties concerning the classification and programmatic needs of offenders.**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of vocational guidance and social adjustment principles; of available institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; of interviewing and counseling techniques; of the social and psychological problems facing offenders; of the principles of personality development and adjustments; of the social structure of an offender population and individual assimilation into it; of related government laws and practices; of community resources; and of the principles and practices of effective supervision. Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to communicate effectively; to determine which segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social and correctional needs; to motivate offenders in a positive, constructive manner; and to supervise and direct the work of others.**Education and Experience**Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree and four 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 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.