Corrections Case Manager

State of West Virginia; West Columbia (WV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

State of West Virginia is seeking a Corrections Case Manager to join a facility-based team under general supervision. You will manage an inmate caseload, provide individual or group counseling, and help develop treatment programs.

The role includes gathering information for placement, preparing reports, and serving as a liaison among inmates, legal representatives, families, providers, and court officials. Responsibilities extend to controlling inmate movement, coordinating with treatment teams,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, psychology, social work, or related field.
• Two years of inmate counseling, security, or treatment experience in a correctional setting.
• Master's degree may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Five years as a Correctional Officer 2 or higher may substitute for training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide counseling to an assigned inmate caseload as part of a team.
• Assist in developing and implementing treatment programs.
• Gather information on placement, treatment, and court details and write reports.
• Coordinate inmate movement and liaise with legal representatives, families, providers, and court officials.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Counseling

Case management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, psychology, social work, or related field

Master's degree may substitute for required experience

Job description

Nature of Work

Under general supervision, the Corrections Case Manager will function as a member of a team providing services to an assigned caseload of inmates in a correctional facility. The work of the Corrections Case Manager will focus on the overall management of the inmates and ensuring their needs are met and may be required to provide individual and/or group counseling. May assist in the development and implementation of treatment programs, developing case histories, gathering collateral information on placement, treatment, and court information on inmates, writing reports and recommendations regarding inmate behavior, placement, and performance for the circuit courts, controlling inmate movement, as well as serving as the liaison between the inmate and facility, legal representatives, family members, treatment providers, and/or court officials. Will perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in criminal justice, corrections, psychology, sociology, counseling, counseling and guidance, criminology, social work or related field.

Substitution: Experience in an area of corrections programming or treatment may be substituted for the required training on a year-for-year basis.

Experience: Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in inmate counseling, security or treatment in a correctional setting or in counseling, counseling and guidance, as a probation and parole officer, mental health counselor or social worker.

Substitution: Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, corrections, social work or related behavioral science field may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Substitution for required training and experience: Five years of experience at a Correctional Officer 2 or higher.

• State employment offers a variety of benefits.