Inmate Classification Caseworker II - Assess & Guide Progress

South Carolina Department of Corrections; South Carolina; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

South Carolina Department of Corrections seeks a Classification/Records role to manage inmate records, evaluate progress, and support equitable classifications for about 250 inmates. You will interview inmates, counsel on adjustment, and coordinate responses with agencies.

On hire you complete four weeks of SCDC Basic Training. A high school diploma is required; a bachelor's degree may substitute; an associate's degree with correctional/admin experience also acceptable.

Qualifications

• Experience handling inmate records and classifications.
• Strong interviewing and counseling abilities with a focus on progress notes.
• Ability to coordinate with other agencies and maintain documentation.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate inmate records to determine eligibility for institutional assignment, custody changes, employment, and treatment programs.
• Coordinate and implement an equitable classification system for a caseload of approximately 250 inmates.
• Conduct periodic reviews and evaluate inmate's progress.
• Interview inmates, discuss and record progress made on a periodic basis.
• Counsel inmates relating to their general institutional adjustment or related problems.
• Respond orally and/or through written correspondence to inquiries or information on inmates by departmental officials and other agencies
• Operate the SCDC computer to ascertain information pertaining to inmates' social, criminal, educational and family histories.
• May serve as the Institutional Records Manager.

Skills

Inmate records management

Interviewing skills

Counseling inmates

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

Job description

South Carolina Department of Corrections seeks a Classification/Records role to manage inmate records, evaluate progress, and support equitable classifications for about 250 inmates. You will interview inmates, counsel on adjustment, and coordinate responses with agencies.

On hire you complete four weeks of SCDC Basic Training. A high school diploma is required; a bachelor's degree may substitute; an associate's degree with correctional/admin experience also acceptable.