Senior Correctional Case Manager – Reentry & Services

State of Tennessee; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 44,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Tennessee is hiring a professional case manager to support offenders in correctional facilities, performing assessments, coordinating services and documenting progress.

A combination of an associate's degree and relevant experience is required, with substitutions described in the posting; a criminal background check and MVR screening are required for employment. This full-time position is based in Memphis, TN.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree and one year of relevant experience in corrections, community supervision, case management, rehabilitation services, or related field.
• Full-time relevant experience in corrections, community supervision, case management, rehabilitation services, or related field may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis, up to a maximum of two years.
• One year of relevant graduate coursework in criminal justice, social work, psychology, or behavioral science may be substituted for the one year of relevant experience.
• One year as a TDOC Case Manager 1* with the State of Tennessee Department of Correction may substitute for the experience/education requirement.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional case management activities in correctional facilities with independence and accountability for assigned caseloads.
• Review offender case information and documentation to support case actions, supervision requirements, and program/job participation decisions and ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Complete required offender assessments, screenings, and case reviews and determine appropriate case management actions within established authority and guidelines.
• Complete inmate custody assessment form for inmates on assigned caseload.
• Initiates and schedules the monthly teaming for the inmates on assigned caseload.
• Develop, implement, and update offender case plans and related documentation to support supervision, rehabilitation, and transition objectives and monitors progress toward goals.
• Coordinate services, referrals, and resources to support offender needs, rehabilitative services, and reentry preparation through collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Monitors offender status, behavior, and compliance indicators and initiate corrective actions, referrals, or recommendations in accordance with established procedures.
• Communicate with offenders and appropriate stakeholders to resolve case-related issues and documents significant contacts, decisions, and actions.
• Participate in training, committees, and assigned initiatives and may provide informal guidance to less experienced staff to support effective case management operations.
• Conduct PREA screenings.
• Understand and communicate sentence credits, behavior credits, program credits and pre-trial credits.
• Assist in the reentry process by ensuring that all reentry documentation has been received prior to release (SS card, birth certificate, and/or Identification).
• Build, maintain, and audit inmate files.

Skills

Active Learning and Listening

Mathematics

Speaking

Reading Comprehension

Critical Thinking

Education

Associate's degree + 1 year relevant experience

Job description

State of Tennessee is hiring a professional case manager to support offenders in correctional facilities, performing assessments, coordinating services and documenting progress.

A combination of an associate's degree and relevant experience is required, with substitutions described in the posting; a criminal background check and MVR screening are required for employment. This full-time position is based in Memphis, TN.