Correctional Case Manager

Job description

Job Posting Title

Correctional Case Manager

Agency

131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory Organization

DOC NOCC

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 This salary is non-negotiable.

Job Description

Location:

Northeast Oklahoma Community Corrections Center

This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work.

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 s

Level I :

This is the basic level where incumbents perform entry-level routine case management work, under close   supervision, 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 level   are responsible for   overseeing   difficult advanced   classification and counseling cases.

Level III :

This is the specialist level where incumbents are responsible for providing programs such as substance   abuse treatment, cognitive behavior and se x   offender treatment; and offender re-entry case managemen t   functions to include; coordination of strategic social casework; classification; development of   transitional/intervention plans; conducting and analyzing offender assessments; developing family and   community collaborative support   teams, and   providing service referrals and follow-up.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencie s

Level I :

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; and of the social and psychological problems facing offenders.

Ability is   required   to   establish   and maintain effective working relationships with others; to communicate   effectively; and to   determine   which segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social and   correctional needs.

Level II :

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; and of the social structure of an offender   population and individual assimilation into it.

Ability is   required   to   establish   and maintain effective working relationships with others; to communicate   effectively; and to   determine   which segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social and   correctional needs.

Level III :

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; and of community resources.

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; and to motivate offenders in a positive, constructive manner.

Education and E x perience

Level I:

Education and E x perience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor's degree from an accredited   college or university; or an equivalent combination of education and e x perience, substituting one year of   e x perience in a correctional facility in a position which requires direct contact with inmates for each thirty   semester hours of the required education.

Level II:

Education and E x perience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree and two 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 e x perience; or an equivalent combination of

education and e x perience substituting one year of the e x perience in a   correctional facility   in a position   which requires direct contact with inmates for each thirty hours of the required education.

Level III:

Education and E x perience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree and three 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 for   one year only of the required specialized e x perience; or an equivalent combination of education and   e x perience substituting one year of the e x perience 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 e x perience 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.

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