Correctional Case Manager

About this role

Job Posting Title Correctional Case Manager

Agency 131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory Organization DOC Classification/Population

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

Job Description 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 i nstruments   to determine the offender’s security risks   and programmatic needs; prepares case history reports and recommends program assignments.  

• Reviews work and c onduct 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 prob lems, emp loyment 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 foll owing re lease from incarceration.  

• Assists with, or prepa res reports su ch as parole summaries or cou rt ordered pr esentence   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 o f case man agement tasks involving the classification and assignment   of offe nders 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 lev el wher e incumbents are responsible for providing programs such as substance   abuse treatment, cognitive behavior and sex 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 l evel 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 m aintain effective working relationships with others; to   communi cate   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 work ing relati onships with others; t o commun icate   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 req uired to establish   and maintain effective working relationships with others; to communicate   effectively; to det ermine whi ch segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social and   correctional needs; and t o motivat e offenders in a positive, constructive manner.  

Education and Experience  

Level I:  

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor's degree from an accredited   college or university; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of   experience 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 Expe

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