Job Posting Title
Correctional Case Manager
Agency
131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Supervisory Organization
DOC OSP
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
Basic Purpose
Positions within this job family are assigned responsibilities involving providing routine social casework inthe classificationand assignment of offenders committed to a correctional institution or advanced socialcasework pertaining to the re-entry of offenders into the community.
Typical Functions
Uses interview techniques and assessment instruments to determine the offender’s security risksand programmatic needs; prepares case history reports and recommends program assignments.
Reviews work and conduct records of all assigned offenders to determine progress or necessityof changing assignments or security classification; serves as a member of the classification unitfor an assigned caseload.
Advisesoffenderson personal problems, employment resources, vocational skills, educationaland training needs, family problems and institutional adjustment.
Delivers programs to offenders which are designed to assist ina successfulre-entry into thecommunity following release from incarceration.
Assists with, or prepares reports such as parole summaries orcourt ordered presentenceinvestigations.
Receives and takes necessary action on incoming and outgoing mail to or from assignedoffenders.
Develops, monitors, and amends offender transition plans in line with re-entry programs andservices.
Establishes collaborative network with relevant partners to provide support, pre and post releaseservices for offenders which involve family members and community resources and social serviceagencies.
Level Descriptors
Level I
This is the basic level where incumbents perform entry-level routine case management work, under closesupervision, 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 providingprograms such as substanceabuse treatment, cognitive behavior and sex offender treatment; and offender re-entry case managementfunctions to include; coordination of strategic social casework; classification; development oftransitional/intervention plans; conducting and analyzing offender assessments; developing family andcommunity collaborative support teams, and providing service referrals and follow-up.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Level I
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of vocational guidanceand socialadjustment principles; of available institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; ofinterviewing and counseling techniques; and of the social and psychological problems facing offenders.
Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships withothers;to communicateeffectively; and to determine which segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social andcorrectional needs.
Level II
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of vocational guidance and socialadjustment principles; of available institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; ofinterviewing and counseling techniques; of the social and psychological problems facing offenders; of theprinciples of personality development and adjustments; and of the social structure of an offenderpopulation and individual assimilation into it.
Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to communicateeffectively; and to determine which segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social andcorrectional needs.
Level III
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of vocational guidance and socialadjustment principles; of available institutional industrial positions and the future market for those skills; ofinterviewing and counseling techniques; of the social and psychological problems facing offenders; of theprinciples of personality development and adjustments; of the social structure of an offender populationand 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 communicateeffectively; to determine which segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social andcorrectional needs; and to motivate 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 accreditedcollege or university; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year ofexperience in a correctional facility in a position which requires direct contact with inmates for each thirtysemester hours of the required education.
Level II:
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree and two years ofcorrectional 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 communitycorrections center, or in a professional administrative position with responsibilities for maintaining inmaterecords, establishing procedures or serving as an assistant to a warden. Substitution of a master’sdegree for one year only of the required specialized experience; or an equivalent combination of
education and experience substituting one year of the experience in a correctional facility in a positionwhich requires direct contact with inmates for each thirty hours of the required education.
Level III:
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree and three years ofcorrectional 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 communitycorrections center, or in a professional administrative position with responsibilities for maintaining inmaterecords, establishing procedures or serving as an assistant to a warden. Substitution of a master’s forone year only of the required specialized experience; or an equivalent combination of education andexperience substituting one year of the experience in a correctional facility in a position which requiresdirect 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 experience described in levels, II, III, and IV.
Preference will be given to applicants with college degrees.
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
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