Correctional Case Manager

Correctional Case Manager Agency: 131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Supervisory Organization DOCLARC Location: Lexington Assessment and Reception Center Employment Type: Full time, Regular Compensation: LevelI−$38,328.16, LevelII−$42,445.52, LevelIII−$46,664.80 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 Use interview techniques and assessment instruments to determine the offender’s security risks and programmatic needs; prepare case history reports and recommend program assignments. Review work and conduct records of all assigned offenders to determine progress or necessity of changing assignments or security classification; serve as a member of the classification unit for an assigned caseload. Advise offenders on personal problems, employment resources, vocational skills, educational and training needs, family problems and institutional adjustment. Deliver programs to offenders designed to assist in a successful re‑entry into the community following release from incarceration. Assist with or prepare reports such as parole summaries or court‑ordered present‑sentence investigations. Receive and take necessary action on incoming and outgoing mail to or from assigned offenders. Develop, monitor, and amend offender transition plans in line with re‑entry programs and services. Establish collaborative network with relevant partners to provide support, pre‑ and post‑release services for offenders including family members and community resources and social service agencies. Level Descriptors LevelI: 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. LevelII: Career level where incumbents perform a full range of case management tasks involving the classification and assignment of offenders committed to a correctional institution, overseeing difficult advanced classification and counseling cases. LevelIII: Specialist level where incumbents provide programs such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavior and sex offender treatment; and offender re‑entry case management functions including 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, and Abilities LevelI: 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 to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, communicate effectively, and determine which segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social and correctional needs. LevelII: Same as LevelI, plus knowledge of principles of personality development and adjustments, and of the social structure of an offender population and individual assimilation into it. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, communicate effectively, and determine which segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social and correctional needs. LevelIII: Same as LevelII, plus knowledge of related government laws and practices and of community resources. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, communicate effectively, determine which segment of the facility will be best suited to an offender’s social and correctional needs, and motivate offenders in a positive, constructive manner. Education and Experience LevelI: 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. LevelII: Bachelor’s degree and two years of correctional records management or social casework involving 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 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 position which requires direct contact with inmates for each thirty hours of the required education. LevelIII: Bachelor’s degree and three years of correctional records management or social casework involving 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 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 position which requires direct contact with inmates for each thirty semester hours of the required education. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr 131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS