CDOC Corrections Case Manager ; Canon

Overview

This position is only open to Colorado state residents. This posting may be used to fill future vacancies at this location. If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference and builds greater public confidence in good government, consider joining the dedicated people of the State of Colorado. Our professionals strive to support state government and the citizens of Colorado.

Customer service is a key component for every position in state government as is the focus on ideas and ways to redesign the delivery of services in making state government more effective and efficient.

In addition to a great agency and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system;
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined;
• Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans. Member Contribution Rates. Correctional Officers I-IV qualify as Safety Officers and are eligible for increased PERA benefits;
• Medical and dental health plans;
• Short and long term disability coverage;
• Paid life insurance;
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave;
• Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, training opportunities and more;
• Information on benefits:
  State of Colorado Employee Benefits.

Position provides daily case management functions for the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC). Using an advocacy-based team approach to case management, this position focuses on successful offender re-entry into society.

• Meets with individual offenders to guide them in accordance with CDOC needs and regulations, Federal laws, state statutes, and other case management goals; ensures continuity of care from intake to release;
• Deliver case management services utilizing motivational interviewing and cognitive-based interventions in alignment with the Colorado Transitional Accountability Plan (CTAP);
• Identify and collect meaningful information related to criminogenic needs;
• Determine an individual case plan, proper programmatic needs, and goals in collaboration with the offender;
• Coordinate offender access to work, education, treatment and recreational programs, determine earned time grants, develop initial parole board risk assessments and actions, and design parole plans;
• Monitor, evaluate, and record progress;
• Complete assessments and updates at regular intervals in accordance with CDOC policy and case management procedures;
• Maintain regular interaction with offenders coordinating medical and mental health and/or substance treatment, education, program referrals, work assignments and periodic CTAP re-assessment, as needed;
• Research case files and prepare plans for presentation to the community and parole boards;
• Assist offenders in preparing for transition;
• Maintain a multidisciplinary network of effective communication, providing opportunities for offenders to receive feedback, crisis intervention, and grievance resolution;
• Stresses results-oriented direction in guiding offender behavior to conform to socially acceptable standards through role modeling pro-social behavior while monitoring well-being;
• Teaches pro-social classes to offenders;
• Other duties as assigned.

Three (3) years of experience working directly with a hard-to-serve high-needs client population in a correctional or human services environment providing case management work to include case planning, assessment of risks and needs, coordination of community services and/or identifying needs and referring to appropriate resources, and monitoring compliance and overall case supervision as your primary assignment. Additional components may include multidisciplinary staffing/regular meetings, resolving client issues, and aiding offenders in locating housing and acquiring employment.

Hard-to-serve needs clients include individuals with multiple barriers to employment, lack of educational or occupational skills attainment, low-income workers, low literacy or English proficiency, disability status, homelessness, ex-offenders, public assistance dependency.

Three (3) years of corrections experience which must include one (1) year experience with a hard-to-serve needs client population providing components of offender management, including involvement in ICC, Classification Hearings, Job Placement and Supervision, etc., or a combination of education and experience equal to three (3) years in related fields. Corrections-related experience is defined as direct service to/with clients detained against their will or supervising offenders in a program.

Entry-level officer or clerical experience does not meet offender management qualifications.

Alternative: A combination of education (Criminal Justice, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology or related field) and experience equal to three (3) years.

Experience must be clearly described in the Work Experience section of your application.

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