Classification Caseworker Broad River Correctional Inst, Columbia; RICHLAND) Level 3

Duties

• Evaluate inmate records to determine eligibility for institutional assignment, custody changes, employment and treatment programs.
• Coordinate and implement an equitable classification system for a caseload of approximately 250 inmates.
• Conduct periodic reviews and evaluate inmate's progress.
• Interview inmates, discuss, and record progress made on a periodic basis.
• Counsel inmates relating to their general institutional adjustment or related problems.
• Respond orally and/or through written correspondence to inquiries or information on inmates by departmental officials and other agencies.
• Operate the SCDC computer to ascertain information pertaining to inmates' social, criminal, educational and family histories.

Must successfully complete four (4) weeks of SCDC Basic Training upon hire.

State of South Carolina

Minimum Requirements:

A high school diploma and related experience. A bachelor's degree may be substituted for the required related experience.

SCDC

Minimum Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree; or an associate's degree and any one (1) year combination of administrative and/or correctional experience;

OR

• A high school diploma and any two (2) year combination of administrative and/or correctional experience.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.