Social Worker - Western Correctional Center Women

## Social Worker - Western Correctional Center for Women Apply:
Buncombe County, NC:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 27, 2026 (13 days left to apply):
JR-126177
** Agency
* * Adult Correction
** Division
* * COO - OPS - Institutions Operations
** Job Classification Title
** Social Worker (S)
** Position Number
**** Grade
* * NC11
* * About Us
** The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community.

Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!
** Description of Work
** Reporting to a Correctional Lieutenant I at a minimum custody female correctional facility, this position works in the Programs Department and provides social work services within a correctional setting. Job responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Evaluating offenders' situations and their ability to manage these situations, developing offender social histories, psychosocial assessments, service plans and/or treatment plans and follow-up on respective plans.
2. Developing community or service resources and utilizing this knowledge to provide offender services.
3. Facilitating parenting classes for offenders.
4. Performing assessments independently to identify needs and establish an appropriate service/treatment plan to provide supportive/directive counseling to offenders.
5. Utilizing the understanding of social work practices and theories (an understanding of the availability and interactions of a variety of community services and agencies and of a range of service providers).
6. Utilizing NCDAC Policy's and Procedures and Facility Standard Operating Procedures, specific state or federal standards, and principles of a variety of supportive counseling techniques to provide offender services.
7. Working with offenders, families, habilitation/treatment teams in the development and implementation of treatment plans.
8. Interacting with a variety of other professionals, such a Department of Social Services, the court system, Probation/Parole Officers and more is required in the coordination of services, programs and consultation.
9. Performing other duties as needed.
** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences
** Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the

Minimum Education and Experience listed on the vacancy announcement.
** The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/Management Preferences are not required but applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:
*** Documented knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices and their application to individual casework, group work and community problems.
* Documented knowledge of the psychosocial, socioeconomic and behavioral problems and their treatment.
* Documented knowledge of governmental and private organizations and community resources.
* Documented knowledge of laws, regulations and policies which govern the program.
* Documented knowledge of basic medical terminology, disease processes and their treatment.
* Documented skills in establishing rapport with an offenders.
* Documented skills in applying techniques of assessing psychosocial, behavioral, and psychological aspects of their problem.
** Compensation and Benefits
** The State of North Carolina offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
* Health Insurance options
* Retirement Plans
* NCFlex Supplemental Benefits
* Paid Vacation, Sick, and Community Service Leave
* Paid Parental Leave Visit the State Benefits website for additional information.
** Salary Range**: $45,431 - $79,504
*** This posting will close at 11:59 p.m. the night**
* *** BEFORE**
* *** the end date listed above.
*** This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with established working hours of
** Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
** and may require working beyond normal work schedule to meet business needs.  
** About Western Correctional Center for Women
** Western Correctional Center for Women (formerly…