Correctional Case Manager

Job Title

Correctional Case Manager

131 Department of Corrections (DOC JBCC)

Full time, Regular

• Level I – $38,328.16
• Level II – $42,445.52
• Level III – $46,664.80

Positions within this job family are assigned responsibilities involving providing routine social case work in the classification and assignment of offenders committed to a correctional institution or advanced social case work pertaining to the re‑entry of offenders into the community.

• Uses interview techniques and assessment instruments to determine the offender’s security risks and programmatic needs; prepares case history reports and recommends program assignments.
• Reviews work and conduct records of all assigned offenders to determine progress or necessity of changing assignments or security classification; serves as a member of the classification unit for an assigned caseload.
• Advises offenders on personal problems, employment resources, vocational skills, educational and training needs, family problems and institutional adjustment.
• Delivers programs to offenders which are designed to assist in a successful re‑entry into the community following release from incarceration.
• Assists with, or prepares reports such as parole summaries or court‑ordered present‑sentence investigations.
• Receives and takes necessary action on incoming and outgoing mail to or from assigned offenders.
• Develops, monitors, and amends offender transition plans in line with re‑entry programs and services.
• Establishes collaborative network with relevant partners to provide support, pre‑ and post‑release services for offenders involving family members and community resources and social service agencies.

• Level I – Basic entry‑level routine case management work, under close supervision, involving classification and assignment of offenders committed to a correctional institution.
• Level II – Full range of case management tasks involving classification and assignment of offenders committed to a correctional institution; responsible for overseeing difficult advance classification and counseling cases.
• Level III – Specialist level; responsible for providing programs such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive‑behavior and sex offender treatment, and offender re‑entry case management functions including coordination of strategic social case work, 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 of vocational guidance and social adjustment principles; institutional industrial positions and market; interviewing and counseling techniques; social and psychological problems facing offenders; principles of personality development and adjustment; social structure of offender population; related government laws and practices; community resources.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; communicate effectively; determine the best suited facility segment for an offender’s social and correctional needs; motivate offenders positively and constructively.

• Level I – Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of experience in a correctional facility per thirty semester hours of required education.
• Level II – Bachelor’s degree and two years of correctional records management or social case work involving classification, assignment, field supervision, apprehension or investigation of offenders, or similar professional administrative position; or master’s degree for one year of required specialized experience; or equivalent combination.
• Level III – Bachelor’s degree and three years of correctional records management or social case work involving classification, assignment, field supervision, apprehension or investigation of offenders, or similar; or master’s for one year of required specialized experience; or equivalent combination.

Jackie Brannon Correctional Center – Not a remote position.

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.