The Correctional Case Specialist provides evidence-based case management, and transitional services to inmates/residents. Coordinates and completes intake and release-planning for inmates/residents. Develops, delivers, and facilitates collaborative individual rehabilitation plans for inmates/residents. Meets with inmates/residents regularly to evaluate progress on their rehabilitation plans. Facilitates individual and group programming with inmates/residents. Communicates with external sources regarding inmates/residents on their caseload and supports family contact. Assists inmates/residents with becoming aware of strengths and needs in adjusting socially to their environments and facilitates the development of life skills for successful re-entry into the community.
The incumbent should be able to perform all of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the job performance requirements.
- Participates in the intake process. Collects, organizes, and analyzes information about individuals through records, tests, interviews, and professional sources. Responsible for establishing goals, developing plans, coordinating service delivery, and appraising the interests, needs, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics of inmates/residents for appropriate classification.
- Provides direct casework services to inmates/residents. Works with classification committee in recommending programming, referring inmates/residents to treatment and therapeutic programs and assessing the effectiveness of placement. Completes custody/classification according to policy and procedure to determine proper housing, work assignments and needs based and assessment and risk level.
- Prepares progress reports on assigned inmates/residents and assists administrative and supervisory staff in development of statistical reports. Makes case presentations to administrative and supervisory staff on a scheduled basis.
- Coordinates appropriate programming and services for social development, as well as preparation for transition/release, in concert with community services and resources.
- Meets with inmates/residents to discuss needs, housing issues, or other concerns and attempts to resolve issues. Assists in providing guidance to inmates/residents with disciplinary issues.
- Plans and conducts individual and group cognitive behavioral sessions. Follows standard curriculum for the program and supervises all program activity.
- Assesses inmates/residents through motivational interviewing and established evidence-based practices.
- Manages and modifies assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and planning services to ensure quality case plans for inmates/residents.
- Prepares and maintains a variety of standard narrative, statistical, summary and/or operational records, reports, and logs, to include but not limited to, documentation for transitions, transfers and releases. Maintains and monitors confidentiality of inmate/resident and administrative files. Processes all reports and documents in a timely manner.
- Attends scheduled staff meetings, group meetings and other staff and group activities essential for effective program and service delivery. Promotes communications and the proper flow of relevant information between facility management, staff and inmates/residents.
- Reads, analyzes, comprehends, and interprets technical procedures or governmental regulations, legal and non-legal documents, including the processing of such documents as medical instructions, commitment orders, summons, and other legal writs.
- Serves as a liaison between inmates/residents and court system/attorney, or other external agencies, and coordinates telephone calls with external parties as necessary.
- Conducts inspections of housing unit, participates in cell inspections, counts and meal supervision. Performs searches of people and objects capable of concealing contraband which will involve detecting and identifying objects and detaining people.
- Performs rescue functions at accidents, emergencies, and disasters to include administering basic emergency medical aid, physically removing people away from dangerous situations, and securing and evacuating people from confined areas.
- Takes appropriate action to prevent or diffuse potentially disruptive situations. Manages verbal and mental abuse when confronted with the hostile views and opinions of inmates/residents and others encountered in an antagonistic environment.
- Endeavors to comply with the requirements of applicable regulations, laws, rules, procedures, policies, standards and/or contract.
- Domestic U.S. travel may be required.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree is required. Experience providing case management services is preferred.
- • Additional experience in a criminal justice field or case management services may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis up to two years. Must demonstrate ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing.
- • Experience with Microsoft Office applications or other similar software applications is required.
- • A valid driver's license is required.
- • Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 18 years of age.
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