Correctional Case Manager
Core
Provides routine and advanced social casework for offenders in a correctional institution, focusing on classification, security risk assessment, and re-entry planning.
Role type
Correctional Case Manager (Social Caseworker)
Builds
Offender transition plans, case history reports, parole summaries, and re-entry support networks
Domain
Corrections / Criminal Justice / Social Services
Required skills
Interviewing and assessment techniques, case management, vocational guidance, counseling, report writing, community resource coordination
Preferred skills
Knowledge of government laws and practices, personality development principles, family and community collaborative support
Technologies
Assessment instruments, case management systems
Responsibilities
Determine offender security risks and programmatic needs; review offender records to adjust assignments; advise offenders on employment, education, and family issues; deliver re-entry programs; prepare parole and presentence reports; manage offender mail; develop transition plans; establish collaborative networks for pre/post-release services
Seniority
Entry to Specialist level (Level I-III)