Caseworker II

Location: 1480 N 8000 W, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116

Start pay: $24.95 per hour

This position operates in-office at The Utah State Correctional Facility Achieve Team.

Background check and drug test required.

About The Role

The Division of Reentry and Rehabilitation invites dedicated professionals to join a team focused on creating lasting change. We believe in providing justice-involved individuals with maximum opportunities for growth through accountability, evidence-based treatment, education, and positive reinforcement—all within a safe, supportive environment. Our mission is to safely reintegrate clients back into society, improve individual outcomes, and enhance community safety through strong partnerships and proven intervention strategies.

Why Join Us?

• Job Stability: Enjoy the security and reliability of employment within a well-established organization.
• Career Growth: Develop valuable skills and gain opportunities for leadership within a large organization.
• Meaningful Work: Contribute to an important service that benefits the community and supports organizational goals.
• Supportive Work Environment: Be part of a team that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.

In Utah, we believe hard work is important, but balance is essential. Finding work/life balance is a vital element to our culture.

Responsibilities

• Resource Coordination: Actively connect clients with vital community services, including housing, transportation, employment, medical, mental health, and other social services.
• Intervention & Counseling: Facilitate psycho-educational classes addressing criminogenic risks, and provide targeted counseling for individuals dealing with substance use and mental health disorders (services may extend to family members).
• Documentation Assistance: Help clients obtain critical identification documents (e.g., birth certificates, driver's licenses, tribal IDs).
• Collaboration: Maintain consistent, professional written and verbal communication with Adult Probation and Parole Agents and Supervisors regarding client treatment progress.
• Adaptability: Perform other duties as required to support the center’s mission.

Requirements

• Proven background in case management principles.
• Exceptional verbal, reading, and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with risk assessments and criminogenic risk factors.
• A solid, foundational understanding of working with justice-involved males.
• Comfortable working directly with an offender population where inherent safety risks, unusual environmental stress, or the potential for physical confrontation exist.

Qualifications & Skills

To be successful in this role, you should possess knowledge or proficiency in:

• Human behavior, behavioral health management, and risk/needs assessments.
• Local community resources, collateral agencies, and social service providers.
• Modern workplace technology (Microsoft Office, Google Docs, and standard UDC software).
• The justice system, including its rules, records, procedures, and safety protocols.
• Professional report writing and document composition.
• Evidence-based interviewing techniques (e.g., Motivational Interviewing).
• SSI/SSDI applications (including SOAR certification).
• Facilitating psycho-educational classes.
• VA resource coordination.
• Medicaid/Medicare programs including Vocational Rehabilitation or SNAP.

Physical Demands

• Requires regular physical exertion, including standing, walking over rough surfaces, bending, crouching, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs. for extended periods.

Supplemental Information

• Preference is given to individuals holding a Certified Substance Use Disorder Counselor (SUDC) certification or licensure as a Social Service Worker (SSW).
• This position may be underfilled at a Caseworker I level for the right applicant.

The Agency

The Utah Department of Corrections is a dedicated team of professionals ensuring public safety by effectively managing offenders while maintaining close collaboration with partner agencies and the community. Our team is devoted to providing maximum opportunities for offenders to make lasting changes through accountability, treatment, education, and positive reinforcement within a safe environment.