CDOC Parole Release Case Manager I (Buena Vista)

About the role

The Division of Adult Parole exists to manage and supervise inmates/parolees on a 24 hour per day, seven day per week, 365 day per year basis to provide public safety and opportunities for successful re-entry of inmates/parolees returning to the community. Re-entry support services collaborate with this setting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct meetings with inmates within six months of release to identify and collect meaningful information regarding criminogenic needs through a review of formal assessments, in addition to the information contained within the offender's electronic file and any prior case management notes, case plans, or progress summaries as identified per policy;
• Determine appropriate resource needs and collaboratively develop transitional release plans with the inmate;
• Monitor, evaluate and record inmate progress with respect to transitional release plans and make modifications as status changes;
• Conduct interviews and collects relevant information to coordinate effective and efficient release planning;
• Utilize motivational interviewing techniques, cognitive behavior interventions and other evidence-based practices and available assessment tools to enhance motivation for change;
• Ensure that offenders receive assistance applying for community services that will directly impact their potential success on parole and in the community.
• Maintain a supportive, multidisciplinary network of effective communication between internal and external stakeholders providing opportunities for offenders to receive feedback, crisis intervention, and grievance resolution;
• Complete and document offender contacts, transitional release planning progress and any completed offender assessments;
• Make recommendations to multi-disciplinary teams regarding transitional release planning;
• Maintain exceptional customer service building and maintaining collaborative relationships with community partners and service and resource providers.
• Work collaboratively with parole staff as necessary to identify and provide stabilization resources for transitioning parolees.
• Attend collaborative meetings with stakeholders to plan, develop and implement community re-entry initiatives and local inmate focused services;
• Complete parole plan investigations for inmates releasing from institutions in accordance with established timeframes;
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Qualifications

• Experience Only: Three (3) years of relevant experience working directly with a hard to serve high needs client population in a correctional or human services environment providing case management work to include case planning, assessment of risks and needs, coordination of community services and/or identifying needs and referring to appropriate resources, and monitoring compliance and overall case supervision as your primary assignment.
• Three (3) years of corrections experience which must include one (1) year experience with a hard to serve, high needs client population providing components of management of incarcerated individuals exhibited by involvement and familiarity with processes that directly affect classification, programming, or daily living which provide progressive opportunities for appropriate placement to include involvement in: Internal Classification Committees (ICC), Classification Hearings, Job Placement and Supervision, Individualized Program Instruction/Tutoring, Multi-Disciplinary Staffing, Responding to Grievances and Resolving Issues of incarcerated individuals, Housing Placement and Movement of incarcerated individuals, Intelligence Gathering and Processing, as well as Role Modeling Pro-Social Behaviors while maintaining Positive Professional Communications by providing the incarcerated population with Crisis Intervention.
• Additional components may include components such as aiding in locating housing, help with acquiring employment, and community resources/ support to include regular meetings with clients, coordination of services and/ or assessing client's needs and referring to appropriate program intervention.
• Experience may also include aiding clients with overcoming barriers for stability in reaching re-entry goals.
• Hard to serve high needs clients include individuals with multiple barriers to employment, lack of educational or occupational skills attainment, low-income workers earning wages below self-sufficiency, low levels of literacy or English proficiency, disability status, basic skills deficient, homelessness, ex-offenders and justice involved, and public assistance dependency.
• Corrections-related experience is defined as experience in which the employee provided a direct service to/with clients detained against their will such as custody/control, teaching, social work, nursing, food service, and general maintenance; or supervised inmates in the implementation of a program such as correctional industries.
• Note: CO I and clerical support experience does not have the authority outlined in the minimum qualifications to perform components of offender management as it relates to classification hearings, ICC, Multi disciplinary staffing, vetting responses to inmate grievances etc. Therefore, experience as a CO I and clerical support does not meet the definition of offender management as outlined in the minimum qualifications.
• Education And Experience: A combination of education and experience in a relevant field related to the work assigned equal to three (3) years ONLY.

Preferred Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of Evidence Based Practices and Interventions for the successful re-entry of inmates;
• Proven ability to provide efficient and effective service to hard to serve clients with medium/high risk needs;
• Excellent ability to coordinate services and cooperate with others toward a common goal;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and Google Suite (Gmail, Drive, Sheets, Docs).