Correctional Program Specialist

About the role

The Case Manager will serve as part of the unit management team at Indian River JCF, focusing on planning and delivering habilitative programming for youth.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement programming, discharge, and reentry planning for assigned caseload of youth
• Serve as liaison with family, community, and internal staff (e.g., regional office, juvenile parole officers, courts)
• Create, approve, and manage visitation lists and collect personal and family information
• Represent habilitative programming on the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDT); coordinate and facilitate IDT meetings
• Establish and maintain working relationships with other facilities and support services; contact parents/guardians regarding treatment progress, status, emergencies, crisis, etc.
• Access, develop, maintain, and synthesize written and/or electronic documentation to satisfy requirements of federal, state, and local agencies and ensure compliance with DYS policy, American Correctional Association (ACA), and Ohio Standards
• Serve on various facility committees concerning assigned caseload

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership, commitment to excellence, professionalism, strong interpersonal communication skills, good judgment of people and situations, change agent, excellent customer service, trauma-responsive, and solution driven

Requirements

• 18 mos. exp in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services; 6 mos. exp in one or more of the following: report writing, record keeping, interviewing, counseling or contact with social service agencies
• Or completion of associate core program in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services; 6 mos. exp in one or more of the following: report writing, record keeping, interviewing, counseling or contact with social service agencies
• Or completion of undergraduate core program in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above

Technical Skills

• Counseling and Rehabilitation

Professional Skills

• Problem Solving
• Interpreting Data
• Confidentiality
• Ethics and Values
• Collaboration

Benefits

Details not specified.

Pay

$26.68 - $33.35 per hour

Schedule

Full-time

Union

1199

Agency Contact Name and Information

HumanResources@dys.ohio.gov

Unposting Date

Aug 9, 2026, 8:59:00 PM

Work Location

Indian River Juvenile Correctn

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Stark County-Massillon

Compensation

Not specified