CORRECTIONS COUNSELOR/ CASE MANAGER(Job Id 53109)

About the role

Full-time Corrections Counselor / Case Manager position with the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, Division of Rehabilitative Services in Concord, NH. Performs specialized social service duties within the Division of Rehabilitative Services for the NHCF-W; follows established policies and procedures in the rehabilitation of inmates; provides counseling/case management either individually or in groups to assist inmates in transitioning to a community environment; works in close and immediate contact with prisoners daily while maintaining security.

Responsibilities

• Participates as a member of the facility unit team that monitors inmates to ensure a safe and secure environment.
• Attends staff meetings and participates in developing strategies for managing inmate behavior.
• Models, reinforces, redirects, and sets limits to behavior by using specified behavior management techniques; develops and implements individual goal attainment.
• Conducts individualized and group orientation to inmates within the correctional system and provides programming to inmates associated with their identified risk factors.
• Observes inmates and collaborates with other staff and community agencies to help develop services for resident needs.
• Schedules inmates for specialized appointments, boards, and activities within the prison system.
• Coordinates with professional staff (psychiatrist, social worker, and psychologist) to ensure treatment for inmates needing specialized services.
• Prepares reports, case summaries for appropriate classification and ongoing treatment and rehabilitation of inmates.
• Acts as liaison between the courts, parole, and community corrections to facilitate inmate movement through the prison system.
• Makes recommendations and helps develop aftercare plans upon inmates' release into the community.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications: Associate's degree and 2 years of experience OR equivalent combination of 4 years of education and experience after high school. Education and experience must be in social work, psychology, criminology, vocational rehabilitation, education, guidance, correctional administration, program development, parole, or a behavioral science emphasizing counseling and human relations (or related field). Must possess a valid driver's license. Must pass security and background screenings required for correctional environments. Trainee option: candidates with an equivalent combination of 3+ years of relevant education and experience after high school may be considered and hired in trainee status. After‑hire requirement: successful completion of the Corrections Academy within 12 months of hire and continuing certification as correctional line personnel as established by the certifying authority.

Skills

Preferred qualifications: work experience in law enforcement,