What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corrections Unit Caseworker - Nebraska Correctional Center for Women position at State of Nebraska?
Description
• Competitive salary with shift differential
• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave (24 days your first year, accruing immediately)
• Military leave
• 156% state-matched retirement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• 79% employer paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible through the Federal government
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement
• Meaningful public service -- service with a purpose!
• Numerous training and development opportunities.
Information about the Nebraska
Department of Correctional Services can be found at: www.corrections.nebraska.gov.
For more information call 402-362-8833.
For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact ADA Coordinator Mike Carr at 402-479-5812 or mike.carr@nebraska.gov.
Location: Nebraska Corr.
Center for Women, 1107 Recharge Road, York, NE 68467
Examples of Work
The duties for this position include: observe, monitor, and coordinate incarcerated individuals activities, including unit sanitation, clothing exchange, food service, medical distribution, mail distribution, and room and unit inspections.
Must be alert to security, health and safety situations.
Guides, observes, and documents incarcerated individual behavior for the purpose of establishing/following rehabilitation/treatment plans and discipline.
Writes reports on inspections, incarcerated individual grievances, disciplinary actions, and incarcerated individuals performance.
Trains incarcerated individuals in specific task and job practices of sanitation.
Observes incarcerated individuals in the housing unit area to detect abnormalities, problems, or unrest and to initiate corrective actions.
Instructs incarcerated individuals on the rules and regulations of the unit and expected behavior.
Counsel incarcerated individuals, including crisis intervention, to assist them in adapting to the prison environment; solving problems; filing grievances; and planning for treatment changes, furloughs, and parole.
Participate in disciplinary and security actions including counts, searches, and use of force.
May transport incarcerated individuals on travel orders.
Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double-shifts.
Qualifications / Requirements
REQUIREMENTS: Associate's degree in criminal justice, behavioral science, human services or related field OR two years of experience working with persons referred through the legal system.
Must be at least 18 years of age. No felony or domestic abuse related convictions.
PREFERRED: Bilingual skills in English and Spanish desired.
OTHER: Must have a valid driver's license.
Transcripts required prior to appointment.
Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test.
Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid Nebraska Corrections Training Program.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of: organizational structure; administrative regulations; operational memorandums; unit policies and procedures; counseling techniques and procedures; programs and opportunities open to incarcerated individuals; caseload management.
Ability to: communicate effectively with incarcerated individuals, staff, and the public; exercise leadership and sound judgment; operate within established guidelines; plan, assign, and monitor the work of others; effectively counsel incarcerated individuals; write reports and make recommendations; observe incarcerated individuals and detect problems or unrest; understand and apply instructions.
• Competitive salary with shift differential
• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave (24 days your first year, accruing immediately)
• Military leave
• 156% state-matched retirement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• 79% employer paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible through the Federal government
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement
• Meaningful public service -- service with a purpose!
• Numerous training and development opportunities.
Information about the Nebraska
Department of Correctional Services can be found at: www.corrections.nebraska.gov.
For more information call 402-362-8833.
For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact ADA Coordinator Mike Carr at 402-479-5812 or mike.carr@nebraska.gov.
Location: Nebraska Corr.
Center for Women, 1107 Recharge Road, York, NE 68467
Examples of Work
The duties for this position include: observe, monitor, and coordinate incarcerated individuals activities, including unit sanitation, clothing exchange, food service, medical distribution, mail distribution, and room and unit inspections.
Must be alert to security, health and safety situations.
Guides, observes, and documents incarcerated individual behavior for the purpose of establishing/following rehabilitation/treatment plans and discipline.
Writes reports on inspections, incarcerated individual grievances, disciplinary actions, and incarcerated individuals performance.
Trains incarcerated individuals in specific task and job practices of sanitation.
Observes incarcerated individuals in the housing unit area to detect abnormalities, problems, or unrest and to initiate corrective actions.
Instructs incarcerated individuals on the rules and regulations of the unit and expected behavior.
Counsel incarcerated individuals, including crisis intervention, to assist them in adapting to the prison environment; solving problems; filing grievances; and planning for treatment changes, furloughs, and parole.
Participate in disciplinary and security actions including counts, searches, and use of force.
May transport incarcerated individuals on travel orders.
Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double-shifts.
Qualifications / Requirements
REQUIREMENTS: Associate's degree in criminal justice, behavioral science, human services or related field OR two years of experience working with persons referred through the legal system.
Must be at least 18 years of age. No felony or domestic abuse related convictions.
PREFERRED: Bilingual skills in English and Spanish desired.
OTHER: Must have a valid driver's license.
Transcripts required prior to appointment.
Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test.
Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid Nebraska Corrections Training Program.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of: organizational structure; administrative regulations; operational memorandums; unit policies and procedures; counseling techniques and procedures; programs and opportunities open to incarcerated individuals; caseload management.
Ability to: communicate effectively with incarcerated individuals, staff, and the public; exercise leadership and sound judgment; operate within established guidelines; plan, assign, and monitor the work of others; effectively counsel incarcerated individuals; write reports and make recommendations; observe incarcerated individuals and detect problems or unrest; understand and apply instructions.
Location/Region: York, Nebraska
Corrections Unit Manager - Reception and Treatment Center
State of Nebraska -
Lincoln, NE
