Social Worker Western Correctional
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Job Location:
Buncombe County, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Agency
Adult CorrectionDivision
COO - OPS - Institutions OperationsJob Classification Title
Social Worker (S)Position Number
Grade
NC11About Us
The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention protection and preparation as well as the care custody and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody healthcare and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration Health Services Rehabilitation & Reentry Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!
Description of Work
Work in this class involves providing intensive social work services in serious and complicated cases which require the flexible use of a wide range of social work skills and intervention techniques. Services are provided in a variety of settings including neuro-medical centers child care facilities Head Start/Early Head Start programs home environments correctional facilities juvenile justice facilities and state institutions. Clients/patients have specialized dementia mental health substance abuse and/or developmental disability issues. Work may involve providing in-depth assessment of individuals and family dynamics and needs assessment intervention and treatment of patients/clients and or families. Work may involve training and modeling to direct care staff or families. Employees work with patients/clients and families to develop treatment plans and discharge plans into the community. The discharge planning involves coordinating with a variety of community based service providers.Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences
This position responsibilities will include:
- Evaluate offenders situation and her ability to deal with it developing a social history psychosocial assessment service plan and/or treatment plan and follow-up.
- Develop community or service resources.
- Perform assessments to identify needs and establish an appropriate service/treatment plan to provide supportive/directive counseling to inmates and families in addressing needs.
- Utilize knowledge of a range of services and of supportive level counseling and other counseling techniques to provide services.
- Understand social work practices and theories an understanding of the availability and interactions of a variety of community services and agencies and of a range of service providers.
- Utilize agency guidelines specific state or federal standards and principles of a variety of supportive counseling techniques to provide services. Referrals are documented in accordance with agency requirements.
- Work with inmates families habilitation/treatment teams in the development and implementation of treatment plans.
- Contact with other professionals is required in the coordination of services programs and consultation.
This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits.
Note to Current State Employees:
The salary grade for this position isNC11 Salary Range ($45431 - $79504.) State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as or lower than their current position. If selected for this position a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience funding availability and internal equity. Based upon these factors a pay increase MAY result.
About Western Correctional Center for Women (WCCW):
Western Correctional Center for Women (formerly Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women) opened on July 7 2008 and is a minimum custody facility housing approx. 360 female offenders located in Black Mountain NC. WCCW renovated four dormitories: Greenwood Frye Sloop and Gilliat. Renovations on the vocation building provided offenders with an educational classroom and an operating greenhouse. Renovations to the Buchanan building accommodated the increasing offender population and offer more educational classrooms and a medical wing. On Oct. 4 2021 the facilitys name was changed to Western Correctional Center for Women.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences
Effective July 1 2025 candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the minimum education and experience listed from the class specification. The knowledge skills and abilities listed in the vacancy announcement should be used as management preferences and be used to screen for the most qualified pool of applicants.
Management Preferences:
Documented knowledge of social work techniques and practices.
Minimum Education and Experience
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.
Masters degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution;
or Bachelors degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of directly related experience;
or Masters degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of directly related experience;
or Bachelors degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
EEO Statement
The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination harassment or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs observances and practices.
Recruiter:
Santino EastEmail:
Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
