Social Worker Anson Correctional Institution
Anson County, NC - USA
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
Reporting to the Correctional Associate Superintendent for Programs II at a multi-custody female correctional facility this position works in the Programs Department and has the primary function is to provide specialized social work case management to female offenders. Job responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to the following:1. Providing specialized social work case management to offenders who have behavioral mental emotional and physical disorders. Services offered consist of individual and group counseling crisis and preventive intervention community resource referrals and re-entry planning.
2. Provide social work services in complex cases which require the flexible use of a wide range of social work skills and intervention techniques.
3. Collaborating with the Department of Social Services in all 100 counties in North Carolina and in other states where the offenders children reside.
4. Contacting other ancillary personnel such as school counselors and social workers group home and foster care personnel as well as the Court.
5. Coordinating programs for offenders to improve their cognitive skills behavioral skills parenting skills and limited mobility skills.
(Salary Range: $45431 - $79504)
*This posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the end date listed above.*
Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences
Effective July 1 2025 candidates now must meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the Minimum Education and Experience listed from the OSHR class specification as seen in the next section below. The Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) listed here in this section are now to be used as Management Preferencesand to be used to screen for theMOST QUALIFIEDpool of applicants.
Management Preferences
Documented knowledge of social work techniques and practices.
This is an anticipated vacancy. This position is expected to be available on June 1 2026.
Please review your application carefully before submitting it and be sure to enter a detailed description in the EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATES/LICENSES sections of your application. Remember toSAVEeach job entry and be thorough.Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application.
This is afull-time position(40 hours per week) withState Benefitswith established working hours and may require working beyond normal work schedule to meet business need.
Note to Current State Employees:
The salary grade for this position is NC11. 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 Anson Correctional Institution:
Anson Correctional Institution houses female offenders in medium and close custody housing units. Anson CI offers a wide variety of educational vocational and training programs. Correction Enterprises operates the offender packaging operation at Anson a partnership with Union Supply Direct through the Prison Industry Enhancement Program (PIE). Family and friends can order a package of goods from a pre-approved shopping list to send to an offender. Orders are packaged by offenders and shipped quarterly.
Contact Information
If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status please contact Celeste Robinson at or by phone at . (Email is preferred and more efficient.)
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:
Celeste Renee RobinsonEmail: