Case Manager

Salary : $50,169.60 - $51,480.00 Annually

Location : Santa Fe, NM

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 202500736

Department : Corrections

Division : Adult Facility

Opening Date : 11 / 07 / 2025

Closing Date : 11 / 21 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Mountain

FLSA : Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit : AFSCME 1413

Department Contact Information : Naomi Salazar (505) 428-3209

Union Eligibility : Position is Union eligible after completion of one (1) year probationary period.

Budget Amount : Position budgeted up to $24.75 hourly, commensurate with related education and experience.

Primary Purpose

This position manages caseloads of inmates(s) cases by administering the platform and acts as a liaison between the inmate and community resources to include judicial process and tracking. This position also places inmates in the appropriate level of custody based on initial and routine evaluation and assessments.

Essential Job Functions

• Review and Maintenance of routine reclassification assessments and housing reviews.
• Update and review of inmate committees in accordance with inmate evaluation, progress and needs.
• Answering and following up on inmate inquiries and concerns. Prepare and update inmate caseload logs to include tracking inmate movement data to accurately reflect inmate physical location.
• Routine and updated inmate communication and availability for resource needs.
• Effectively communicate with all staff needed, direct contact with inmates and the general public.
• Assist in transition planning and coordinating with both community and judicial services.
• Coordination of strategic casework, classification; conduct and analyze inmate assessments. Develop family and community collaborative support teams, and provide service referrals and follow up.
• Periodic and custody classification review, assessment needs for appropriate housing placement.
• Program referrals and regularly scheduled one on one contact.
• Inmate job recommendation for assignment approval.
• Judicial case review to include appropriate follow through.

Knowledge / Skills :

Minimum Qualifications

Supplemental Information

Working Conditions :

Detention center setting. Office areas are well illuminated and are relatively quiet. Frequent standing, walking, sitting, bending, lifting (75 lbs. max.); must be able to visually observe residents / inmates and staff; hear understand, and interpret resident / inmates and employee behavior; detect odors through sense of smell for such things as marijuana and alcohol. Participants may be argumentative and confrontational at times, requiring quick reflexive responses. Work is primarily in an office environment. Some fieldwork may be required in various weather conditions. Neighborhoods may be unsafe, especially at night, with possible criminal / gang related activities. May be required to work evening and weekend hours. Incumbent will be subject to random pat down searches. Manual and finger dexterity required. Essential employees shall be required to work assigned shifts regardless of adverse weather conditions or holidays.

Conditions of Employment :

Selected candidate must submit to and pass a County paid pre-employment physical and drug / alcohol screening. Additionally, selected candidate must submit to and pass a county paid criminal background screening. Selected candidate must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico Class D Driver's License as incumbent shall be appointed to drive a County vehicle during the performance of his / her duties.

Santa Fe County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Santa Fe County to ensure equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of race, color, age, physical or mental handicap, sex, national origin, ancestry, religion, serious medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or political affiliation.

Santa Fe County is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time and part-time employees who work 20 hours per week. You will receive plan booklets, which give you more detailed information about each of these programs.

BENEFITS OFFERED

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Do you have a valid driver's license?

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Do you have a High School diploma or GED?

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Which statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?

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How many years of relevant experience do you have in corrections or law enforcement?

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