Social Worker - Western Correctional

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About Us

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 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

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

This position responsibilities will include:

• Evaluate offender’s 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 is NC11 Salary Range ($45,431 - $79,504.) 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 facility's 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.

Master’s degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution;

or Bachelor’s degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of directly related experience;

or Master’s degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of directly related experience;

or Bachelor’s 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.

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recruiters@dac.nc.gov