Correctional Behavioral Specialist II pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001049
- Class code
- 32001049
- Pay group
- NC06
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Correctional Behavioral Specialist II is $35,596 to $62,294 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001049.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 04/2020.
What the state says the job is
Work in this class involves participation as an active member of the mental health treatment team with considerable responsibility for a supportive counseling workload and for the implementation of treatment plans for particular inmates. Employees provide initial screening interviews that focus on data gathering and identification of problem areas that will require attention by the treatment team. Employees are also involved in administering, scoring, and supervising psychological tests to inmates in a diagnostic/mental health setting. Duties also include administering and scoring more advanced test batteries such as Halstead Reitan, 16 PF, and Elizur Test for Organicity. Employees function as liaison with diagnostic and treatment staff and may serve on various committees relative to treatment.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of psychological principles and psychometric theory is required to properly administer and score individual and group psychological tests. Thorough knowledge of the causes of criminal behavior and the stresses inmates are subject to during incarceration is required. Thorough knowledge of crisis intervention and other supportive counseling techniques. Thorough knowledge of psychiatric diagnostic categories and the various behaviors associated with each is essential to recognize those inmates that require more intensive intervention. Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form. Ability to organize and prepare accurate records, charts, and reports and to analy ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in psychology or other human services field from an appropriately accredited institution with several classes in psychology, and one year of experience in some area of behavioral health; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Special
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.