About The Position

Under general supervision functions as a member of a team providing services to the assigned caseload of inmates living in the unit, close inmate contact. May develop inmate treatment programs, test and classify inmates, testify at probation and parole hearings, work with inmate to rehabilitate. Work involves providing security, inmate counseling, treatment and performance, controlling inmate movement, acting as a role model for the inmates, compiles information, analyzes casual factors for the inmate's involvement in crime and criminal activities and performs related work as required. Assists with security post as needed. In accordance with SPB 3088 effective 10/7/23, $5000 will be added to the minimum starting rate of pay for all classifications within a Critical Vacancy Pay Supplemental Facility. Critical Vacancy Pay Facilities: Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail, Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail, Western Regional Jail and Corrections Facility, Northern Correctional Facility (including Ohio County Correctional Center), Northern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, Chick Buckbee Juvenile Center, Vicki Douglas Juvenile Center, Potomac Highlands Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, and Eastern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility (including Martinsburg Correctional Center) (SPB 3088). Employees in this classification shall receive an annual base building pay differential each fiscal year of $250 after completing one year of service. If an employee is hired into a Critical Vacancy Pay Facility (CVPF) and leaves the facility, the additional pay differential of $5,000 shall be removed from their salary, unless transferring to another CVPF.

Requirements

  • Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in criminal justice, corrections, psychology, sociology, counseling, counseling and guidance, criminology, social work or related field.
  • Experience in an area of corrections programming or treatment may be substituted for the required training on a year-for-year basis.
  • Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in inmate counseling, security or treatment in a correctional setting or in counseling, counseling and guidance, as a probation and parole officer, mental health counselor or social worker.
  • Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, corrections, social work or related behavioral science field may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

  • Providing services to the assigned caseload of inmates living in the unit
  • Develop inmate treatment programs
  • Test and classify inmates
  • Testify at probation and parole hearings
  • Work with inmate to rehabilitate
  • Providing security
  • Inmate counseling, treatment and performance
  • Controlling inmate movement
  • Acting as a role model for the inmates
  • Compiles information
  • Analyzes casual factors for the inmate's involvement in crime and criminal activities
  • Assists with security post as needed

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Entry Level

Industry

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

Number of Employees

11-50 employees

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