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Administrative Services Assistant 2 - DHS - DCR - Vicki Douglas Juvenile Center - Berkeley Co.

State of West Virginia

DHS - DCR - Vicki Douglas Juvenile Center

Recent

Location

West Virginia, 25305

Salary

$34,247 - $58,936

per year

Closes

January 22, 2026More State jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing daily operations at a secure juvenile detention center, including supervising office, maintenance, cleaning, and kitchen staff, while handling tasks like payroll, budgeting, and reports.

It also includes training new employees, assisting with human resources duties, and supporting the facility's superintendent.

A good fit would be someone with experience in administration or supervision in a high-security or institutional setting, who is organized and comfortable with leadership responsibilities.

Key Requirements

  • Experience in administrative support services such as fiscal, personnel, payroll, or procurement
  • Supervisory skills for managing office support, maintenance, custodian, and kitchen staff
  • Ability to handle HR tasks including Kronos timekeeping, insurance, benefits, and recruiting
  • Proficiency in completing reports like vacancy, overtime, and pay period reviews
  • Knowledge of facility budgeting, annual improvements, and operational policy implementation
  • Familiarity with systems like OIS, Kronos, Oasis, and Cactas for data entry and transactions
  • Ability to perform employee evaluations and attend management meetings

Full Job Description

Number of Vacancies: 1
County/Counties: Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan

Under limited supervision, performs administrative and supervisor work in providing support services such as fiscal, personnel, payroll or procurement in a state agency or facility. Responsible for the management of day-to-day operations of a maximum-security juvenile detention facility. Supervises the work of office support staff, maintenance, custodian, and kitchen staff. Responsible for the management and training of new staff, including but not limited to implementing operational policies to include changes and updates as they pertain to the area of assignment. Complete bank transactions, including Oasis entries of such transactions. Assist HR Associate with duties including but not limited to Kronos, Insurance, Benefits, and facility recruiting. Complete facility weekly reports, such as weekly HR/hiring statistics – vacancy report, pay period end review report, and weekly overtime report. Attend weekly Management Department Head meetings. Assist Superintendent with facility annual improvement and budgeting needs. Will have some authority to vary work methods and policy applications and to commit the agency to alternative courses of action. Complete EPA/evaluations on employees supervised. Utilize OIS, Kronos, Oasis and Cactas in addition to any other data base system necessary to this position. Performs related work as required.

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 Corrections 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.



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    Qualifications

    Training: Graduation from an accredited college or university. Preference may be given to candidates with a major in the area of public or business administration, accounting, industrial relations, communications or related field.
    Substitution: Additional qualifying experience as described below may be substituted on a year-for year basis for the required training.
    Experience: Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid employment in a technical or professional position providing administrative services such as accounting, budgeting, project monitoring and reporting, personnel, or procurement and property.
    Substitution: Successful completion of graduate study in an accredited college or university in one of the above fields may be substituted for the required experience on a year for year basis.


    ***Your complete work history is needed to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment.***

    Additional Information

    PSC salary exemption per West Virginia Code §24-1-1





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    Posted on NEOGOV: 1/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/7/2026

    Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-wv-5183635