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Posted: May 1, 2025 (259 days ago)

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Correctional Officer 2

State of West Virginia

Various Departments

Stale

Location

West Virginia, 25305

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Salary

$32,862 - $56,373

per year

Type

Full Time

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Closes

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a correctional officer in West Virginia prisons and jails, where you'll enforce rules, manage inmates, and ensure safety under supervision.

It's a full-time role focused on maintaining order and protecting the public from offenders.

A good fit would be someone reliable, physically fit, and comfortable in high-stress environments with a commitment to law enforcement.

Key Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent (official transcript or diploma required)
  • Ability to work under direct supervision in a full-performance level role
  • Physical fitness to handle the demands of offender control and facility security
  • Knowledge of rules, regulations, and state laws for managing inmates
  • Willingness to work in correctional facilities, including critical vacancy pay locations
  • Submission of detailed resume or application with all required documentation
  • Veterans preference documentation if applicable (e.g., MEMBER 4 form or VA letter)

Full Job Description

Special Hiring Rate:

$52,900.432 upon hire/reallocation and $54,400.32 after 6 months - 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)

$47,900.32 upon hire/reallocation and $49,400.208 after 6 months - Remainder of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities


Under direct supervision, performs full-performance level Correctional Officer work in enforcing rules, regulations and state law necessary for control and management of offenders and the maintenance of public safety. Performs related work as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics:
These positions operate at the full-performance level within the Correctional Officer class series.

Click The APPLY Link To Apply Online.


IMPORTANT: Your eligibility will be based on information provided in your resume or application; therefore, make sure your resume or application is detailed and complete. You MUST complete ALL parts of the application OR upload a resume to your submission.


ATTENTION: Applicant must verify post high school education by submitting an official transcript or diploma, training or licensure earned pertaining to this position by the closing date of the posting, if not previously verified.

If you are claiming Veterans preference, please submit "MEMBER 4" form and/or your VA Letter. Protecting your personal information is our highest priority.

If your official transcript, training/licensure, or Veterans documentation contains your Social Security Number and/or birthdate, please redact that information before submitting it to the Division of Personnel.

Please attach documents to the online application before submitting it. Or, you may email it to: applicantservices@wv.gov or by mail to: WV Division of Personnel, 1900 Kanawha Blvd.

E., Building 3, Suite 500, Charleston, WV 25305.

Be sure to submit your resume or application for each position of interest. To receive an email notice anytime jobs in this or other categories are posted, you may choose to complete a Job Interest Card from the slide-out menu located at the top left of our Job Opportunities page.

Requirements

  • Reads and implements training materials; posts orders, administrative regulations; logs entries and memorandums.
  • Obtains information from previous shift regarding activities occurring on that shift.
  • Conducts/assists with offender intake/discharge procedures; observes, monitors and supervises offenders to detect unusual or prohibited behavior and maintains custody and control within the correctional facility.
  • Performs counts at regular, or other, intervals to ensure offender accountability; transports offenders to and from correctional facilities; searches persons, personal property and areas; instructs and supervises offenders in performing assigned tasks.
  • Maintains public safety and control of offenders by enforcing rules, regulations and state law; reports violations.
  • Testifies at internal disciplinary hearings and in court.
  • Listens and responds appropriately to offender requests, problems and complaints.
  • Models appropriate personal and social living skills when interacting with offenders.
  • Participates in staff, team and committee meetings.
  • Recognizes and responds to potential or actual emergencies such as, but not limited to, fires, physical altercations, disturbances or escapes in a manner that is consistent with policy, procedure and state law and ensures public safety.
  • Handles and operates security/communications equipment and/or firearms as directed in a manner which is consistent with policy, procedure and state law and which ensures public safety.
  • Inspects, inventories, maintains physical control of and logs keys, tools, weapons and related equipment; reports damaged or missing items or other irregularities.
  • Performs safety and sanitation inspections; oversees cleaning of institutional areas and inmate hygiene activities.
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Knowledge of correctional security, treatment and support program operations.
  • Knowledge of rules, regulations and state law.
  • Knowledge of emergency procedures.
  • Ability to follow and issue written and oral direction within the chain of command.
  • Ability to interact positively with staff, inmates and the public.
  • Ability to run, jump, climb stairs and physically restrain violent residents.
  • Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
  • Ability to use appropriate physical force to control offenders when necessary.
  • Ability to safely handle and use firearms, chemical agents and mechanical restraints and to obtain certification in the use of this equipment.
  • Ability to conduct correct contraband searches.
  • Ability to perform accurate offender counts.

Qualifications

Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.

Experience: One (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, any US Military Service (Part-time National Guard service may be included as military service using the Division of Personnel's internal conversion calculation), police officer or in criminal justice or related field.
Substitution: Successfully completed coursework from a regionally accredited college or university in corrections, criminal justice or related field may be substituted at the rate of one (1) year for every thirty (30) hours of study.

Conditions of Employment:
  • Applicants must successfully complete a psychological examination prior to appointment and as required thereafter.
  • Applicants must successfully complete a medical examination prior to appointment and as required thereafter.
  • Applicants must successfully complete a physical performance test prior to appointment and annually thereafter.
  • Applicants must successfully complete a chemical urinalysis drug-screening test prior to initial employment.
  • All employees in this job class shall be subject to random drug testing, as well as drug testing for reasonable suspicion as set forth in agency policy.
  • Applicant's character and suitability for employment as a Correctional Officer must be verified through an agency investigation prior to employment.
  • Applicant's background must be clear of felony convictions.
  • Applicant's background must be clear of any activity prohibited by the Prison Rape Elimination Act.
  • Applicants are subject to recurring background checks as may be required by law, rule, standard, or policy.
  • Applicants will be required to work various shifts and it is understood schedules are subject to change at any time.
  • Applicants are subject to mandatory overtime requirement and must be available for assignment to any location in the State of West Virginia.
  • Applicants must possess a valid driver's license prior to appointment and continuously maintain such license while employed in this classification.
  • Applicants must maintain a working telephone in order for the agency to contact them.
  • Applicants shall successfully complete training as may be required by policies established by the Commissioner or as may be required by law, rule, or standard.
  • Applicants must possess the ability to perform the essential functions and tasks of the classification.

***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

Additional Information:

  • Upon completion of the first year of continuous service in the position, any employee hired into the rank of the Correctional Officer series shall receive a retention incentive of $2,000.

  • 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.

Adult Facilities

Prisons and Jails


Community Corrections


Juvenile Facilities and Reporting Centers

  • Donald R. Kuhn Juvenile Center - Boone County (304) 369-2976

  • Gene Spadaro Juvenile Center - Fayette County (304) 877-6890

  • J.M. “Chick” Buckbee Juvenile Center - Hampshire County (304) 496-1341

  • Kenneth “Honey” Rubenstein Juvenile Center - Tucker County (304) 259-5241

  • Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center - Wood County (304) 420-4860

  • Robert L. Shell Juvenile Center - Cabell County (304) 948-2190

  • Ronald C. Mulholland Juvenile Center - Ohio County (304) 232-3441

  • Sam Perdue Juvenile Center - Mercer County (304) 425-9721

  • James H. “Tiger” Morton Juvenile Center - Kanawha County (304) 766-2616

  • Vicki V. Douglas Juvenile Center - Berkeley/Jefferson County (304) 267-0164


Youth Reporting Centers

  • Boone/Logan County Youth Reporting Center - Boone County (304) 369-8949 or (304) 369-8959

  • Brooke/Hancock County Youth Reporting Center - Hancock County (304) 748-1490

  • Cabell County Youth Reporting Center - Cabell County (304) 528-5266 or (304) 528-5267

  • Fayette County Youth Reporting Center - Fayette County (304) 465-2107

  • Greenbrier County Youth Reporting Center - Greenbrier County (304) 647-7509 or (304) 647-7511

  • Harrison County Youth Reporting Center - Harrison County (304) 627-2183

  • Jefferson County Youth Reporting Center - Jefferson County (304) 724-6317

  • Kanawha County Youth Reporting Center - Kanawha County (304) 558-9800

  • Lincoln County Youth Reporting Center - Lincoln County (304) 824-6000 Ext. 4307

  • Marion County Youth Reporting Center - Marion County (304) 368-4460

  • Mason County Youth Reporting Center - Mason County (304) 675-4835

  • Mercer County Youth Reporting Center - Mercer County (304) 425-4525 or (304) 425-5850

  • Monongalia County Youth Reporting Center - Monongalia County (681) 990-7387

  • Pocahontas County Youth Reporting Center - Pocahontas County (304) 456-0090

  • Putnam County Youth Reporting Center - Putnam County (304) 586-2055

  • Raleigh County Youth Reporting Center - Raleigh County (304) 256-6907

  • Randolph County Reporting Center - Randolph County (304) 636-9156

  • STARS Berkeley County Youth Reporting Center - Berkeley County (304) 260-4365 or (304) 260-4363

  • Wetzel/Tyler County Youth Reporting Center - Wetzel County (304) 337-2010

  • Wood County Youth Reporting Center - Wood County (304) 295-3024

Youth Reporting Centers



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Posted on NEOGOV: 5/1/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/5/2025

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-wv-4926080