Corrections Facility Coordinator 1 - DHS - DCR - Mt. Olive Correctional Complex & Jail - Fayette Co.
State of West Virginia
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Corrections Case Manager - DHS - DCR - Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail - Fayette Co.
State of West Virginia
DHS - DCR - Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail
Location
West Virginia, 25305
Salary
$35,702 - $61,628
per year
Type
Closes
March 11, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working directly with inmates in a prison setting to help manage their cases, provide counseling, develop rehabilitation programs, and ensure security while acting as a positive role model.
It requires close interaction with prisoners to address their needs and support their reintegration into society.
A good fit would be someone with a background in social services or criminal justice who is patient, empathetic, and comfortable in high-stress environments.
Key Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in criminal justice, corrections, psychology, sociology, counseling, criminology, social work, or a related field
- Two years of full-time paid experience in inmate counseling, security, or treatment in a correctional setting
- Equivalent experience as a probation/parole officer, mental health counselor, or social worker
- Substitution of relevant corrections programming or treatment experience for required education on a year-for-year basis
- Ability to develop inmate treatment programs, classify inmates, and testify at hearings
- Skills in providing security, controlling inmate movement, and analyzing factors related to criminal behavior
- Comfort with close inmate contact and compiling/analyzing information for rehabilitation
Full Job Description
Minimum Special Hiring Rate: $40,702.00
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 inmates to rehabilitate.
Work involves providing security, inmate counseling, treatment and performance, controlling inmate movement, acting as a role model for the inmates, compiling information, analyzing casual factors for the inmate’s involvement in crime and criminal activities and performing related work as required.
Assists with security post as needed.
Vacancies: 1
Fayette, Clay, Nicholas and Kanawha Counties
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 four-year college or university with a major in criminal justice, corrections, psychology, sociology, counseling, counseling and guidance, criminology, social work or related field.Substitution: Experience in an area of corrections programming or treatment may be substituted for the required training on a year-for-year basis.
Experience: 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.
Substitution: 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.
***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
Minimum Special Hiring Rate: $40,702.00Substitution for required training and experience: Five years of experience at a Correctional Officer 2 or higher
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