Corrections Deputy Superintendent 2-DHS-DCR-Potomac Highlands Regional Jail-Hampshire Co.
State of West Virginia
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Corrections Case Manager - 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
January 22, 2026More State jobs →
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working directly with inmates in a prison setting to help manage their cases, develop rehabilitation programs, provide counseling, and ensure security while acting as a positive role model.
It requires close interaction with prisoners to address the reasons behind their crimes and support their treatment and performance.
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
- Major in criminal justice, corrections, psychology, sociology, counseling, or a related field
- Ability to develop inmate treatment programs and classify inmates
- Experience or skills in inmate counseling and rehabilitation
- Capability to testify at probation and parole hearings
- Comfort with close inmate contact and providing security as needed
- Strong analytical skills for assessing factors in criminal behavior
Full Job Description
Minimum Special Hiring Rate: $40,702.00
Vacancy 1
Fayette, Clay, Nicholas and Kanawha Counties
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.
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.
Click The APPLY Link To Apply Online.
IMPORTANT: Your eligibility will be based on information provided in your application or on your resume; therefore, make sure your application or resume is detailed and complete. You MUST complete ALL parts of the application, including the Work Experience section, or you may attach a detailed resume.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.
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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.
Substitution: Five years of experience as a Correctional Officer 2 or higher***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:
$40,702.00
Division of Corrections: Probationary period 6 months
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