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Office Assistant 2 - DHS - DCR - Stevens Correctional Center and Jail, McDowell County

State of West Virginia

DHS - DCR - Stevens Correctional Center and Jail

Fresh

Location

West Virginia, 25305

Salary

$27,240 - $45,973

per year

Closes

February 15, 2026More State jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This job is for an office assistant in a West Virginia correctional facility, where you'll handle clerical tasks like scheduling inmate visits, checking visitor identities, managing mail, answering phones, and entering data into systems.

It's a good fit for someone with basic office experience who is organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a secure environment with sensitive information.

No advanced degrees are needed, just a high school diploma and two years of routine office work.

Key Requirements

  • Graduation from a standard high school or equivalent
  • Two years of full-time (or equivalent part-time) paid experience in routine office work
  • Ability to interpret and apply office procedures, rules, and regulations
  • Proficiency in clerical tasks such as data entry, filing, and sorting documents
  • Skills in scheduling, visitor verification, and handling mail in a secure setting
  • Experience with phone operations and assisting with typing memos and reports
  • Substitution allowed: College hours, business school, or vocational training for experience

Full Job Description

Under general supervision, performs full performance level work in multiple-step clerical tasks calling for interpretation and application of office procedures, rules and regulations. This position schedules inmate visits and verifies the identity of all facility visitors (attorneys, probation/parole, volunteers).

Duties may include processing of inmate and facility mail, answering and directing phone calls, sorting and filing documents, and routine data entry. May assist administrative staff with typing memos, reports and notices. Maintain hard copies of inmate files as well as utilizing the OIS system to input inmate file information.

Will perform other duties as assigned.

Vacancies: 2
Counties: McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Wyoming

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Qualifications

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

Experience: Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in routine office work.
Substitution: College hours, related business school, or vocational training may be substituted through an established formula for the required experience.


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


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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/30/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/30/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-wv-5211380