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Office Assistant 2-DHS-DCR-Huttonsville Correctional Center & Jail-Randolph Co.

State of West Virginia

DHS - DCR - Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail

Fresh

Location

West Virginia, 25305

Salary

$27,240 - $45,973

per year

Closes

February 27, 2026More State jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This job is an office assistant role at a correctional center in West Virginia, where you'll handle clerical tasks like scheduling visits for inmates, checking visitor IDs, managing mail, answering phones, filing documents, and entering data into computer systems.

It's a good fit for someone with basic office experience who is organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a secure facility environment with some shift work at the switchboard.

The position offers a starting salary boosted by incentives for working in a high-need correctional setting.

Key Requirements

  • Graduation from high school or equivalent
  • Two years of full-time paid experience in routine office work
  • Ability to interpret and apply office procedures, rules, and regulations
  • Proficiency in data entry and using systems like OIS
  • Skills in scheduling, visitor verification, mail processing, and phone management
  • Comfortable maintaining inmate files and assisting with typing memos and reports
  • Willingness to work at the switchboard and perform other assigned duties

Full Job Description

Minimum Special Hiring Rate: $32,240

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. This position requires working and/or giving breaks at the switchboard.

Randolph County
1 Vacancy

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 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: 2/11/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/11/2026

    Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-wv-5229649