Office Assistant 3-DHS - DCR - Saint Marys Correctional Center and Jail-Pleasants Co.
State of West Virginia
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Office Assistant 3-DHS-DCR-Central Regional Jail & Correctional Facility-Braxton Co.
State of West Virginia
DHS - DCR - Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
Location
West Virginia, 25305
Salary
$29,070 - $49,360
per year
Type
Closes
February 8, 2026More State jobs →
Job Description
Summary
This job is for an office assistant in a West Virginia jail who helps process new inmates and releases, handles paperwork like court orders, and manages records in a secure environment with direct inmate contact.
It involves communicating with courts, lawyers, and the public while keeping systems updated and assisting with tasks like fingerprinting.
A good fit would be someone detail-oriented with office experience who can stay calm under pressure and follow rules accurately.
Key Requirements
- Graduation from a standard high school or equivalent
- Four years of full-time (or equivalent part-time) paid experience in routine office work
- Ability to interpret court orders and circulate them to appropriate departments
- Skill in comprehending and explaining policies, rules, and regulations
- Proficiency in maintaining the OIS system and updating with current court orders
- Experience inventorying inmate property and assisting with housing assignments
- Comfort with direct inmate contact, including fingerprinting and photographing
Full Job Description
Under general supervision, the booking clerk will assist security staff with processing inmates for intake and release.
This work is performed within a secure facility and involves direct contact with inmates.
This position will interpret court orders and circulate to the appropriate department for action; explain basic rules and regulations; comprehend and interpret policies and procedures, rules and regulations.
This position will maintain the OIS system ensuring updates with current court orders, inventory inmate property, assist with updating housing assignments.
The position will assist security staff with inmate identification through fingerprinting and photographing.
This position will communicate directly with local magistrate and circuit courts, judges, circuit clerks, prosecutors, attorneys, other correctional facilities, federal facilities, law enforcement agencies, as well as the general public.
Will perform other duties as assigned.
Vacancies: 2Counties: Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Roane, Webster
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Qualifications
Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.Experience: Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience performing routine office work.
Substitution: College hours, related business school, or vocational training may be substituted through an established formula for the required experience.
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