Correctional Officer jobs in Charleston, WV

Correctional Officer enforces rules and regulations in a prison, jail or other holding facility. Presides over prisoners awaiting trial or those who have been convicted of a crime. Being a Correctional Officer oversees prisoner conduct and safety. Supervises prisoners during meals, recreation, work and other daily activities. Additionally, Correctional Officer documents violations and takes appropriate disciplinary actions. Requires a high school diploma or its equivalent. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Correctional Officer possesses a moderate understanding of general aspects of the job. Works under the close direction of senior personnel in the functional area. May require 0-1 year of general work experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Correctional Officer 3
  • West Virginia
  • - Various Locations, WV FULL_TIME
  • Special Hiring Rates:

    $53,000 upon hire/reallocation - 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) 

    $48,000 upon hire/reallocation - Remainder of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities 


    Under general supervision, serves as a lead worker of Correctional Officers. These positions are responsible for planning, assigning and reviewing the work of other Correctional Officers to ensure facility security and/or the functioning of a specialized post or unit.
     
    Distinguishing Characteristics:
    These positions serve as lead worker and hold the assigned rank of Corporal.

    First line supervisor of Correctional Officers. Enforces or supervises the enforcement of the rules, regulations and state law necessary for the control and management of offenders and the maintenance of public safety. The officer supervises and reviews the work of subordinates to ensure facility security or the functioning of a specialized post or unit. 

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    IMPORTANT: Your eligible score will be based on information provided in your application; therefore, make sure your application is detailed and complete. You MUST complete ALL parts of the application, including the Work Experience section.

     

    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. 


    To be considered to receive credit for Veterans preference, you must verify eligibility by attaching a copy of your Member 4 DD214 to your application prior to submitting it. If you are unable to attach this document, please go ahead and apply. However, you must email the document to applicantservices@wv.gov or mail to WV Division of Personnel, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Building 3, Suite 500, Charleston, WV 25305. A service connected disability must be verified by a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs letter and may also be provided by the options mentioned above. 

     

    This announcement is for one or more specific vacancies and only applies to the location(s) indicated. Your application will remain active for this job for 180 days or until the job is filled. Application for this job does not automatically qualify you for other positions. Be sure to submit your application for each position of interest.  To receive an email notice anytime jobs in this or other categories are posted, you may choose to complete a Job Interest Card from the slide-out menu located at the top left of our Job Opportunities page.




    • Conducts the orientation and/or on-the-job training of subordinate officers.
    • Reads and implements training materials, post orders, administrative regulations, log entries and/or memoranda.
    • Provides guidance and direction to subordinate officers.
    • Monitors the performance of subordinate officers, making assignments to units as necessary.
    • Obtains information from previous shift regarding activities occurring on that shift.
    • Conducts/assists with offender intake/discharge procedures.
    • Observes offenders to detect unusual or prohibited behavior and maintain custody and control within the correctional facility.
    • Performs and trains subordinate officers to perform offender counts and trains subordinate officers to perform offender escort/transport security. performs and trains subordinate officers to perform contraband searches.
    • Instructs offenders in performing assigned tasks.
    • Maintains public safety and control of offenders by ensuring the enforcement of rules, regulations and state law; reports violations.
    • Testifies in internal disciplinary hearings and in court.
    • Listens and responds appropriately to offender requests, problems and complaints.
    • Models appropriate personal and social living skills when interacting with offenders.
    • Recognizes and trains subordinate officers to respond to potential or actual emergencies, such as but not limited to, fires, physical altercations, disturbances, or escapes in a manner that is consistent with policy, procedure and state law and ensures public safety.
    • Handles and operates security/communications equipment and/or firearms as directed in a manner that is consistent with policy, procedure and state law and ensures public safety.
    • Conducts incident inquiries/investigations as assigned.
     
    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
    • Knowledge of correctional security, treatment and support program operations.
    • Knowledge of rules, regulations and state law.
    • Skill in locating and identifying contraband.
    • Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
    • Ability to train subordinate officers on the rules, regulations and state law.
    • Ability to plan, organize and direct subordinate staff and offender activities and work details.
    • Ability to resolve offender and subordinate staff problems and conflicts.
    • Ability to follow and issue written and oral direction within a formal chain of command.
    • Ability to interact positively with staff, inmates and the public.
    • Ability to run, jump, climb stairs and physically restrain violent residents.
    • Ability to use appropriate physical force to control offenders when necessary.
    • Ability to safely handle and use firearms, chemical agents and mechanical restraints and to obtain certification in the use of this equipment.
    • Ability to conduct correct contraband searches.
    • Ability to write routine reports and complete standard forms.
    • Ability to read, understand and apply training and directive materials.
    • Ability to complete tasks in a specialized assignment.
    Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.
     
    Experience: Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, any US Military Service (Part-time National Guard service may be included as military service using the Division of Personnel's internal conversion calculation), police officer or in criminal justice or related field.
    Substitution: Successfully completed coursework from a regionally accredited college or university in corrections, criminal justice or related field may be substituted for the required experience at the rate of one (1) year for every thirty (30) hours of study.


    Additional Information:
    • Upon completion of the first year of continuous service in the position, any employee hired into the rank of the Correctional Officer series shall receive a retention incentive of $2,000.

    • Employees in this classification shall receive an annual base building pay differential of $250 on July 1st, beginning July 1, 2024. This pay differential shall be allowed to take DCR employees’ salaries above the maximum of the compensation range.

    • 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.

     
    If you decide to apply you will be required to answer the online Supplemental Questions shown in the tab above. Your responses will be made available to the hiring manager. You will be required to verify all responses. IMPORTANT: Any related experience indicated in the Supplemental Questions MUST also be detailed in the "Work Experience" section of your application. Misleading claims or statements is grounds for permanent disqualification.

    On your application, be sure to mark the counties in which you are definitely available for work. Below is a list of Correctional Facilities by county.

    Adult Correctional Centers (Prisons) ------
    www.wvdoc.com
    Information about employment with the Div. of Corrections, call (304) 558-2036
    Berkeley - Martinsburg Cor. Center
    Cabell - Huntington Work Release Center
    Fayette - Mt. Olive Cor. Facility
    Greenbrier - Anthony Center (Neola)
    Harrison – Salem Correctional Center (304) 782-2371
    Kanawha - Charleston Work Release
    Kanawha - WV Cor. Academy (Montgomery)
    Marshall - Northern Cor. Facility
    Mason - Lakin Cor. Facility (Women)
    Ohio - Ohio County Cor. Complex
    Pleasants - St. Marys Cor. Center
    Pocahontas - Denmar Facility (Hillsboro)
    Raleigh - Beckley Cor. Center
    Randolph - Huttonsville Cor. Center
    Taylor - Pruntytown Cor. Center (Grafton)

    Juvenile Detention Centers -------
    djs.wv.gov
    Information about employment with Div. of Juvenile Services, call (304) 558-9800
    Berkeley - Eastern Regional Center (Martinsburg)
    Boone - Donald R. Kuhn Center (Julian)
    Cabell - Robert L. Shell Center (Barboursville)
    Fayette - Gene Spadaro Center (Mt. Hope)
    Hampshire - Buckbee Juvenile Center (Augusta)
    Kanawha - James H. "Tiger" Morton Center (Dunbar)
    Mercer - Sam Perdue Juvenile Center (Princeton) 425-9721
    Ohio - Northern Regional Center (Wheeling) *
    * Private vendor, contact: Ron Mulholland, (304) 233-9627
    Tucker - Davis Center (Rubenstein Center)
    Wood - Lorrie Yeager Jr. Center (Parkersburg)

    Regional Jails  ------
    www.rja.wv.gov
    Information about employment with Regional Jails, call (304) 558-2110
    Berkeley - Eastern Regional Jail (Martinsburg)
    Braxton - Central Regional Jail (Sutton)
    Cabell - Western Regional Jail (Barboursville)
    Doddridge - North Central Regional Jail (Greenwood)
    Hampshire - Potomac Highlands Regional Jail (Augusta)
    Kanawha - South Central Regional Jail (Charleston)
    Logan - Southwestern Regional Jail (Holden)
    Marshall - Northern Regional Jail (Moundsville)
    Raleigh - Southern Regional Jail (Beaver)
    Randolph - Tygart Valley Regional Jail (Belington)
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Correctional Officer 2
  • West Virginia
  • - Various Locations, WV FULL_TIME
  • Special Hiring Rate:$50,000 upon hire/reallocation and $51,500 after 6 months - Critical Vacancy Pay Facilities: Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail, Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail, W...
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Correctional Officer 4
  • West Virginia
  • - Various Locations, WV FULL_TIME
  • Special Hiring Rates:$55,000 - Critical Vacancy Pay Facilities: Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail, Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail, Western Regional Jail and Corrections Facility, No...
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Correctional Officer 1
  • West Virginia
  • - Various Locations, WV FULL_TIME
  • Special Hiring Rate: $45,000 upon hire and $47,500 after 6 months - Critical Vacancy Pay Facilities: Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail, Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail, Western Regio...
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Correctional Nurse
  • Wexford Health Services
  • Beaver, WV FULL_TIME
  • A Job Should be MORE than just a paycheck. Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest correctional health care providers. Over the past 30 years, our team of dedicated clinical profes...
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Correctional Counselor 2
  • West Virginia
  • - Various Locations, WV FULL_TIME
  • Continuous Recruitment, Statewide: The DOP anticipates several vacancies in the near future for this classification. This recruitment is not for a specific vacancy but to generate a pool of interested...
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Correctional Officer
  • West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Charleston, WV
  • Correctional Officer Pay Rate: $40,000 - $53,000 The State of West Virginia is hiring for three jobs: Correctional Offic...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Correctional Officer
  • West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Julian, WV
  • Correctional Officer Pay Rate: $40,000 - $53,000 The State of West Virginia is hiring for three jobs: Correctional Offic...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Correctional Officer
  • West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Mount Olive, WV
  • Correctional Officer Pay Rate: $40,000 - $53,000 The State of West Virginia is hiring for three jobs: Correctional Offic...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Correctional Officer
  • West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Charleston, WV
  • Correctional Officer Pay Rate: $40,000 - $53,000 The State of West Virginia is hiring for three jobs: Correctional Offic...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Correctional Officer
  • West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Dunbar, WV
  • Correctional Officer Pay Rate: $40,000 - $53,000 The State of West Virginia is hiring for three jobs: Correctional Offic...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Correctional Officer
  • West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Barboursville, WV
  • Correctional Officer Pay Rate: $40,000 - $53,000 The State of West Virginia is hiring for three jobs: Correctional Offic...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Correctional Counselor 2
  • West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Charleston, WV
  • Nature of Work Correctional Counselor 2 description image Continuous Recruitment, Statewide: The DOP anticipates several...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Correctional Counselor 2
  • West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Mount Olive, WV
  • Nature of Work Correctional Counselor 2 description image Continuous Recruitment, Statewide: The DOP anticipates several...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

Charleston is the most populous city in, and the capital of, the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, the population during the 2017 Census Estimate was 47,929. The Charleston metropolitan area as a whole had 214,406 residents. Charleston is the center of government, commerce, and industry for Kanawha County, of which it is the county seat. Early industries important to Charleston included salt and the first natural gas well. Later, coal became central to economic prosperity in the city and the surrounding area. Today, trade, utilities, governm...
Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/11/2019). Read more from Wikipedia
Income Estimation for Correctional Officer jobs
$40,746 to $50,780
Charleston, West Virginia area prices
were up 1.2% from a year ago

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