Correctional Officer 4

Company:  State of West Virginia
Location: West Liberty
Closing Date: 19/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Salary : $35,702.00 - $61,628.00 Annually
Location : - Various Locations, WV
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: 8914Zas
Department: Various Departments
Opening Date: 06/07/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
LOCATION OF VACANCY: STATEWIDE
Nature of Work
Special Hiring Rates:
$57,900.336 - 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)
$52,900.224 - Remainder of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities
Shift or unit supervisor or in a mid-level specialized supervisory capacity. The officer supervises the enforcement of 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 the orderly functioning of a facility or unit.
This announcement is used to maintain an applicant pool for current and future hiring needs statewide. If you qualify and need more information about specific vacancies or hiring plans, please contact one of the facilities listed at the end of this announcement.
Click The APPLY Link To Apply Online .
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 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.
Examples of Work
  • Supervises orientation and/or on-the-job training of subordinate officers.
  • Maintains public safety and control of offenders by efficiently supervising the enforcement of rules, regulations and state law.
  • Conducts roll call and obtains pertinent information from previous shift to communicate to staff coming on duty.
  • Assigns duties to subordinates and supervises work performed.
  • Ensures adequate coverage of posts, prepares work schedules, makes required adjustments and maintains attendance records.
  • Ensures subordinates complete required training.
  • Ensures performance evaluations are completed; recommends staff commendations and disciplinary action.
  • Makes referrals to employee assistance program; Performs supervisory duties related to the security of a facility.
  • Conducts or supervises inquiries or investigations and takes appropriate action.
  • Chairs or participates in staff, team or committee meetings.
  • Ensures security of perimeter and points of ingress/egress.
  • Recognizes and directs the response to potential or actual emergencies such as, but not limited to fires, physical altercations, disturbances or escapes in a manner consistent with policy procedure and state law.
  • Ensures offender escort/transport security.
  • Ensures key and weapon control.
  • Handles and operates security/communications equipment and/or firearms as required and, in a manner, consistent with policy and procedure.
  • Participates in or conducts segregation reviews.
  • Testifies at internal disciplinary hearings and in court.
  • Ensures monitoring of disruptive and high-profile offenders.
  • Initiates and supervises contraband searches.
  • Initiates offender counts to verify location and status of offenders.
  • Ensures housekeeping, security and safety policies are enforced.
  • Assists in selection, hiring and promotion of staff.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Knowledge of correctional security, treatment and support program operations.
  • Knowledge of rules, regulations and state law.
  • Knowledge of emergency procedures.
  • Ability to effectively plan, assign, supervise and direct subordinate staff.
  • Ability to supervise enforcement of 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 general 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 use a computer terminal for entry and retrieval of data.
  • Ability to initiate and supervise accurate offender counts.
  • Ability to initiate and supervise contraband searches.

Minimum Qualifications
Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.
Experience: Four (4) 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 a rate of one (1) year for every thirty (30) hours of study.
NOTICE: If you are claiming college or other post-high school education or license, you MUST attach or provide by mail a legible copy of your OFFICIAL education transcript, license or training record. YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT UNTIL THIS VERIFICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. To avoid missing a job opportunity, it is important that you provide this verification as soon as possible. You only have to provide this verification one time. It is not required with every application. Attach documents to the online application, or via email to: , FAX: 304-957-0396, or mail to: Division of Personnel, Building 3, Suite 500, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25305.
*** The Division of Personnel uses your complete work history to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment. ***
Other Information
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.
  • Any Correctional Officer promoted into the Correctional Officer 4, 5, 6, and 7 classifications shall receive the special hiring rate and then have the total amount of their annual base building pay differential applied to their new salary.
  • 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.
Generally, persons who do not have significant direct experience in corrections or closely related work are not hired at this level.
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.
Adult Facilities
Prisons and Jails
  • Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility - Braxton County (304) 765-7904
  • Denmar Correctional Center and Jail - Pocahontas County (304) 653-4201
  • Eastern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility - Berkeley County (304) 267-0046
  • Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail/Huttonsville Work Camp - Randolph County (304) 335-2291
  • Lakin Correctional Center and Jail - Mason County (304) 674-2440
  • Martinsburg Correctional Center and Jail - Berkeley County (304) 267-0156
  • McDowell County Corrections/Stevens Correctional Center - McDowell County (304) 436-5420
  • Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail/Slayton Work Camp - Fayette County (304) 442-7213
  • North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility - Doddridge County (304) 873-1384
  • Northern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility - Marshall County (304) 843-4067
  • Ohio County Correctional Center and Jail - Ohio County (304) 238-1007 or (304) 238-1008
  • Potomac Highlands Regional Jail and Correctional Facility - Hampshire County (304) 496-1275
  • Pruntytown Correctional Center and Jail - Taylor County (304) 265-6111
  • Saint Marys Correctional Center and Jail - Pleasants County (304) 684-5500
  • Salem Correctional Center and Jail - Harrison/Doddridge County (304) 782-2371
  • South Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility - Kanawha County (304) 558-1336
  • Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility - Raleigh County (304) 256-6726
  • Southwestern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility - Logan County (304) 239-3032
  • Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility - Randolph County (304) 637-0382
  • Western Regional Jail and Correctional Facility - Cabell County (304) 733-6821
Community Corrections
  • Anthony Correctional Center - Greenbrier County (304) 536-3911
  • Beckley Correctional Center and Jail - Raleigh County (304) 256-6780
  • Charleston Correctional Center and Jail - Kanawha County (304) 340-6921
  • Parkersburg Correctional Center and Jail - Wood County (304) 420-2443
Juvenile Facilities and Reporting Centers
  • Donald R. Kuhn Juvenile Center - Boone County (304) 369-2976
  • Gene Spadaro Juvenile Center - Fayette County (304) 877-6890
  • J.M. "Chick" Buckbee Juvenile Center - Hampshire County (304) 496-1341
  • Kenneth "Honey" Rubenstein Juvenile Center - Tucker County (304) 259-5241
  • Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center - Wood County (304) 420-4860
  • Robert L. Shell Juvenile Center - Cabell County (304) 948-2190
  • Ronald C. Mulholland Juvenile Center - Ohio County (304) 232-3441
  • Sam Perdue Juvenile Center - Mercer County (304) 425-9721
  • James H. "Tiger" Morton Juvenile Center - Kanawha County (304) 766-2616
  • Vicki V. Douglas Juvenile Center - Berkeley/Jefferson County (304) 267-0164
Youth Reporting Centers
  • Boone/Logan County Youth Reporting Center - Boone County (304) 369-8949 or (304) 369-8959
  • Brooke/Hancock County Youth Reporting Center - Hancock County (304) 748-1490
  • Cabell County Youth Reporting Center - Cabell County (304) 528-5266 or (304) 528-5267
  • Fayette County Youth Reporting Center - Fayette County (304) 465-2107
  • Greenbrier County Youth Reporting Center - Greenbrier County (304) 647-7509 or (304) 647-7511
  • Harrison County Youth Reporting Center - Harrison County (304) 627-2183
  • Jefferson County Youth Reporting Center - Jefferson County (304) 724-6317
  • Kanawha County Youth Reporting Center - Kanawha County (304) 558-9800
  • Lincoln County Youth Reporting Center - Lincoln County (304) 824-6000 Ext. 4307
  • Marion County Youth Reporting Center - Marion County (304) 368-4460
  • Mason County Youth Reporting Center - Mason County (304) 675-4835
  • Mercer County Youth Reporting Center - Mercer County (304) 425-4525 or (304) 425-5850
  • Monongalia County Youth Reporting Center - Monongalia County (681) 990-7387
  • Pocahontas County Youth Reporting Center - Pocahontas County (304) 456-0090
  • Putnam County Youth Reporting Center - Putnam County (304) 586-2055
  • Raleigh County Youth Reporting Center - Raleigh County (304) 256-6907
  • Randolph County Reporting Center - Randolph County (304) 636-9156
  • STARS Berkeley County Youth Reporting Center - Berkeley County (304) 260-4365 or (304) 260-4363
  • Wetzel/Tyler County Youth Reporting Center - Wetzel County (304) 337-2010
  • Wood County Youth Reporting Center - Wood County (304) 295-3024

State employment offers a variety of benefits.
01
This job requires graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.Did you graduate from a standard high school or the equivalent?
  • Yes, I graduated from a 4 year high school or have the GED equivalent.
  • No, I did not graduate from a 4-year high school or have the GED equivalent.

02
This job requires four (4) 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.You may also qualify with successfully completed coursework from an accredited college or university in corrections, criminal justice or related field may be substituted for the required experience at a rate of one (1) year for every thirty (30) hours of study.Please verify all education by attaching a copy of your official transcript or diploma to your online application or by emailing it to ; job duty descriptions of all work experience should be listed in the work history section of your online application.How do you qualify?
  • I have four (4) 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.
  • I have a combination of qualifying experience and qualifying college coursework that equals at least 4 years. (Qualifying college coursework substitutes for experience at the rate of 30 semester hours = 1 year of qualifying experience.)
  • I have an Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in corrections, criminal justice or related field AND 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.
  • I have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in corrections, criminal justice or related field.
  • I do not qualify in any of the above mentioned ways.

03
If you have a degree from an accredited college or university, please enter the following information: the degree you earned, the major/field of study, the date on which you graduated, and the school you graduated from. For example: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Concentration in Accounting) 12/09/2023 West Virginia State UniversityIf you have successfully completed semester/quarter hours from an accredited college or university, please enter the following information: the number of semester/quarter hours you have earned, the date(s) you attended, and the school(s) you attended.For example: 36 semester hours Spring 2021 through Fall 2021 Marshall UniversityIf you have vocational school training or similar, please enter the following information: the number of clock hours or credits earned and/or the certificate(s) or diploma(s) you have earned (including your major/field of study), the date(s) you graduated, and the school(s) you attended.For example: 580 Clock Hours in Arc Welding from Ben Franklin Career Center May 2023If you have other training, education, certification, and/or licensure that you would like to document (including but not limited to: West Virginia Professional Engineering License, Certified Public Accountant, Comp TIA A+ or Network+ certification, Certified Nursing Assistant, etc.) please enter that information here.If you do not have any of the above training or education, please type "NONE" here.
04
Facility Preferences.
Mark the facilities at which you will accept employment. Do NOT mark facilities at which you would not accept employment. Mark all that apply.
  • Anthony Correctional Center (Greenbrier)
  • Beckley Correctional Center and Jail (Raleigh)
  • Boone/Logan County Youth Reporting Center (Boone and Logan)
  • Brooke/Hancock County Youth Reporting Center (Brooke and Hancock)
  • Cabell County Youth Reporting Center (Cabell)
  • Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility (Braxton)
  • Charleston Correctional Center and Jail (Kanawha)
  • Denmar Correctional Center and Jail (Pocahontas)
  • Donald R. Kuhn Juvenile Center (Boone)
  • Eastern Regional Jail and Corrections Facility (Berkeley)
  • Fayette County Youth Reporting Center (Fayette)
  • Gene Spadaro Juvenile Center (Fayette)
  • Greenbrier County Youth Reporting Center (Greenbrier)
  • Harrison County Youth Reporting Center (Harrison)
  • Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail (Randolph)
  • J.M. "Chick" Buckbee Juvenile Center (Hampshire)
  • Jefferson County Youth Reporting Center (Jefferson)
  • Kanawha County Youth Reporting Center (Kanawha)
  • Kenneth "Honey" Rubenstein Juvenile Center (Tucker)
  • Lakin Correctional Center and Jail (Mason)
  • Lincoln County Youth Reporting Center (Lincoln)
  • Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center (Wood)
  • Marion County Youth Reporting Center (Marion)
  • Martinsburg Correctional Center and Jail (Berkeley)
  • Mason County Youth Reporting Center (Mason)
  • McDowell County Corrections/Stevens Correctional Center (McDowell)
  • Mercer County Youth Reporting Center (Mercer)
  • Monongalia County Youth Reporting Center (Monongalia)
  • Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail (Fayette)
  • North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility (Doddridge)
  • Northern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility (Marshall)
  • Ohio County Correctional Center and Jail (Ohio)
  • Parkersburg Correctional Center and Jail (Wood)
  • Pocahontas County Youth Reporting Center (Pocahontas)
  • Potomac Highlands Regional Jail and Correctional Facility (Hampshire)
  • Pruntytown Correctional Center and Jail (Taylor)
  • Putnam County Youth Reporting Center (Putnam)
  • Raleigh County Youth Reporting Center (Raleigh)
  • Randolph County Youth Reporting Center (Randolph)
  • Robert L. Shell Juvenile Center (Cabell)
  • Ronald C. Mulholland Juvenile Center (Ohio)
  • Saint Marys Correctional Center and Jail (Pleasants)
  • Salem Correctional Center and Jail (Harrison/Doddridge)
  • Sam Perdue Juvenile Center (Mercer)
  • South Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility (Kanawha)
  • Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility (Raleigh)
  • Southwestern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility (Logan)
  • STARS Berkeley County Youth Reporting Center (Berkeley)
  • James H. "Tiger" Morton Juvenile Center (Kanawha)
  • Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility (Randolph)
  • Vicki V. Douglas Juvenile Center (Berkeley/Jefferson)
  • Western Regional Jail and Correctional Facility (Cabell)
  • Wetzel/Tyler County Youth Reporting Center (Wetzel)
  • Wood County Youth Reporting Center (Wood)

05
Were all of the jobs listed in your application paid?
  • Yes
  • No

06
If you answered NO to the above question, please list below the names of the employers for which you did not receive compensation. Compensation may not only be salary or wages. It may be room and board, gas mileage, etc.If you answered YES to the above question, please put NONE.
07
We do not accept any of the following documentation. These will not be utilized during the application process. Such documentation will not be reviewed or accepted. Resumes will not be accepted in place of a completed application.1) Unofficial transcripts2) High School Diploma/transcripts3) Unrelated documents not pertaining to the position for which you are applying4) Any international degree that has not been evaluated by a N.A.C.E.S. (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) approved organization. For more information, please visit: 5) Resumes (this information must be included in the Work History section of your application)Please do not attach any of the above documentation to your application, nor send it to the Division of Personnel via email or regular mail.I have read and understand this statement pertaining to my application.
  • Yes
  • No

08
Confirmation. By submitting my application I confirm and agree that all application statements are correct. I further understand that all my information is subject to verification and any misrepresentation is grounds for permanent disqualification.
  • I confirm the above statement.

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