Top 13 Correctional officer 1 Jobs in West Virginia

Correctional Officer 1
State of West Virginia —West Virginia
- $31,533 - $53,916 a year
- Overtime
- High school
- Ability to climb stairs
- High school diploma or GED
Correctional Officer 3
State of West Virginia —West Virginia
- $34,247 - $58,936 a year
- Overtime
- High school
- Military
- Writing skills
- On-the-job training
Border Patrol Agent - Entry Level
Customs and Border Protection —West Virginia
- $51,632 - $92,912 a year
- Urgently hiring
- Bachelor's degree
- Military encouraged
- 1 year
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
Correctional Officer 2
State of West Virginia —West Virginia
- $32,862 - $56,373 a year
- Overtime
- High school
- Mid-level
- Ability to climb stairs
U.S. Probation Officer
U.S. Courts —Wheeling, WV
- $53,162 - $120,341 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Addiction Medicine
- Writing skills
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Tool Room Officer
US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System —Morgantown, WV
- $59,607 - $76,369 a year
- Online Application
- Management
- Customer service
- Pass drug screening
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Public Defender
Public Defender Corporation for Boone and Lincoln Counties —Madison, WV
- $72,000 - $78,000 a year
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- In-person
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
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Pharmacy Technician
Flatwater Group —Glenville, WV
- Full-time
- CPR Certification
- Medication administration
- BLS Certification
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Pharmacy Technician
Ho-Chunk, Inc. —Glenville, WV
- Full-time
- CPR Certification
- Medication administration
- BLS Certification
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Physician Services
Dymentum Health —Bruceton Mills, WV
- Monday to Friday
- Background check
- Medicine
- Doctoral degree
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Wexford Health —Wheeling, WV
- Part-time
- CPR Certification
- Nursing
- BLS Certification
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Border Patrol Agent - Entry Level
Customs and Border Protection —United States
- $51,632 - $92,912 a year
- Urgently hiring
- Bachelor's degree
- Military encouraged
- 1 year
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)

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Correctional Officer 1

State of West Virginia -
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Full-time
$31,533 - $53,916 a year

Qualifications

Passenger vehicle
High school diploma or GED
Driver's License

Full Job Description

Nature of Work

Special Hiring Rate:

$47,900.32 upon hire and $50,400.272 after 6 months - 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)

$42,900.208 upon hire and $45,400.16 after 6 months - Remainder of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities

Correctional Officers enforce rules necessary for the control of offenders and the maintenance of public safety. Positions may be in any type of facilities such as: Adult Centers/Prisons, Regional Jails, or Juvenile Centers. Applications for Correctional Officer 1 are accepted continuously to build a list of eligible candidates. The list will be used to fill openings as they occur. Contact the individual Centers for specific vacancy information. IMPORTANT: Applicants who qualify for Correctional Officer 2-6 must apply for those titles separately.

IMPORTANT: Your eligibility will be based on information provided in your resume or application; therefore, make sure your resume or application is detailed and complete. You MUST complete ALL parts of the application OR upload a resume to your submission.

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. If you are claiming Veterans preference, please submit "MEMBER 4" form and/or your VA Letter. Protecting your personal information is our highest priority. If your official transcript, training/licensure, or Veterans documentation contains your Social Security Number and/or birthdate, please redact that information before submitting it to the Division of Personnel. Please attach documents to the online application before submitting it. Or, you may email it to: [email protected] or by mail to: WV Division of Personnel, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Building 3, Suite 500, Charleston, WV 25305.

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Examples of Work

Learns to implement training materials, post orders, administrative regulations, log entries and/or memoranda.
Learns to obtain information from previous shift regarding activities occurring on that shift.
Learns to observe and monitor offenders to detect unusual or prohibited behavior and maintains custody and control within the correctional facility.
Learns to perform counts at regular, or other, intervals to insure offender accountability.
Escorts offenders to and from various facility areas; learns to search persons, personal property and areas.
Learns to supervise offenders in performing assigned tasks.
Learns to conduct and assists with intake/discharge procedures for offenders.
Maintains public safety and control of offenders by enforcing rules, regulations and state law; reports violations.
Testifies at internal disciplinary hearings and in court.
Learns to transport offenders to and from correctional facilities.
Learns to listen and respond appropriately to offender requests, problems and complaints.
Learns to model appropriate personal and social living skills when interacting with offenders.
Learns to recognize and 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.
Participates in staff, team and committee meetings.
Handles and operates security/communications equipment and/or firearms as directed and in a manner that is consistent with policy, procedure and state law and ensures public safety.
Learns to inspect, inventory, maintain physical control of, and log keys, tools, weapons and related equipment.
Learns to report damaged or missing items or other noted irregularities.
Learns to performs safety and sanitation inspections.
Oversees cleaning of facility areas and inmate hygiene activities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of correctional security, treatment and support program operations.
Knowledge of rules, regulations and state law.
Ability to read and understand training materials, policies, procedures and related written material.
Ability to follow verbal instructions and written directives and to follow a formal chain of command.
Ability to enforce rules, regulations and state law.
Ability to provide an accurate count of offenders.
Ability to safely handle and use mechanical restraints, intermediate weapons and firearms and be certified as required.
Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
Ability to run, jump, climb stairs and physically restrain violent offenders.
Ability to plan, organize and direct offender activities and work details.
Ability to resolve offender problems and conflicts and to handle requests.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Conditions of Employment:

Applicants must successfully complete a psychological examination prior to appointment and as required thereafter.
Applicants must successfully complete a medical examination prior to appointment and as required thereafter.
Applicants must successfully complete a physical performance test prior to appointment and annually thereafter.
Applicants must successfully complete a chemical urinalysis drug-screening test prior to initial employment.
All employees in this job class shall be subject to random drug testing, as well as drug testing for reasonable suspicion as set forth in agency policy.
Applicant's character and suitability for employment as a Correctional Officer must be verified through an agency investigation prior to employment.
Applicant's background must be clear of felony convictions.
Applicant's background must be clear of any activity prohibited by the Prison Rape Elimination Act.
Applicants are subject to recurring background checks as may be required by law, rule, standard, or policy.
Applicants will be required to work various shifts and it is understood schedules are subject to change at any time.
Applicants are subject to mandatory overtime requirements and must be available for assignment to any location in the State of West Virginia.
Applicants must possess a valid driver's license prior to appointment and continuously maintain such license while employed in this classification.
Applicants must maintain a working telephone in order for the agency to contact them.
Applicants shall successfully complete training as may be required by policies established by the Commissioner, or as may be required by law, rule, or standard.
Applicants must possess the ability to perform the essential functions and tasks of the classification.

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.
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.

Probationary period 1 year

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 / Martinsburg Correctional Center and Jail - 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
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 / Ohio County Correctional Center and Jail - Marshall/Ohio (304) 843-4067
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
Stevens Correctional Center - McDowell County (304) 436-5420
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

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