Correctional Officer 3

State-of-West-Virgini; West Virginia; On-site; USD 34,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

State of West Virginia is seeking a Lead Correctional Officer (Corporal) to supervise inmate movements and provide security at a correctional facility. This role requires successful completion of the Academy and may involve K9 unit assignments and travel between facilities.

Applicants must meet health and background requirements, pass psychological and medical exams, and be available for overtime and various shifts across WV facilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or the equivalent.
• Two years of full-time or equivalent experience in corrections, probation/parole, police, or related field.
• Substitution: coursework from an accredited college/university may substitute for the required experience (1 year per 30 semester hours).

Responsibilities

• Lead security duties and oversee inmate movement.
• Supervise daily inmate activities and ensure safety and confinement.
• Interact with visitors, staff, inmates and the public to maintain order.
• Complete required trainings and examinations; respond to overtime needs as required.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Coursework substitution for experience (30 semester hours per year)

Job description

Are you ready to step up and lead the front lines of public safety? This is a lead worker position under general supervision that performs security duties at a Correctional Facility and holds the rank of Corporal. Our Correctional Officers contribute to the public safety mission by providing for the safety and security of the public, staff, and inmates—ensuring the care, custody and control along with compliance with policy and procedure. Unlock specialized career paths where your skills truly shine: Correctional Officers in this class may serve as key control, tool control, armory officers, or transportation officers. For those driven by a unique challenge, these positions may also serve as entry level K-9 handlers! In this vital role, Officers provide security over adult inmates at a facility or work unit; supervise the daily activities of inmates while observing and recording their behavior and movement to ensure their safe and secure confinement. You will be the backbone of the facility as you interact with the visitors, staff, inmates and public to maintain orderly and secure operations. We respect the resilience required for this role, as the work involves a high degree of mental stress from constant contact with inmates. To ensure you are elite-ready, you are required to successfully complete the Academy training program. Travel may be required to perform duties in other DCR facilities, and the Corporal performs related duties as assigned.

Alternative to Posting CHCC270036 and CHCC270037

Posting #CHCC270038

County of Vacancy: Randolph

Number of Vacancies: 3

Position # 0608P00327, 0608P00307, 0608P00179

Training:

High school diploma or the equivalent.

AND

Experience:

Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a Correctional Officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer or in a criminal justice or related field.

OR

Substitution:

Successfully completed coursework from an 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) semester hours of study.

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.

• All employees assigned to the K9 unit shall qualify with the agency issued handgun, shotgun, and basic rifle prior to graduation from the Special Operations Basic Course and at least semi-annually thereafter."

• 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 shall successfully complete a Supervisor Training Course within six (6) months of reallocation.

PG: 11 $34,247 - $58,936

Market Rate: $52,545

Special Hiring Rates as of 7/1/2024 (SPB 3088-B)

• $55,900.416 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) (SPB 3088)

• $50,900.304 upon hire/reallocation - Remainder of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities (SPB 3088)

Additional Information, per SPB 3088:

• 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.

Probationary period 1 year