Corrections Program Specialist

State of West Virginia; Salem (WV); On-site; USD 36,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State employee benefits

Job summary

State of West Virginia is seeking a Corrections Program Specialist to evaluate and provide technical assistance for the institutional parole office, liaise with the parole board, and coordinate services for parolees with community resources. The role involves collaboration with multiple agencies, developing action plans, and managing program compliance reporting.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and relevant professional experience; substitutions via graduate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, corrections, social work or related behavioral or social science field.
• Two years of professional experience in corrections, probation/parole, law enforcement, social work or related fields.
• Graduate coursework may substitute for experience on a 15 semester-hour per year basis.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and provide technical assistance for the institutional parole office and related services.
• Coordinate with community resources to arrange services for parolees and schedule hearings.
• Analyze program compliance and develop action plans to achieve desired results.
• Collaborate with inter- and intra-agency staff to prepare regular and special reports.

Education

Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, corrections, social work or related behavioral or social science field

Job description

Nature of Work

The position of Corrections Program Specialist provides evaluation of and technical assistance for the institutional parole office, to include, but not limited to: registration of offenders required by law, releasing offenders back into society, serving as liaison between the inmate and the West Virginia Parole Board, contacting community resources to arrange services for parolees, scheduling appointments for both families and victims for parole hearings, working with victim services, teaching rehabilitation oriented programs and content to offenders, managing offender library and law library, processing, filing, and administering tests, managing offender recreation, facilitating classes for offenders, compiling or overseeing the compilation of program compliance and status, processing applications for offender Social Security Cards and Birth Certificates, collaborating the educational, health, social services, and rehabilitation agencies in provision of services to the inmate population, Parole Services, analysis and comprehension of program/service regulations, development and implementation of action plans to achieve desired results, coordination and collaboration with inter-agency and intra-agency staff/personnel, compilation of regular and special reports on program status. Performs other related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, corrections, social work or related behavioral or social science field.

Substitution: Additional full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as described below may substitute for the required training at a rate of one (1) year of training for every thirty (30) semester hours of experience.

Experience: Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in corrections, probation/parole, law enforcement, social work, recreation, religion or related behavioral or social science fields.

Substitution: Graduate coursework from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, corrections, social work or related behavioral or social science field may substitute for the required experience at the rate of fifteen (15) semester hours of training for every one (1) year of experience.

Other Information

PG: 12 $35,702 - $61,628

Market Rate: $54,918

State employment offers a variety of benefits.