Corrections Program Specialist

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

Job summary

The West Virginia ACA Accreditation Manager will oversee audits for facilities in the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, maintaining a division-wide auditing method to ensure compliance with agency standards. This role requires on-site verification of records, logs, and routine operations, plus staff interviews.

Travel is required; you will assist the Director of Correctional Policy and Compliance with policy research and training across facilities.

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 field.

Responsibilities

• Perform audits and verify compliance with agency standards.
• Conduct on-site reviews of records, logs and routine operations; interview staff.
• Assist in developing action plans and after-action criteria for division-wide use.
• Support policy research and training in relation to standards and indicators.

Skills

Auditing

On-site inspections

Staff interviews

Training

Education

Bachelor's degree in criminal justice or related field

Graduate coursework substitute for experience

Job description

This position will act as the ACA Accreditation Manager for a caseload of facilities within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The American Correctional Association Accreditation Manager will be responsible for maintaining a division-wide auditing method to ensure operational compliance with the standards set forth in the agency's policies and procedures. Responsible for action plans, and after action report criteria to be utilized division wide. The position requires on -site review to confirm adherence through verifications of various records, logs, observations of on-site routine operations and conditions. Interviews of staff and other means of confirmation. This position serves as a member of an audit team that performs audits and provides training in regards to the standards set forth in the agency policies and compliance indicators. This position assists the agency Director of Correctional Policy and Compliance in maintaining agency policies through researching legislation, applicable statutes, rules, standards and case law; consulting with subject-matter experts. The work location for this position will be shared between Potomac Highlands Regional Jail and Chick Buckbee Juvenile Center. Travel required. Other related duties as assigned.

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

OR

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 experience for every thirty (30) semester hours of required training.

AND

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

OR

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.

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

Market Rate: $54,918