Correctional Counselor 2

Continuous Recruitment, Statewide:   The DOP anticipates several vacancies in the near future for this classification.   This recruitment is not for a specific vacancy but to generate a pool of interested applicants.   This classification has positions in every area of the state and works exclusively for the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.  West Virginia has correctional facilities in every area of the state.  Make sure you mark in your county selection any county you would be willing to work in or commute to so you can be placed on the proper register. Click Here to explore the various correctional facilities in West Virginia.

Under general supervision, performs full-performance level work by providing a variety of counseling and psychological services for the inmate population of a correctional facility. Areas of specialization at assigned facility may include vocational counseling, diagnostic testing and evaluation, substance abuse counseling, and/or guidance for inmates on work release. Performs related work as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This is full-performance level Correctional Counselor work. The employee works independently in conducting clinical interviews, administering and scoring psychological tests and preparing psychological evaluations. The employee may supervise beginning level counselors and office support staff. The classification determinant at this level is the greater degree of skill in counseling and diagnostic evaluation.

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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 applicantservices@wv.gov 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.

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• Conducts clinical interviews, administers and scores psychological tests and prepares psychological evaluations for committed inmates and sixty-day presentence commitments.

• Counsels inmates to facilitate inmates' treatment and identify disturbed and/or potentially suicidal inmates.

• Corresponds with circuit courts, review boards, mental health centers, parole officers, attorneys and other agencies to supply information, to consult with specialists or to seek assistance with an inmate's treatment or release.

• Writes monthly reports on unit's activities and review inmate's progress reports.

• Attends meetings, training sessions and some workshops.

• Maintains summaries of counseling sessions and treatment logs.

• May conduct disposition hearings.

• May write policy or procedure changes for the unit.

• May supervise counselors in a correctional facility; may make assignments, monitor counselor's work, train staff and discuss cases with staff and may approve attendance, vacation and sick leave.

• May assist correctional officers on living unit.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Department of Corrections policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of behavior modification techniques and philosophies used in corrections.

• Knowledge of psychometrics.

• Knowledge of psychotherapeutic counseling.

• Knowledge of techniques of crisis intervention.

• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people.

• Ability to observe changes in inmate behavior.

• Ability to keep accurate records.

• Ability to organize the work of subordinates.

Training: A Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a major in criminal justice, corrections, psychology, sociology, counseling, counseling and guidance, education, therapeutic recreation or closely related field.

Substitution: None.

• DETAILS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE MUST BE SHOWN IN THE WORK EXPERIENCE SECTION OF YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION*   

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