What are the responsibilities and job description for the Correctional Officer 3 - Vicki V. Douglas Juvenile Center - Berkeley Co. position at West Virginia?
This is a lead worker position under general supervision that performs security duties at a Juvenile Facility and holds the rank of Corporal. Correctional Officers contribute to the public safety mission by providing for the safety and security of the public, staff, and juvenile residents ensuring the care, custody and control along with compliance with policy and procedure.
Correctional Officers in this class may serve as key control, tool control, armory officers, or transportation officers. These positions may also serve as entry level K-9 handlers.
Officers provide security over juvenile residents at a facility or work unit; supervise the daily activities of juvenile residents while observing and recording their behavior and movement to ensure their safe and secure confinement. They interact with the visitors, staff, juvenile residents and public to maintain orderly and secure operations. The work involves a high degree of mental stress from constant contact with juvenile residents.
Required to successfully complete the Academy training program. Travel may be required to perform duties in other DCR facilities. Performs related duties as assigned.
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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.
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Training: High school diploma or the equivalent.
Experience: Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a Correctional Officer, probation/parole officer, US Military Service police officer or in a criminal justice or related field. (Part-time National Guard service may be included as military service using the Division of Personnel's internal conversion calculation), police officer or in criminal justice or related field.
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Special Hiring Rates as of 7/1/2024 (SPB 3088-B):
$52,900.432 upon hire/reallocation and $54,400.32 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) (SPB 3088)
$47,900.32 upon hire/reallocation and $49,400.208 after 6 months - 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.
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.
Salary : $34,247 - $58,936
