Correctional Counselor 2

Nature of Work

This is a full-performance position under general supervision that will function as a member of a team providing services to an assigned caseload of inmates within a correctional facility. Responsibilities of the Correctional Counselor 2 may include individual and/or group counseling, diagnostic testing and evaluation, substance abuse counseling, implementation of treatment programs, guidance, administration, and evaluation of need and/or risk assessments, family counseling, recommendation of treatment programs to assist the inmate in controlling and overcoming problems, as well as general guidance of inmates. Will perform other duties as assigned.

• In accordance with SPB 3088 effective 10/7/23, $5000 will be added to the minimum starting rate of pay for all classifications within a Critical Vacancy Pay Supplemental Facility. 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)
• Employees in this classification shall receive an annual base building pay differential each fiscal year of $250 after completing one year of service.
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: A bachelor's degree from an 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.

Other Information

Email application to sherri.l.yarbrough@wv.gov or kelly.c.kinney@wv.gov

Or mail to:

Human Resources

112 Northern Regional Correctional Drive

Moundsville, WV 26041

Please include posting number NRJCF26047 on application.

Please note: Applications of covered state employees, mailed to DOP or completed via DOP’s on-line method, are not forwarded to the agency/facility.