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Correctional Officer 4-DHS-DCR-Salem Correctional Center & Jail-Harrison Co.
2026-02-14 State of West Virginia Charleston,WV
Description:
Correctional Officers in this class may serve as shift supervisors, or in some other mid-level supervisory capacity within a specific work unit or department. This position assigns duties to subordinates and supervises the work performed; conducts roll call and obtains pertinent information from previous shifts and communicates to staff coming on duty; initiates and supervises searches of the facility, inmates and/or visitors; initiates inmate counts and initiates checks at regular and special time intervals to verify location and status of inmates.
Officers provide security over adult inmates at a facility or work unit; supervise the daily activities of inmates while observing and recording their behavior and movement to ensure their safe and secure confinement. They interact with the visitors, staff, inmates and public to maintain orderly and secure operations. The work involves a high degree of mental stress from constant contact with inmates.
Required to successfully complete the Academy training program. Travel may be required to perform duties in other DCR facilities. Performs related duties as assigned.
County: Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Pleasants, Ritchie, Taylor, and Tyler
Vacancies: 1
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INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT:
You must submit an application for each position of interest.
Your complete work history is used to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment in the Work Experience section of your application or you may attach it to your application with a resume.
If you have not previously submitted a copy of your official transcript or diploma, or licensure or training earned, you may attach it to your application or email it to ...@wv.gov
If you have already submitted copies of these documents with other applications, please do not resubmit. You may contact Staffing & Recruitment at 304-###-#### if you have any questions.
If you would like to be notified of jobs of this nature or in other categories, please complete our Job Interest Card
Minimum Qualifications
Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.
Experience: Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, any US Military Service (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.
Substitution: Successfully completed coursework from a regionally accredited college or university in corrections, criminal justice or related field may be substituted for the required experience at a rate of one (1) year for every thirty (30) hours of study.
Conditions of Employment:
***Your complete work history is needed to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment.***
Other Information
Special Hiring Rates as of 7/1/2024 (SPB 3088-B):
State employment offers a variety of benefits.
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The minimum qualifications for this job title are:Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.Experience: Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, any U.S. Military Service (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 fields.Substitution: Successfully completed coursework from an accredited college or university in corrections, criminal justice or related field may be substituted at the rate of one (1) year for every thirty (30) hours of study.Please note: All college, university or vocational school education, licensure or certification must be verified by attaching a copy of an official transcript, license, or certificate to your online application or by emailing it to the West Virginia Division of Personnel at: Job duty descriptions of all experience MUST be included in the Work History section of your online application or be clearly stated on your attached resume in order for them to be considered as qualifying experience toward the minimum qualifications. Please include details of daily job duties on your online application or resume.How do you qualify for this job title?
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The next question asks how many total years of qualifying education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience you have as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields.To help you answer this question, please use the following equivalency chart to convert any college or university education you have completed into the appropriate amount of qualifying experience.PLEASE NOTE: ONLY COURSEWORK IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CRIMINOLOGY, CORRECTIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR RELATED FIELDS CAN BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE. COURSEWORK IN OTHER FIELDS IS NOT QUALIFYING AND SHOULD NOT BE COUNTED. Every thirty (30) undergraduate semester hours = One (1) year of experience Associate Degree = Two (2) years of experience Bachelor's Degree = Four (4) years of experience Every fifteen (15) graduate semester hours = One (1) year of experience Master's Degree = Two (2) years of experience Juris Doctor = Three (3) years of experience Doctorate/PhD = Four (4) years of experienceFor example: if you have a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and five (5) years of full-time paid experience as a Correctional Officer, you would count the Bachelor's degree as four (4) years of experience from the chart above to add to your five (5) years of Correctional Officer experience for a total of nine (9) years of combined education and qualifying experience. Therefore, you would select: "I have nine (9) to less than fourteen (14) years of combined education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields..." from the choices below.Here is another example: if you have thirty (30) college semester hours in Criminal Justice and twelve (12) years of military experience with the U.S. Army, using the chart above, you would convert the thirty (30) semester hours to one (1) year of qualifying experience, and add that to your twelve (12) years of military experience to get a total of thirteen (13) years of combined education and qualifying experience. Therefore, you would select: "I have nine (9) to less than fourteen (14) years of combined education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields..." from the choices below.One final example: If you have a high school diploma and four (4) years, six (6) months as a police officer, simply select: "I have four (4) to less than nine (9) years of combined education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields..." from the choices below. How many total years of qualifying education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience do you have as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields?
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Were all of the jobs listed on your application or resume full-time positions? If not, please list your part-time positions below. If all of your jobs were full-time, please enter "Yes".
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Were all of the jobs listed on your online application or resume paid?Please note that compensation may not only be salary or wages; it may also be room and board, gas mileage, etc.
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If you answered NO to the above question, please list below the names of the employers for which you did not receive compensation. If you answered YES to the above question, please put NONE.
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WE DO NOT ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION:Unofficial transcriptsHigh school diplomas or transcriptsBirth certificatesSocial Security CardsDriver's LicensesPassportsThese documents will be removed from your profile if submitted.Degrees earned outside of the United States MUST be evaluated for United States equivalency by an organization approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (N.A.C.E.S.) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (A.I.C.E.). Additional information is available at: and: attach each document only once. You do not have to attach it every time you apply online, as we will keep a secure copy attached to your online account.I have read and understand these instructions and have not attached any of the unaccepted documents.
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AFFIRMATION: I certify under penalty of law and disqualification that all statements are true and complete. I authorize the State of West Virginia and any agent acting on its behalf to conduct an inquiry into any job-related informationcontained in this application. I release the State of West Virginia and any agent acting on its behalf from any and allliability by reason of the request for such information. I further authorize and request each former employer,educational institution, or organization (including law enforcement agencies) to provide all information that maybe sought in connection with this application.
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Salary: $35,702.00 - $61,628.00 Annually
Location : Harrison County, WV
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: CSCC260060 PSA
Department: DHS - DCR - Salem Correctional Center and Jail
Opening Date: 02/13/2026
Closing Date: 2/28/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
LOCATION OF VACANCY: DODDRIDGE
HARRISON
MARION
PLEASANTS
RITCHIE
TAYLOR
TYLER
Nature of Work
Special Hiring Rates as of 7/1/2024 (SPB 3088-B):
- $52,900.224 - Remainder of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities (SPB 3088)
Correctional Officers in this class may serve as shift supervisors, or in some other mid-level supervisory capacity within a specific work unit or department. This position assigns duties to subordinates and supervises the work performed; conducts roll call and obtains pertinent information from previous shifts and communicates to staff coming on duty; initiates and supervises searches of the facility, inmates and/or visitors; initiates inmate counts and initiates checks at regular and special time intervals to verify location and status of inmates.
Officers provide security over adult inmates at a facility or work unit; supervise the daily activities of inmates while observing and recording their behavior and movement to ensure their safe and secure confinement. They interact with the visitors, staff, inmates and public to maintain orderly and secure operations. The work involves a high degree of mental stress from constant contact with inmates.
Required to successfully complete the Academy training program. Travel may be required to perform duties in other DCR facilities. Performs related duties as assigned.
County: Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Pleasants, Ritchie, Taylor, and Tyler
Vacancies: 1
Click The APPLY Link To Apply Online.
INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT:
You must submit an application for each position of interest.
Your complete work history is used to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment in the Work Experience section of your application or you may attach it to your application with a resume.
If you have not previously submitted a copy of your official transcript or diploma, or licensure or training earned, you may attach it to your application or email it to ...@wv.gov
If you have already submitted copies of these documents with other applications, please do not resubmit. You may contact Staffing & Recruitment at 304-###-#### if you have any questions.
If you would like to be notified of jobs of this nature or in other categories, please complete our Job Interest Card
Minimum Qualifications
Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.
Experience: Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, any US Military Service (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.
Substitution: Successfully completed coursework from a regionally accredited college or university in corrections, criminal justice or related field may be substituted for the required experience at a rate of one (1) year for every thirty (30) hours of study.
Conditions of Employment:
- Applicants must successfully complete competitive promotion selection process governed by agency policy.
- Applicants must successfully complete a psychological examination prior to appointment and as required thereafter.
- Applicants must successfully complete a medical examination prior to appointment and as required thereafter.
- Applicants must successfully complete a physical performance test prior to appointment and annually thereafter.
- Applicants must successfully complete a chemical urinalysis drug-screening test prior to initial employment.
- All employees in this job class shall be subject to random drug testing, as well as drug testing for reasonable suspicion as set forth in agency policy.
- Applicant's character and suitability for employment as a Correctional Officer must be verified through an agency investigation prior to employment.
- Applicant's background must be clear of felony convictions.
- Applicant's background must be clear of any activity prohibited by the Prison Rape Elimination Act.
- Applicants are subject to recurring background checks as may be required by law, rule, standard, or policy.
- Applicants will be required to work various shifts and it is understood schedules are subject to change at any time.
- Applicants are subject to mandatory overtime requirements and must be available for assignment to any location in the State of West Virginia.
- Applicants must possess a valid driver's license prior to appointment and continuously maintain such license while employed in this classification.
- Applicants must maintain a working telephone in order for the agency to contact them.
- Applicants shall successfully complete training as may be required by policies established by the Commissioner or as may be required by law, rule or standard.
- Applicants must possess the ability to perform the essential functions and tasks of the classification.
- Applicants shall successfully complete a Supervisor Training Course within six (6) months of promotion.
***Your complete work history is needed to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment.***
Other Information
Special Hiring Rates as of 7/1/2024 (SPB 3088-B):
- $52,900.224 - Remainder of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities (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.
- Employees in this classification shall receive an annual base building pay differential of $250 on July 1st, beginning July 1, 2024. This pay differential shall be allowed to take DCR employees' salaries above the maximum of the compensation range.
- Any Correctional Officer promoted into the Correctional Officer 4, 5, 6, and 7 classifications shall receive the special hiring rate and then have the total amount of their annual base building pay differential applied to their new salary.
- 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.
State employment offers a variety of benefits.
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The minimum qualifications for this job title are:Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.Experience: Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, any U.S. Military Service (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 fields.Substitution: Successfully completed coursework from an accredited college or university in corrections, criminal justice or related field may be substituted at the rate of one (1) year for every thirty (30) hours of study.Please note: All college, university or vocational school education, licensure or certification must be verified by attaching a copy of an official transcript, license, or certificate to your online application or by emailing it to the West Virginia Division of Personnel at: Job duty descriptions of all experience MUST be included in the Work History section of your online application or be clearly stated on your attached resume in order for them to be considered as qualifying experience toward the minimum qualifications. Please include details of daily job duties on your online application or resume.How do you qualify for this job title?
- I have high school graduation (or the equivalent) and four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, any U.S. Military Service (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 fields (including but not limited to security guards that have public contact duties and retail loss prevention employees). This experience must be detailed in the job duty description of the work history of your online application or resume.
- I have at least 120 semester hours (or 180 quarter hours) from an accredited college or university in corrections, criminal justice, or related fields. (A copy of your official transcript or diploma must be attached to your online application or emailed to ...@wv.gov or mailed to the West Virginia Division of Personnel for verification.) You may also select this option if you have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Corrections, Criminal Justice, or related fields.
- I have a combination of the above described qualifying education and qualifying experience to equal at least four (4) years.
- I do not meet any of the above training and experience requirements. Please do not apply.
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The next question asks how many total years of qualifying education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience you have as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields.To help you answer this question, please use the following equivalency chart to convert any college or university education you have completed into the appropriate amount of qualifying experience.PLEASE NOTE: ONLY COURSEWORK IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CRIMINOLOGY, CORRECTIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR RELATED FIELDS CAN BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE. COURSEWORK IN OTHER FIELDS IS NOT QUALIFYING AND SHOULD NOT BE COUNTED. Every thirty (30) undergraduate semester hours = One (1) year of experience Associate Degree = Two (2) years of experience Bachelor's Degree = Four (4) years of experience Every fifteen (15) graduate semester hours = One (1) year of experience Master's Degree = Two (2) years of experience Juris Doctor = Three (3) years of experience Doctorate/PhD = Four (4) years of experienceFor example: if you have a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and five (5) years of full-time paid experience as a Correctional Officer, you would count the Bachelor's degree as four (4) years of experience from the chart above to add to your five (5) years of Correctional Officer experience for a total of nine (9) years of combined education and qualifying experience. Therefore, you would select: "I have nine (9) to less than fourteen (14) years of combined education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields..." from the choices below.Here is another example: if you have thirty (30) college semester hours in Criminal Justice and twelve (12) years of military experience with the U.S. Army, using the chart above, you would convert the thirty (30) semester hours to one (1) year of qualifying experience, and add that to your twelve (12) years of military experience to get a total of thirteen (13) years of combined education and qualifying experience. Therefore, you would select: "I have nine (9) to less than fourteen (14) years of combined education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields..." from the choices below.One final example: If you have a high school diploma and four (4) years, six (6) months as a police officer, simply select: "I have four (4) to less than nine (9) years of combined education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields..." from the choices below. How many total years of qualifying education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience do you have as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields?
- I have zero (0) to less than four (4) years of combined education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields. Please do not apply.
- I have four (4) to less than nine (9) years of combined education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields.
- I have nine (9) to less than fourteen (14) years of combined education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields.
- I have fourteen (14) or more years of combined education and/or full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, U.S. Military Service, police officer, or in criminal justice or related fields.
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- Please provide details of your education, starting with your highest level attained. For each entry, include the degree/certificate earned, major/field of study, dates attended/graduated, and the name of the institution.Use the following formats as a guide:
- Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Accounting) 12/09/2023 West Virginia State University
- Partial Credit: 36 semester hours Spring 2021-Fall 2021 Marshall University
- Vocational: 580 Clock Hours in Arc Welding May 2023 Ben Franklin Career Center
- Licensure/Certification: West Virginia Professional Engineering License 2024 If you have no relevant training or education to document, please type "NONE" here.NOTE: If you previously selected "Some College" or "Technical College" as your highest level of education, you MUST provide details of your hours and schooling below. Failure to provide these details may result in being rejected for this position.
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Were all of the jobs listed on your application or resume full-time positions? If not, please list your part-time positions below. If all of your jobs were full-time, please enter "Yes".
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Were all of the jobs listed on your online application or resume paid?Please note that compensation may not only be salary or wages; it may also be room and board, gas mileage, etc.
- Yes
- No
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If you answered NO to the above question, please list below the names of the employers for which you did not receive compensation. If you answered YES to the above question, please put NONE.
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WE DO NOT ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION:Unofficial transcriptsHigh school diplomas or transcriptsBirth certificatesSocial Security CardsDriver's LicensesPassportsThese documents will be removed from your profile if submitted.Degrees earned outside of the United States MUST be evaluated for United States equivalency by an organization approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (N.A.C.E.S.) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (A.I.C.E.). Additional information is available at: and: attach each document only once. You do not have to attach it every time you apply online, as we will keep a secure copy attached to your online account.I have read and understand these instructions and have not attached any of the unaccepted documents.
- Yes
- No
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AFFIRMATION: I certify under penalty of law and disqualification that all statements are true and complete. I authorize the State of West Virginia and any agent acting on its behalf to conduct an inquiry into any job-related informationcontained in this application. I release the State of West Virginia and any agent acting on its behalf from any and allliability by reason of the request for such information. I further authorize and request each former employer,educational institution, or organization (including law enforcement agencies) to provide all information that maybe sought in connection with this application.
- I consent to the above statement.
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