Correctional Counselor 2

Nature of Work

Step into a high-impact, full-performance role as a Correctional Counselor 2, where your expertise in human services meets the front lines of rehabilitation. As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will manage an assigned caseload, providing transformative individual and group counseling, diagnostic testing, and specialized substance abuse support. Your work goes beyond oversight—you will design and implement treatment programs, conduct critical risk assessments, and offer family counseling to help inmates overcome obstacles and prepare for a better future. This dynamic position balances clinical guidance with facility safety, including one 12-hour security shift per week to ensure a secure environment for all. If you are a dedicated professional ready to lead with compassion and authority, we invite you to make a lasting difference on our team. Will perform other duties as assigned. 

Posting Number: CHCC270018

Vacancy: Randolph
Number of Vacancy: 4 
Position Numbers: 0608P00190, 0608P00359, 0608P00337, 0608P00304
Alternate to posting CHCC270017

• 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 $5000 shall be removed from their salary, unless transferring to another CVFP.

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.

Other Information

PG:  11     $34,247 - $58,936

Market Rate: $52,545

Minimum Special Hiring Rate: $39,247

Email Applications to [email protected]
or Mail Applications to:
PO Box 1, Huttonsville WV 26273

Please including a posting number CHCC270018 on applications

** Pleases note application of covered state employees mail to DOP or completed via DOPs online method are not forwarded.

 

 

 

 

Benefits

State employment offers a variety of benefits.  Click HERE to visit the Division of Personnel's Benefits Page.

Agency Information

EmployerWest VirginiaAddress 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Building 3 Suite 500
Charleston, West Virginia, 25305 Phone(304) 558-3950
Website http://personnel.wv.gov