Corrections Program Specialist-DHS-DCR-Eastern Regional Jail-Berkeley

Corrections Program Specialist – DHS-DCR – Eastern Regional Jail, Berkeley Co.

Salary: $40,702 (minimum special hiring rate).

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as ACA Accreditation Manager for a caseload of facilities within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
• Develop and maintain a division-wide auditing method to ensure operational compliance with agency policies and the American Correctional Association standards.
• Prepare action plans and after‑action report criteria for division-wide use.
• Perform on‑site reviews, including verification of records, logs, routine operations, and conditions; conduct staff interviews and other confirmation methods.
• Serve as a member of the audit team that performs audits and provides training regarding agency policies and compliance indicators.
• Assist the Agency Director of Correctional Policy and Compliance by researching legislation, applicable statutes, rules, standards, and case law and consulting with subject‑matter experts.
• Travel to Eastern Regional Jail, Martinsburg Correctional Center, and Vicki Douglas Juvenile Center as required.

Pay Differential (for Critical Vacancy Pay Facilities per SPB 3088, effective 10/7/23):

• $5,000 added to minimum starting pay for all classifications within a Critical Vacancy Pay Supplemental Facility.
• Annual base building pay differential of $250 after one year of service.
• Employee leaves a Critical Vacancy Pay Facility without transferring: differential removed.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, corrections, social work, or a related behavioral or social science field.
• Two (2) years of full‑time or equivalent part‑time paid professional experience in corrections, probation/parole, law enforcement, social work, recreation, or related behavioral or social science field.
• Alternatively, applicable substitution of graduate coursework at a rate of 15 semester hours for each year of required experience.
• Additional full‑time or part‑time paid experience may substitute for training at a rate of one year of experience for every thirty semester hours of required training.

Benefits:
State employment offers a variety of benefits. to visit the Division of Personnel’s Benefits Page.