Corrections Case Manager

Minimum Special Hiring Rate

$40,702

Are you ready to be a catalyst for change in a high-stakes environment? We are looking for a dedicated Corrections Case Manager to join our mission-driven team, where you will serve as the primary advocate and strategist for an assigned caseload of inmates. This is a role of profound impact—you’ll be the bridge between inmates, legal representatives, and families, ensuring every individual’s needs are met through expert management and targeted counseling.

From developing complex case histories and treatment programs to providing critical behavioral recommendations to the circuit courts, your insights will shape the future of those under your care. Beyond your clinical and administrative expertise, you’ll demonstrate true versatility by stepping onto the front lines for a mandatory weekly 12-hour security shift, ensuring the safety and movement of the facility remain seamless.

If you have the empathy of a counselor and the grit of a leader, apply now to play a dual role in both rehabilitation and essential facility security! Perform other duties as assigned.

• In accordance with SPB 3088 effective 10/7/23, $5,000 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.

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in criminal justice, corrections, psychology, sociology, counseling, counseling and guidance, criminology, social work or related field.

Substitution: Experience in an area of corrections programming or treatment may be substituted for the required training on a year-for-year basis.

Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in inmate counseling, security or treatment in a correctional setting or in counseling, counseling and guidance, as a probation and parole officer, mental health counselor or social worker.

Substitution: Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, corrections, social work or related behavioral science field may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Five years of experience at a Correctional Officer 2 or higher.