Corrections Program Specialist

Nature of Work The position of Corrections Program Specialist provides evaluation of and technical assistance for the institutional parole office, to include, but not limited to: registration of offenders required by law, releasing offenders back into society, serving as liaison between the inmate and the West Virginia Parole Board, contacting community resources to arrange services for parolees, scheduling appointments for both families and victims for parole hearings, working with victim services, teaching rehabilitation oriented programs and content to offenders, managing offender library and law library, processing, filing, and administering tests, managing offender recreation, facilitating classes for offenders, compiling or overseeing the compilation of program compliance and status, processing applications for offender Social Security Cards and Birth Certificates, collaborating the educational, health, social services, and rehabilitation agencies in provision of services to the inmate population, Parole Services, analysis and comprehension of program/service regulations, development and implementation of action plans to achieve desired results, coordination and collaboration with inter-agency and intra-agency staff/personnel, compilation of regular and special reports on program status. Performs other related work as required. Minimum Qualifications Training: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, corrections, social work or related behavioral or social science field. OR Substitution: Additional full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as described below may substitute for the required training at a rate of one (1) year of training for every thirty (30) semester hours of experience. AND Experience: Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in corrections, probation/parole, law enforcement, social work, recreation, religion or related behavioral or social science fields. OR Substitution: Graduate coursework from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, corrections, social work or related behavioral or social science field may substitute for the required experience at the rate of fifteen (15) semester hours of training for every one (1) year of experience. Other Information

PG: 12 $35,702 - $61,628

Market Rate: $54,918

Benefits

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