Corrections Counselor 2 - SCI Fayette

About the Role

Become a Corrections Counselor 2 with the Department of Corrections (DOC) and take on a meaningful role focused on steady growth and positive change at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Fayette. This position allows you to engage directly with inmates as they work through challenges, build stronger decision-making skills, and move toward productive futures. You guide individuals in strengthening their education, behavior, and re-entry planning through firm structure and supportive direction. Step into a career where your leadership encourages progress, reinforces accountability, and helps inmates prepare for long-term success.

Responsibilities

• Inmate Counseling: Interview inmates to address adjustment issues, encourage positive choices, and guide personal development
• Case Management: Maintain records, prepare reports, and communicate with families, agencies, and DOC staff regarding inmate progress
• Assessment Review: Analyze test results, compile histories, and maintain documentation used for programming and risk evaluations
• Treatment Coordination: Work with multidisciplinary teams to align programming, activities, counseling, and educational services
• Parole Preparation: Make re-entry recommendations, write parole reports, and help inmates identify employment opportunities and community resources
• Team Support: Participate in staffing discussions and assist with decisions involving inmate misconduct, custody levels, and programming needs

Schedule

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday

Pay

Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $64,574.00 (before taxes).

Benefits

• Eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55

Requirements

Minimum Experience and Training

• Successful completion of the Corrections Counselor 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration) training program; or
• One year of professional counseling or casework experience in a correctional facility, and a bachelor’s degree including 18 college credits in any combination of sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes one year of professional counseling or casework experience in a correctional facility and 18 college credits in any combination of sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a related field.

Special Requirements

• Must obtain Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network (CLEAN) and Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET) certification within two months of employment and maintain certification for the duration of employment in this job.
• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• Must meet the PA residency requirement.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions.
• Must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.