Employment opportunities with the Federal Bureau of Prisons

The McDowell County Economic Development Association (EDA), in conjunction with Region 1 WORKFORCE West Virginia and the WV Talent Team Recruitment Partnership, will host three Federal Bureau of Prisons' Job Information Seminars during the week of September 21, 2009.   The general public is invited to attend and learn about different career paths available with the Federal Bureau of Prisons and more specifically, the new Federal Correctional Institution under construction in McDowell County (Welch, West Virginia).  It is anticipated the hiring process for the approximately 320 full-time positions will start early 2010.  Job seekers and local stakeholders will learn about the types of positions available at the new facility, the estimated number and types of positions to be hired, basic qualifications to work for a federal prison and specific information about how to prepare for a career with this prestigious Department of Justice law enforcement component.

It is important to remember that a prison is much like a small city surrounded by the security of a fence and that Correctional Officers make up a large portion of the employees at a prison.  However, there will also be positions available for Doctors, Nurses, Food Service Supervisors, Accounting Technicians, Secretaries, Teachers and Maintenance Worker Supervisors - just to name a few.  This new area employer will offer secure and stable careers for local qualified job seekers.  To find out more information, you are encouraged to attend one of the sessions listed below:

JOB INFORMATION SEMINARS:

Monday, September 21 - 6 pm to 8 pm
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Wyoming/McDowell Campus 
Route 97, Saulsville, WV 
304.294.2010

Wednesday, September 23 - 6 pm to 8 pm
National Guard Armory 
600 Stewart Street   Welch, WV 
304.436.4980

Thursday, September 24 - 6 pm to 8 pm
Mercer Technical Education Center 
1397  Stafford Street  Princeton, WV  
304.929.5494

You can also visit the Region 1 Workforce West Virginia website, Bureau of Prisons page, for additional information.

Local positions are available with the US Census Bureau in the Beckley area.  Announcements for these positions can be accessed via the U.S. Census Bureau website.

Region 1 WORKFORCE West Virginia Career Centers

Region 1 WORKFORCE West Virginia Career Centers are here to assist in a variety of ways.  Whether you are a part of th eemerging workforce, a job seeker or an employer, your local Career Center should be the first place you turn for all of your workforce needs.  jAdditional information on services provided by the the WORKFORCE  Career Centers can be accesed at Region 1 Workforce West Virginia.