Vacancy caducado!
Reference #: 4551202
THE POSITION
Can you commit to a career where you help people rise above their mistakes? The Department of Corrections is seeking individuals whose primary purpose is to provide care, custody, control, monitoring, and supervision of the re-entrant population housed at a state-operated community corrections center in Progress, Pennsylvania. This position assists in facilitating and monitoring the changes necessary for the offender's successful completion of the program for re-entry back into the community.If you want to leave work each day knowing you are assisting in supporting the department's initiatives by preparing re-entrants for successful transition back into their families and the community, this is the position for you!DESCRIPTION OF WORK
Duties for this position include maintaining a daily activity log, observing re-entrant behavior, and conducting searches of common areas for contraband. In addition, you maintain and inventory re-entrant prescription medications, security equipment, tools, toxic chemicals and housekeeping supplies; maintain the sign-in and sign-out register for all re-entrants and visitors; and control re-entrant and visitor movement within the center.Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.Work Schedule and Additional Information:Full-time employment, 40-hour work week
Community Corrections Centers are staffed by three (3) work shifts that cover the facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Salary:Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $38,348 (before taxes).
You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFICATIONSAdditional Requirements:
This position is in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. You must be willing and able to work in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
This position requires shift work. You must be willing and able to work different shifts or irregular scheduled hours.
This position requires you to successfully complete classroom training at the Department of Corrections Training Academy in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. You must be willing and able to complete this training.
You must be able to perform essential job functions.Preferred Qualifications (not required):
Two (2) years of experience performing public safety or security work.(Examples of qualifying experience include, but are not limited to: public safety or security work involving protection of persons and/or property and maintaining required security through enforcement of rules, regulations and laws; public safety or security work in a correctional setting, juvenile or adult development/detention center, law enforcement entity, or military security experience)
One (1) year of work experience providing direction/guidance to individuals. (Examples of qualifying work experience include, but are not limited to: performing as a lead worker or supervisor assigning and evaluating work tasks, providing informal counseling, or giving orders in the Military).
Experience working within a secure facility such as a correctional setting or detention center.
Experience working within a local, county, state, or federal law enforcement entity.
Experience providing counseling and guidance such as lead worker, supervisory, mentoring and counseling individuals, or giving orders in military.
Experience working within the security field.
Legal Requirement:You must pass a background investigation.
How to Apply:Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibili y for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
Veterans:Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.