Corrections Community Center Monitor Johnstown Apply
THE POSITION
The Department of Corrections (DOC) is seeking Corrections Community Center Monitors to provide care, custody, control, monitoring, and supervision of the re-entrant population housed at a corrections center, as well as assist staff 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 supporting the DOC'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
As a Corrections Community Center (CCC) Monitor, you will oversee and regulate the activities of re-entrants who are housed at a corrections center prior to release into the community. These duties include:
- Observing re-entrant behavior though one-on-one and group interactions, as well as through the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) system
- Conducting and documenting re-entrant counts, fire drills, and searches for contraband
- Maintaining re-entrant prescription medications, security equipment, tools, toxic chemicals, and housekeeping supplies
- Conducting new re-entrant orientation to the CCC
- Making room assignments and assigning housekeeping duties
- Conducting re-entrant destination checks via community and/or telephone contact
- Writing behavior observations, issuing misconducts, and attending disciplinary hearings
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment
- 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: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. Beginning salary for this position is $18.38 per hour ($38,348 annually).
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- No previous experience or training required.
Additional Requirements:
- You must be able to work in Johnstown, Cambria 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 three (3) weeks of classroom training at the Department of Corrections Training Academy in Elizabethtown, PA. 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).
Legal Requirements:
- A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.
- 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 eligibility 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.
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