Corrections Community Center Monitor - Pittsburgh Corrections Community Center

Full Job Description

Would you enjoy monitoring and encouraging inmates preparing for a future after incarceration? Are you looking for a rewarding public service opportunity that allows you to make a difference every day?

The Department of Corrections (DOC), Community Corrections Center (CCC) in Pittsburgh is seeking Corrections Community Center Monitors to provide care, custody, control, and supervision of the reentrant population housed at our facility.

If you want to experience professional growth and the rewards of preparing reentrants for successful transition back to their families and the community, then this is the perfect position for you!

Apply today!

Requirements

As a Corrections Community Center Monitor, you will ensure the safety and security of the CCC. You will effectively communicate and establish positive working relationships with reentrants that support their successful release back into the community. This will include:

• Documenting reentrant counts, searching reentrant property, and controlling reentrant and visitor movement
• Observing reentrant behavior through one-on-one and group interactions
• Monitoring closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems
• Administering and documenting breathalyzer tests and urinalysis tests
• Conducting new reentrant orientation, monitoring reentrant community destination checks, and logging telephone usage
  

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 hours per 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. Your work schedule will be determined.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $41,081.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of Department of Corrections Training Academy in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be willing and able to work in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
• This position requires shift work. You must be willing and able to work different shifts or irregular scheduled hours.
• 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:

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

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.

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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.