Corrections Officer 3- SCI Fayette

Full Job Description

This position provides supervisory work in subordinate staff responsible for the care, custody, and control of inmates on an assigned shift in a State Correctional Facility.

Work Schedule: To be determined. Selected applicant will work a 40-hour work week with rotating days off.

Distribution: This posting is open to current Department of Corrections employees only.

This position is eligible for retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.

This position is not eligible for telework.

Requirements

20% Supervises subordinate officers and ensures that all assigned duties are within compliance of policies, procedures, and regulations governing all aspects of care, custody, and control of inmates in an institutional setting. Plans, organizes, assigns, and monitors correctional officer duties. Conducts inspections of all areas in assigned zone to ensure all officers are alert and diligent in the performance of their duties and completes related Commissioned Officers Daily Inspection Report. Monitors officers’ assignments so that maximum effectiveness can be achieved with a minimum of personnel. Conducts semi-annual and annual employee performance evaluations. Conducts interviews for prospective subordinate staff. Provides training to new subordinate staff, and ensures that Trainees are utilized at their appropriate level of training phase. Interprets rules, regulations, policies, and objectives of the institution for subordinates.

20% Oversees daily schedules and facility operations involving Security, Food Service, Plant Maintenance, Medical Service, and Recreational Activities. Plans and organizes inmate movements to and from work assignments, recreational activities, and meal periods. Ensures that all major inmate movements and activities receive adequate supervision and control. Maintains and submits all necessary transport and movement records/reports.

20% Conducts daily tours of inmate housing units and addresses any concerns. Takes, receives, and checks periodic counts of inmates. Monitors the surveillance of institutional grounds, buildings, and inmate work sites for possible irregularities in inmate behavior. Reports any observed changes in the personality, demeanor, and degree of program participation for inmates. Participates in counseling inmates on problems associated with institutional adjustment matters of a personal nature. Maintains and submits all necessary records/reports regarding inmate activities and incidents.

10% Ensures that inmate transports out of the institution are properly processed with adequate supervision. Processes new inmate commitments to include inmate returns from other authority, and afterhours DOC Transportation Bus returns. Oversees the search of visitors and the inspection of incoming and outgoing vehicles, materials, and supplies for the presence of contraband and to prevent escape.

10% Supervises, investigates, and participates in fact-finding sessions concerning violations of the DOC and institutional policies, directives, and procedures by subordinate staff. Issues discipline up to a written reprimand or recommend further disciplinary action to the supervisors. Participate in pre-disciplinary conferences and recommend discipline, as needed. Investigate grievances and present at Step 1.

5% Participates as a member of the support team.

5% Prudently act in crisis intervention and prevention according to established procedures.

5% Attends Monthly Commissioned Officers Meetings.

5% Performs related work as required.

ESSENTIALJOBFUNCTIONS:
1. Exercise care, custody, and control over inmates and/or reentrants
2. Apply physical force and intervention when appropriate and necessary
3. Supervise, evaluate, and direct the work of subordinate officers
4. Perform physically demanding tasks, e.g. running, physical control of inmates/reentrants
5. Reach, bend, stoop, pull, push, kneel, lift, climb, and grasp
6. Be mobile over all types of physical surfaces and levels
7. Spend prolonged periods of time standing or walking
8. Spend prolonged periods of time working indoors as well as outdoors in all weather conditions
9. Work all shifts and posts (except those that require an active PA driver’s license or equivalent)
10. Operate basic office equipment
11. Maintain an active PA non-commercial Class C driver’s license or equivalent pursuant to post requirements
12. Work overtime, with little or no advance notice, whether on or off duty at the time of notification
13. Maintain regular and reliable attendance
14. Use and maintain various equipment and tools of the corrections profession
15. Properly wear all portions of assigned uniform
16. Effectively communicate verbally and in writing
17. Establish and maintain effective working relationships
18. Hear and identify sounds (voices, whistle, buzzer, lock release, scuffling, sudden quiet)
19. Visually observe inmates’ and/or reentrants’ activities
20. Administer emergency medical assistance to inmates and/or reentrants and staff
21. Provide in service and on the job training
22. Attend and participate in all mandatory training and/or testing
23. Maintain weapons qualifications per DOC Policy 5.1.1, Section 7
24. Travel as required

Responsibilities are designated to this position by the Department of Corrections as well as local policies, procedures, and practices. Makes routine decisions relative to the aforementioned regulations and exercises independent judgment in the performance of daily tasks. Makes decisions along with the Shift Commander and in the absence of any other Administrative Staff for emergency situations which threaten safety and order within the facility. Assumes authority and responsibility for institutional or facility operations where a higher-level corrections officer is not assigned and in the absence of the administrative superior. Regular conferences are provided to ensure adequate supervision, support, and direction.

Qualifications

ORGANIZATION OR LOCATION RESTRICTIONS:
This posting is open to current Department of Corrections employees only.

RECRUITMENT METHODS:

Applicants must meet one of the following methods to be considered for this vacancy:

• Promotion Without Examination (PWOE)
• Reassignment(Only current civil service employees in the same agency who hold the same or similar job title, with the same maximum salary, within the same occupational group or where there is a logical career movement, will qualify will for reassignment.)
• Voluntary Demotion

You must be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations.ELIGIBILITY - ALL APPLICANTS:1.Meet the minimum experience and training (MET's) for the job:One year as a Corrections Officer 2 (Commonwealth job title);orFour years of experience in corrections security work in a Pennsylvania state or county corrections facility.

(Note: Persons seeking employment under this option will be required to successfully complete, or have completed, a training program conducted by the Department of Corrections.)Please Note: Certain SCI Corrections Officer positions will require applicants to have and maintain an active Pennsylvania non-commercial Class C driver's license or equivalent.2.

Be eligible for selection in accordance with Merit System Employment Regulations.

This position is a management position and is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement or memorandum or understanding.

PA Residency is waived for this position.Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

Do not submit resumes, cover letters, and similar documents. These documents will not be reviewed for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

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

ELIGIBILITY -PROMOTION WITHOUT EXAMINATION (PWOE)APPLICANTS:
Class Restrictions for Promotion Without Examination Only – You must have or have held regular civil service status in one of the following classifications:
•Corrections Officer 2

•Corrections Officer 1
•Parole Supervisor

Please Note: We will also consider applications from current Commonwealth employees in pay scale group ST08 for which there is a logical occupational, functional, or career developmental relationship to this position.

All applicants must meet the Minimum Experience and Training (MET’s) requirements.Employees who previously held regular civil service status in the job title of the position being filled are also eligible for promotion without examination.

The promotion without examination requirements are issued in accordance with merit system employment regulations.

Selection Criteria:1. Minimum experience and training required for the job.2.

Meritorious service; defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.

3. Applicants must have a minimum of one year in the next lower classes by the posting closing dates with no break in service.

HOW TO APPLY- ALL APPLICANTS:Applicants must apply online at http://www.employment.pa.gov to the specific job posting that is of interest to them prior to the posting’s closing date at 11:59pm.

Bids are no longer accepted in the HR Office; you must apply online. Applications are not transferable; do not apply to this posting if you are not interested in the featured vacancy and location.

The following materials must be submitted with your application by the posting closing date. Late applications and other materials will not be accepted. 1.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience). Do not submit resumes, cover letters, and similar documents.

These documents will not be reviewed for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

This applies to all applicants.2.If this position would be a voluntary demotion for you, you must attach letter acknowledging you applied for a voluntary demotion and acknowledgement of a reduction in pay.

It is also strongly encouraged that you attach your recent regular or probationary Employee Performance Review.

If you have never had an EPR completed, it is encouraged that a statement to this effect be included with your application.

Please note that if you are selected for this position, this information will be confirmed with your supervisor.

An electronic copy of your EPR can be obtained through ESS (www.myworkplace.pa.gov)

in the “Personal” section by clicking on “Official Personnel File.”

Failure to comply with the above application requirements will eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Please use the contact information provided for additional information.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 its 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 or 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.