Corrections Unit Manager - SCI Fayette

Full Job Description

Are in interested in playing a vital role in helping inmates prepare for a successful reentry back into the community? If so, consider starting a new chapter in your career with the Department of Corrections (DOC). We are searching for a detail-oriented Unit Manager interested in coordinating and directing security and treatment programs at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Fayette. Put your correctional experience to the test today!

Requirements

As a Unit Manager, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring programs within a designated housing unit.

Work involves developing the unit mission statement, operational goals, objectives, and procedures that are most effective and specialized to meet the needs of the unit.

In this role, you will also be monitoring housekeeping plans, security practices, and treatment services, as well as ensuring compliance with DOC policies and standards.

You will have the opportunity to oversee a multi-disciplinary team, resolving problems, addressing staff and inmate concerns, and developing pro-active methods of resolving conflicts between staff and inmates.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Conducting inspections of all areas on the unit
• Ensuring maintenance work orders are entered in a timely manner
• Developing budgets requests
• Investigating grievances

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
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years of professional experience in a correctional institution/facility in correctional security, treatment, quasi-judicial hearings or counseling; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes two years of professional experience in a correctional institution/facility in correctional security, treatment, quasi-judicial hearings or counseling.

Other Requirements:

• Successful completion of the training academy in Elizabethtown, PA.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

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).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

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.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

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.

Additional Information

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.