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State of Alaska
Corrections
Location
Alaska, 99811
Salary
$30.60 - $32.71
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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This job is for a lead maintenance worker at a maximum-security prison in Seward, Alaska, where you'll handle a variety of repair tasks like carpentry, painting, flooring installation, and operating heavy equipment, plus managing locks and keys for the facility.
It's ideal for someone with hands-on experience in building maintenance who works well independently in a secure, high-stakes environment and enjoys outdoor perks in a scenic coastal town.

What You Will Be Doing:
Maintenance Generalist Lead position reports to the Maintenance Foreman and is primarily responsible for, but not limited to, performing general rough and finish carpentry work.
Installing and repairs carpet, flooring, tile and drywall. Prepare surfaces for painting and paint surfaces. Repairs and maintains structures and equipment deal with locks and keys for the facility.
Operates heavy equipment.
Our Mission, Values, and Culture:
The mission of Spring Creek Correctional Center is to provide a secure environment for staff and offenders that promotes public safety and provides an opportunity for staff development, and reformative offender programming to ensure safety and efficient resources management.
As the State of Alaska's only Maximum-Security adult male facility we provide confinement for minimum, medium, and close custody sentenced felons including the state's most violent and predatory offenders.
Benefits of Joining Our Team:
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
Spring Creek Correctional Center is a maximum-security state operated adult correctional institution that has a capacity of over 500 male inmates and employs approximately 200 staff.
While much of Spring Creek's inmate population serve long term sentences, we also house prisoners serving shorter sentences.
Who We Are Looking For:
We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:
For job seekers unfamiliar with the Seward area, the following are a few highlights about some of the features of our area:
Please see the Chamber of Commerce's website at: http://seward.com/ for more information and visit the following sites: http://www.cityofseward.us/ and/or http://sewardcitynews.com and/or www.alaskasealife.org/
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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
If selected for an interview, the applicant must provide the following:
EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application.
If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed.
Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.
Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview.
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States.
It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above.
If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S.
education programs; or an accredited U.S.
post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time.
Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met.
If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.
PREA NOTIFICATION
The Department of Corrections follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including, but not limited to, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders.
PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in, or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:
CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMS
Please be aware – this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN)/Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS).
A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN/ACOMS.
DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction, or who may be a fugitive from justice.
Additionally, security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.
FINGERPRINT NOTICE
All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.
RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTIES
Starting salary may be approved up to Step C - $32.71, if criteria are met.
DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT
Applicants must possess a valid driver's license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.
MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy.
The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes.
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.
EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or 465-4095 in Juneau or (907) 465-3412 (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.
O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.
WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.
For applicant password assistance, please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword
Sandralee Bryan
Administrative Officer 2
907-224-8108
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