Are you a well organized and people oriented person? Do you enjoy helping people to reach their full potential? The Department of Corrections is seeking a dynamic Corrections Employment Vocational Coordinator to join the team at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) Chester! If you have the required experience and are looking to start a meaningful career, the Department of Corrections wants to hear from you!

As a Corrections Employment Vocational Coordinator (CEVC) you provide employment and skills development opportunities to inmates within the SCI Chester. You are responsible for managing inmate jobs. This includes both academic and vocational program assignments for which inmates are compensated.

In addition, you are responsible determining job vacancies, interviewing, and reviewing all inmates before they are assigned to work details. You provide vocational counseling directed at employment and skill development opportunities for the inmate. Also, you coordinate and implement the inmate payroll and compensation system.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5-hour work week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday to Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $56,900.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Please check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of para-professional experience in obtaining and evaluating vocational or employment information; or
• Two years of experience as a Corrections Employment and Vocational Assistant; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training .

• 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.

• You must pass a background investigation.

• 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.

• 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.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

• 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.