Corrections Community Center Monitor (York CCC)

The Corrections Community Center Monitor position with the Department of Correction offers a chance to help guide reentrants as they return to the community. This role allows you to support safety and positive change at the York Corrections Community Center.

You will work with a team that believes in structure, responsibility, and growth. Join an agency that values your commitment to making a difference.

This role provides care, custody, and control of reentrants assigned to a state-operated Community Corrections Center (CCC) while guiding reentrants through their transition. It combines monitoring responsibilities with supportive interactions that encourage positive progress.

As a Corrections Community Center Monitor, you will perform the following duties:

• Safety Oversight: Maintain security of the center, and documents reentrant counts, fire drills, and scheduled/unscheduled searches of reentrants, their property, and living/common areas for contraband
• Reentrant Support: Conducts new reentrant orientation to the CCC which includes reviewing Department of Corrections (DOC)/CCC policies, rules, and regulations, makes room assignments and assigns housekeeping duties
• Substance Testing: Administer breathalyzer and urinalysis tests upon return to the CCC and document all related results
• Record Management: Maintain activity logs, track sign-in and sign-out records, and inventory medications and equipment
• Public Interaction: Assist visitors, address concerns, and serve as a contact for law enforcement agencies

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.
• 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

Additional Requirements:

• You must successfully complete classroom training at the DOC Training Academy in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
• You must be willing and able to work in York, Pennsylvania.
• You must have the ability 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.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

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.