Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor - SCI Laurel Highlands

Join the Department of Corrections (DOC) as a Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor and use your trade expertise to guide inmates toward productive, skill-building work. At the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Laurel Highlands, you will train individuals who are working to develop hands-on abilities that support their future reentry. Your leadership helps maintain essential facility systems while encouraging inmates to stay focused, responsible, and engaged.

This role allows you to make a steady, meaningful impact every single day.

This position provides structured classroom and on-the-job training in the refrigeration mechanic trade. The work supports vocational growth for inmates and helps ensure reliable operation of essential facility systems. As a Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor, you will perform the following duties:

• Training Delivery: Provide classroom and worksite instruction on refrigeration and air conditioning systems
• Crew Oversight: Direct inmate work crews and review completed assignments
• Documentation Management: Maintain records of training progress, attendance, schedules, and work results
• Tool Control: Issue, track, and account for all tools and materials used during training and work assignments
• Resource Planning: Determine needed materials and submit purchase requests for refrigeration work tasks

Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday.
• 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: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $53,036.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Five years of experience in the repair and servicing of refrigeration systems or air conditioning systems; or
• Completion of an approved apprenticeship in the refrigeration or air conditioning mechanic trade; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of journey level work in the refrigeration or air conditioning mechanic trade.

• You must be in possession of an active Universal Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certificate issued by an approved provider.

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

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

• 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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 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.

• 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.