CDOC Grounds Maintenance Supervisor CSTS ; Canon

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• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined
• Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans. Member Contribution Rates. Correctional Officers I-IV qualify as "Safety Officers" and are eligible for increased PERA benefits.
• Medical and dental health plans
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Paid life insurance
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, training opportunities and more.
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A residency waiver has been granted for this announcement. Applications will be considered from residents and non‑residents of Colorado. However, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed in this job announcement.

This recruitment is for the Fremont Correctional Facility.

The eligibility list created from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies.

The Correctional Support Trades Supervisor I (CSTS I) is a Grounds Maintenance Supervisor at a Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) prison facility, located in Canon City, CO. Primary responsibilities include ensuring the safety and security of the general public, staff and inmates; training and overseeing an inmate work crew in grounds maintenance operations and ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant completion of assigned tasks.

This position promotes the CDOC Mission and Vision with integrity and commitment. Position ensures the safe, efficient, compliant, and cost effective completion of grounds maintenance for facility complex.

Position maintains safety and security of facility and work sites; through clear and accurate verbal communication, trains and guides staff and inmates in the proper use of controlled items, keys, tools, equipment, and chemicals; enforces security procedures by conducting regular work site searches, strip searches and inmate shakedowns; monitors workplace environment and inmate behavior, paying close attention to changes, inappropriate activity or potential problems;

initiates verbal reprimands when required and, if necessary, physically controls inmates through proper application of restraints or "use of force" techniques; monitors, supervises and escorts inmates according to facility policy; conducts shakedowns of work sites; responds to emergency situations such as fights, fires, and escapes according to agency policy. Through conscientious observation, clear communications and adherence to agency Administrative Regulations, facility Implementation Adjustments and the Code of Penal Discipline, position promotes a safe and secure environment.

Position may be required to work additional hours or shifts in order to maintain security or operational viability.

Position provides supervision of assigned inmate workers; promotes a high level of performance by setting the work standard according to agency mission, vision and values. Trains and instructs assigned inmates in the inspection, repair and maintenance of the grounds throughout the facility complex and the appropriate use of all relevant tools, equipment, and procedures to ensure efficient, safe, and effective completion of assigned tasks;

stresses safe work practices and the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for self, staff, and inmates; exemplifies a professional workforce that embodies honesty, integrity, and ethical behavior. Participates in inmate hiring process in order to ensure appropriate placement on crews and training needs; tracks and calculates inmate hours and pay, creates schedule and assigns tasks, inspects work and performs inmate evaluations and resolves inmate grievances;

reduces inmate idleness and creates real life work opportunities to prepare inmates for community reentry. Position may be required to supervise other inmate crews/workers in the absence of assigned supervisor.

Position oversees inspection, repair, and maintenance of the grounds throughout facility complex, to include comprehensive lawn‑care, landscape projects, irrigation design, installation, and repairs, concrete work, asphalt patching, and snow removal. Position may supervise an inmate work crew on projects for other agencies/organizations at locations outside of the BV Correctional Complex; and could be assigned sole supervision and transport of an inmate crew to…