Environmental Services Technician; Housekeeper - Prison Healthcare Complex; CPHC

Overview

About Us The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community.

Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

Agency Adult Correction

Division COO - OPS - Institutions Operations

Job Classification Title Housekeeper (S)

Position Number

Grade NC01

Reporting to the Environmental Services Supervisor II at the Healthcare Complex at a multi-custody male correctional facility, this position is responsible for the general cleaning and minor maintenance through the facility. Work is performed under limited supervision, guided by a daily schedule for general assignments and specific instruction for special assignments. Other duties for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Minimizing infestation, promoting/teaching sanitary conditions including cleanliness, removal of harmful organisms, and promoting healthy surroundings.
• Maintaining inventory of cleaning supplies and equipment, and for keeping a record of tools for tool control inventory purposes.
• Being available for 8-hour work shifts with some weekend rotations to be discussed at time of interview.

(Salary Range: $31,200 - $46,991)

Effective July 1, 2025
, candidates now must meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the "Minimum Education and Experience" listed from the OSHR class specification as seen in the next section below. The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) listed here in this section are now to be used as "Management Preferences" and to be used to screen for the MOST QUALIFIED pool of applicants.

Management Preferences

• Documented experience environmental service tech/housekeeping in an institution, healthcare, or industrial/commercial setting.
• Documented experience using cleaning solutions and products.
• Documented experience with housekeeping/cleaning tools and equipment.

This vacancy announcement is to fill three (3) positions. Applicants applying for position number  will also be considered for position numbers  & .

Please review your application carefully before submitting it and be sure to enter a detailed description in the EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATES/LICENSES sections of your application. Remember to SAVE each job entry and be thorough. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits. The selected candidate may be selected to work any shift and will work weekends and holidays to ensure 24/7 staff coverage.

The salary grade for this position is NC01
. State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position. If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity. Based upon these factors, a pay increase MAY result.

Central Prison Healthcare Complex (CPHC) is located on the campus of Central Prison in Raleigh, NC. Central Prison itself serves as the admission point into prison for adult male felons sentenced to 20 years or more and houses special populations, including death row and safe keepers.

The primary purpose of CPHC is to provide inpatient treatment for patients using evidenced-based medical practices, therapy programs, surgical services, post-operative care, etc. that will enable the offender patients to be returned to their home facility as quickly as possible. CPHC is the main medical and mental health center for male offenders in the state.

If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact Celeste Robinson at celeste.r.robinson.gov or by phone at . (Email is preferred and more efficient.)

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Education and/or experience in housekeeping work that is directly related to the job.

The State of North Carolina is an Equal…