Correctional Workshop Specialist

Job Description - Correctional Workshop Specialist-  (260003XK)

Rehabilitation & Correction - Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution

Allen Correctional Institute, 2338 North West Street, Lima, OH 45801, United States

Compensation: $22.96 per hour. Full‑time.

• Requires considerable knowledge of correctional workshop operating policies and procedures of the Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) shop.
• Oversees work of incarcerated individuals assigned to the OPI workshop and/or engaged in service delivery.
• Provides security and custody of incarcerated individuals.
• Trains incarcerated individuals in proper work methods, equipment operation and safety practices in the assigned area.
• Enforces institution rules and regulations.
• Maintains control of supplies, equipment, and tools (issues and records daily tool and chemical usage, inventory supplies).
• Assigns and reviews work (schedules incarcerated individuals; monitors and evaluates work performed and completes quality control check).
• Ensures quality control specifications of products.
• Prepares and maintains records and reports of workshop activities.
• Inputs data into manufacturing system as assigned, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
• Oversees equipment maintenance (schedules routine and preventative maintenance) and/or workshop cleaning.
• Escorts and/or transports incarcerated individuals.
• Oversees shipping, receiving, storage and inventory of products and materials.
• Prepares and submits reports.
• Completes daily and month‑end inmate payroll, month‑end Earned Credit report, inmate performance evaluations (annual and special), and weekly inspection report.
• Performs other related duties and security functions.
• Attends in‑service trainings.
• Works on special projects and committees.
• Assists with ACA (institutional and OPI) files.
• May be utilized in any other OPI shop due to staff shortage or extenuating circumstances.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Formal education in arithmetic that includes fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Minimum of 18 months of training or experience in providing work direction to employees or a work crew.
• Minimum of 3 months of training or experience in employee training and development.
• For positions assigned to asbestos abatement program: completion of asbestos building inspection initial course, asbestos management planner initial course, and asbestos abatement project supervisor initial course per EPA regulations (AHERA).
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment.
• Job skills:
  Corrections, Customer Service, Management, Purchasing, Stores, Inventory, Sales, Basic Documentation, Active Learning, Attention to Detail, Creativity, Developing Others, Leading Others.

• Medical coverage.
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year.
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave.
• Education and development opportunities (employee development funds, public service loan forgiveness, and more).

All final applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to test for illegal drug use and the presence of marijuana prior to appointments. An applicant with a positive test shall not be offered employment unless medical documentation of legally prescribed medications or a recommendation for medical marijuana is provided.

The final applicant selected will undergo a criminal background check. Individuals with prior convictions, as listed below, may be excluded from consideration:

• Individuals under a federal or state weapons disability if the position requires firearms certification/recertification and use.
• Individuals who have engaged in sexual abuse in a prison or other confinement facility, have been civilly or administratively adjudicated, or convicted of engaging in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, implied threats of force, or when the victim could not consent.
• Individuals convicted of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism, terrorism, or money laundering to support terrorism.
• Individuals convicted of, or pleading guilty to, a felony where a direct correlation exists between the position and prior criminal behavior.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access, inclusion, and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is a tobacco‑free workplace.