Corrections Canteen Operator - Community Corrections Center - Lincoln

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Hiring Agency:

Correctional Services
- Agency 46

Location:

Lincoln, NEHiring Rate:$16.494

Job Posting:

JR Corrections Canteen Operator
- Community Corrections Center
- Lincoln (Open)
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):09-25-2026

Job Description:

Do you have retail experience and looking for a job with great benefits? The Community Correction Center-Lincoln is accepting applications for the position of Canteen Operator.

Additional $3/hour facility differential for hours worked.

Information about the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) can be found at: www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones es.

DUTIES:
• Operates the inmate canteen to include requisition of supplies, maintaining inventory control,processing related paperwork, processing inmate special orders and answering inmate correspondence.
• Assigns and directs the work activities of inmate workers.
• Serve, supervise and train inmate workers in canteen principles, policies and procedures.
• Manage small supply room, receive deliveries.
• Support Business Manager office.

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

At least 18 years of age and have either a high school education OR have experience working in a retail setting.

Preferred Qualifications :
Experience working in a canteen, retail grocery or similar setting. Experience operating computer and calculator. Bilingual skills in English and Spanish desired and assessed.

Other:
Must be able to lift 50 pounds without assistance. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program.

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