Corrections Licensed Barber Manager - SCI Pine Grove

Join the Department of Corrections as a Corrections Licensed Barber Manager and help individuals build skills that will support their success! This role allows you to guide vocational training while leading a structured barbering program in a unique setting. By using your creativity and leadership skills, you will make a positive impact every day by fostering learning and promoting professionalism. Step into a role where your experience helps shape better futures!

This position supports inmate learning through classroom instruction and supervised work experience in the vocational field of barbering. The role ensures safe, organized operations and maintains training standards. As a Corrections Licensed Barber Manager, you will perform the following duties:

• Training and Instruction: Provide classroom and hands‑on guidance in barbering practices, methods and techniques
• Classroom Management: Maintain order and discipline during instruction and work assignments
• Program Administration: Plan, develop and manage the barber training program in accordance with state guidelines
• Licensing Support: Arrange testing opportunities for eligible inmates through the State Board of Barber Examiners
• Supply Management: Determine needed tools and supplies and submit purchase requests
• Tool Accountability: Issue, inventory and account for all materials and tools, as well as conduct searches to ensure proper control

Interested in learning more? 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: In some cases, the starting salary may be non‑negotiable
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of professional experience as a barber

Special Requirements:

• All positions require possession of an active Barber Manager License issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Barber Examiners

Other Requirements:

• 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

Legal Requirements:

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

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education)
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information

• 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

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