Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor - SCI Albion

Overview

The Department of Corrections is looking for a Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Albion who is ready to lead and inspire. In this position, you will train inmates in real-world refrigeration skills that support facility operations. Your teaching will help students gain experience that prepares them for success. Bring your expertise and enjoy a role with purpose and impact!

• Trade Instruction:
  Teach refrigeration practices, methods, installation, repair, and maintenance to inmates.
• Work Crew Oversight:
  Direct inmate crews, assign daily tasks, and inspect completed work.
• Classroom Management:
  Maintain order, track progress, and document attendance and training records.
• Tool Control:
  Issue, inventory, and search all tools and materials used during training and work assignments.
• Material Planning:
  Identify needed supplies and submit purchase requests for tools and materials.

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week.
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday – Friday.
• Telework:
  This position does not allow telework.
• Salary:
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non‑negotiable.
• Communication:
  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:
  • Five years of experience in the repair and servicing of refrigeration systems or air‑conditioning systems; or
  • Completion of an approved apprenticeship in the refrigeration or air‑conditioning mechanic trade; or
  • An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of journey-level work in the refrigeration or air‑conditioning mechanic trade.
• Special Requirement:
  This position requires possession of an active Universal Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certificate issued by an approved provider.
• 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 Requirement:
  You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

• 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.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.