Correctional Maintenance Officer Maintenance Mechanic; Statewide

If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, apply to join the DPSCS team today!

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

A Correctional Maintenance Officer I is a full performance level of work involving the custody, security and supervision of incarcerated individuals in maintenance and repair work in a correctional environment. Employees in this classification do not have supervisory responsibility for other employees. Employees receive close supervision from a Correctional Maintenance Officer Supervisor (CMOS).

• Maintaining control and discipline among incarcerated individuals.
• Conducting searches for contraband items.
• Administering verbal or written disciplinary actions to incarcerated individuals for any violations of conduct standards.
• Enforcing safety, sanitary, custody and security rules and regulations.
• Assigning installation maintenance or repair tasks to designated incarcerated individuals performing at various levels of proficiency in the trade.
• Training and instructing incarcerated individuals regarding methods and techniques, using tools and equipment, and proper care of tools and equipment.
• Inspecting and approving/disapproving all work performed by incarcerated individuals for adherence to quality standards.
• Estimating time, materials and supplies needed to conduct assigned maintenance or repair tasks.
• Orders supplies and materials needed; keeping records of tools, supplies and materials used.
• Personally performs certain installation, maintenance or repair tasks on plumbing infrastructure.
• Planning and implementing appropriate procedures.
• Operating hand and power tools and equipment needed.
• Escorting third party vendors and inspecting completed work assignment.

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Maryland Correctional Training Commission regulation.

Experience: Two years of maintenance mechanic experience.

• The above educational requirement is set by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission in accordance with Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209, Annotated Code of Maryland. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience.
• Experience in correctional institutional specialty codes in the criminal justice field of work at a rate of two years of military experience for the required experience.

• Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland prior to permanent appointment.
• Some positions in this classification may require employees to acquire the appropriate Maryland driver’s license to operate motor vehicles for the transportation of incarcerated individuals or supplies.
• Employees who have not already done so must complete and successfully pass the Entrance Level Correctional Training Course required for the Maryland Correctional Training Commission certificate during the probationary period.

• Selection standards for Correctional Officer certification are established by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission in accordance with Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209 of the Annotated Code. These selection criteria are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 10, Chapter 01 and include the following:
• U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien status
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• A completed background investigation
• Oral interview
• Physical examination.
• Employees in this classification are subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, must provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.
• Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

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