VA - Field Service Technician

River North Correctional Center
- Independence, VA 24348;
Green Rock Correctional Center
- Chatham, VA 24531

Position Type

Full Time

Job Shift

Monday thru Friday

Not Specified

Travel Percentage

Up to 50%

Category

Position Summary

This position requires a trustworthy and versatile technical individual with a background in telecommunications, computer systems, general repair, maintenance, and system support. This position will provide customer service relative to inmate technologies to include phones, video visitation systems, inmate tablets, and other telecom repairs as well as be responsible for data entry as required. Preferred experience includes telecom wiring, computer maintenance & repair, general mechanical aptitude, and software applications.

The individual must be able to work on their own within correctional facilities across the assigned region while interacting with customers, employees, and partners daily. The incumbent will maintain a high level of ongoing effective communication with correctional facility personnel to assure quality customer service is being provided to all customers and issues are being resolved in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting, correcting, and servicing issues with inmate technology systems.
• Maintain, repair, and operate the onsite telecommunications hardware, networking hardware/software, access points, various electronic equipment, and wiring at all assigned correctional facilities.
• Addressing basic telephone repair and maintenance needs of the facility
• Meeting all service requirements as set forth by the customer contract.
• Building and maintaining working relationships with the facility personnel and customer contacts. Interfacing with all correctional personnel, various vendors, and contractors to resolve all onsite technical problems.
• Monitoring time and controlling service-related expenses
• Delivering services in a timely and effective manner to ensure optimal system performance resulting in highly satisfied customers.
• Provide onsite instruction and training for site personnel, as necessary.
• Safely drive company or personal vehicle to various facilities throughout the assigned state.

• 2+ years of experience in telecommunications – including installation, repair, and troubleshooting of various inmate communication systems (inmate telephones, video visitation systems, TTY or VRS Units, and Wi‑Fi/Access Points)
• 2 years of experience with computer / network installation and repair. Knowledge of VLAN, advanced knowledge of network configurations, telecom and VOIP a plus.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
• High School Diploma or GED. Some college courses preferred.
• Basic computer skills
• Daily travel throughout assigned geographical area – overnight travel possible.
• Must be able to consistently pass criminal background screens.

Working Conditions

This position will require daily and/or weekly contact with the state manager and FSM to review problems or discuss tasks needed to be addressed at a facility. The incumbent will be expected to follow all guidelines set forth by the company and the correctional facilities.

• Previous Inmate Telecom experience highly preferred
• Experience with wireless networking and cabling
• Knowledge of fiber optic cable, testing, splicing, and provisioning.
• Basic understanding of network and bandwidth capabilities of services offered.

Analyze Issues: Gathers and analyzes the most critical information needed to understand problems; probes and looks past symptoms to determine underlying causes of problems and issues; integrates information from a variety of sources to arrive at optimal solutions; detects inaccuracies or flaws in reasoning; and defines reasonable alternatives to resolve problems.

Build Relationships: Relates to others in an open, friendly, accepting, and respectful manner; is viewed as approachable and shows interest in others; develops and maintains high-quality relationships with managers, peers, and direct reports; demonstrates style flexibility when relating to a variety of people and situations; uses formal and informal networks to get things accomplished;…