What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corrections Painting Trade Instructor - SCI Camp Hill position at State of Pennsylvania?
Salary : $50,846.00 - $102,651.00 Annually
Location : Cumberland County, PA
Job Type : Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
Job Number : CS-2025-18697-98890
Department : Department of Corrections
Division : CR CAM Mntnc
Opening Date : 02 / 20 / 2025
Closing Date : 3 / 6 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Eastern
Job Code : 98890
Position Number : 00008484
Union : PSCOA
Bargaining Unit : H1
Pay Group : CO37
Bureau / Division Code : 00111820
Bureau / Division : SCI Camp Hill
Worksite Address : 2500 Lisburn Road
Worksite Address : P.O. Box 8837
City : Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Zip Code : 17001
Contact Name : Trisha Pratt
Contact Phone : 717.317.5339
Contact Email : tpratt@pa.gov
THE POSITION
Are you a creative and motivated painter? Would you enjoy teaching your craft and helping rehabilitating inmates to learn new skills? The Department of Corrections (DOC), State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Camp Hill is seeking a Corrections Painting Trade Instructor. If you want a rewarding public service career providing vocational training that supports positive change, then we want to talk to you! Apply today!
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
As a Corrections Painting Trade Instructor, you will provide on-the-job training and shop instruction to inmates at SCI Camp Hill. You will demonstrate best practices, methods, and procedures of applying paint, wallpaper, and vinyl wall coverings. You will also provide instruction for coating, inspecting, repairing, and maintaining a variety of surfaces including walls, ceilings, floors, roofs, fences, cabinets, furniture, metal, fixtures, signs, and woodwork. It is important to establish and maintain effective working relationships to guide inmate work crews completing painting work orders while exercising care, custody, and control over inmates at all times. In addition, you will plan inmate schedules, document inmate training progress, and inspect completed work assignments.
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Work Schedule and Additional Information :
- 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.
- 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.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFICATIONS
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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.
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How many years of full-time experience in the mixing and applying of paint, stain, and other finishes to a variety of building surfaces do you possess?
If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N / A in the text box below.
Have you completed an approved apprenticeship in the painting trade?
If Yes, please list where you completed this apprenticeship, and the specific duties you performed, as supported in the work experience section of your application. If you answered no, type N / A.
Do you possess one or more years of full-time journey level work in the painting trade?
If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N / A in the text box below.
You must complete the supplemental questions below. These supplemental questions are the exam and will be scored. They are designed to give you the opportunity to relate your experience and training background to the major activities (Work Behaviors) performed in this position. Failure to provide complete and accurate information may delay the processing of your application or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification. You must complete the application and answer the supplemental questions. Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position or to determine your score.
All information you provide on your application and supplemental questions is subject to verification. Any misrepresentation, falsification or omission of material facts is subject to penalty. If requested, you must provide documentation, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals who can verify the validity of the information you provide in the application and supplemental questions.
Read each question carefully. Determine and select which "Level of Performance" most closely represents your highest level of experience / training. List the employer(s) / training source(s) from your Work or Education sections of the application where you gained this experience / training. The "Level of Performance" you choose must be clearly supported within the description of the experience and training information entered in your application or your score may be lowered. In order to receive credit for experience, you must have worked in a job for at least six months in which the experience claimed was a major function.
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WORK BEHAVIOR 1 - PROVIDES VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Provides vocational training in the painting trade in a classroom, shop, or during work assignments. Teaches the practices, procedures, and methods of applying paint correctly to interior and exterior walls, ceilings, floors, roofs, fences, cabinets, furniture, metal work, and fixtures; the appropriate mixing of paints to the required tint, blend and tone to meet existing paint or required color; and the hanging of wall paper, vinyl wall coverings, drywall, and plaster repairs by explaining, demonstrating, and through the practical application in the use of paint mixers, paint tinters, sanders, line painter machine; and various hand tools such as paint brushes and rollers, wallpaper rollers, and drywall tools. Instructs from diagrams, color charts, illustrations, and manuals.
Levels of Performance
In the text box below, please describe your experience as it relates to the level of performance you claimed in this work behavior. Please be sure your response addresses the items listed below which relate to your claim. If you indicated you have no work experience related to this work behavior, type N / A in the box below.
WORK BEHAVIOR 2 - ASSIGNS AND REVIEWS WORK
Assigns work by using independent judgment to determine the nature of the work and the proper tools, equipment, and materials needed to carry out the training or work assignments. Explains work assignments in a clear and concise manner to convey the desired outcome of the work performed. Issues tools, equipment and material required; and supervises, monitors, and inspects work in progress and completed work for adherence to painting trade standards. Discusses work results with individuals to provide feedback; provides assistance to individuals when corrective action is necessary for the work to meet painting trade standards; and documents individuals' progress in the vocational training program.
Levels of Performance
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WORK BEHAVIOR 3 - MAINTAINS INVENTORY
Maintains adequate inventory levels of parts, material, tools, and other supplies to support training or maintenance requirements, and prepares requisitions to replenish same.
Levels of Performance
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