Recruitment #190308-1426CO-001
Location |
Suffield, CT
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Date Opened | 3/12/2019 12:00:00 AM |
Salary | $55,088 - $71,382/year |
Job Type | Open to Agency Employees |
Close Date | 3/26/2019 11:59:00 PM |
In order to be considered for this job opening, you must be a current State of CT employee of the Department of Correction, who has permanent state status*, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
*For employees in the classified service, permanent status is obtained after successful completion of a working test period. For employees in the unclassified service, permanent status is obtained after serving in a position for at least six months (full-time or full-time equivalent).
This position requires travel from time to time to DOC facilities within District 1 - to include: MacDougall-Walker CI, Willard/Cybulski CI, Carl Robinson CI, Northern CI and Osborn CI.
All applicants must include a resume within the “Resume Tab” of the application. During the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit a copy of their cover letter, most recent performance evaluations, and a copy of their driver's license, etc. at the discretion of the agency.
Please ensure that your application is complete. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State of Connecticut. Candidates who submit an untimely, incomplete or inaccurate application will not be considered for this employment opportunity.
Should you have questions pertaining to this posting or about additional incentives, contact Erica McGuinness at Erica.McGuinness@ct.gov.
In a Department of Correction facility or district commissary this class is accountable for acting as a working supervisor for the staff of a functional area of commissary operations. Functional areas are: inventory control, scanning/sales and delivery of inmate orders.
Plans workflow for a functional area of responsibility: inventory control, scanning and/or sales or delivery of inmate orders and determines priorities; schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work; maintains unit procedures; provides staff training and assistance; assists in conducting performance evaluations; acts as liaison with operating units and facility administrators concerning commissary issues; makes recommendations on development of policies and standards; insures work performed in functional area of responsibility done in accordance with departmental and institutional policies and regulations; maintains records and prepares reports; insures safety and security of work areas; conducts periodic searches of all areas available to inmates; performs pat or strip searches of inmates as needed; responds to incidents and crisis situations involving inmates; may physically restrain inmates, quell disturbances or otherwise assists custodial forces; performs related duties as required.
Considerable knowledge of stock and inventory control methods; considerable knowledge of prison security procedures; considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; considerable ability to understand departmental and institutional policies and regulations and apply in a consistent manner; ability to utilize computer software; some supervisory ability.
Five (5) years of experience in commissary or retail merchandising, wholesale sales or warehouse operations.
One (1) year of the General Experience must have included independently performing a full range of tasks in a commissary operation.
NOTE: For State Employees this is interpreted at the level of Correctional Commissary Operator.
College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half (1/2) year to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor’s degree.
In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for appointment.
Incumbents in this class may be exposed to significant stress of confinement within a dangerous and volatile prison population and to danger of injury from assaultive and/or abusive inmates and disagreeable conditions.
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.