Corrections Maintenance Foreman - SCI Cambridge Springs

Posting number: N-2026-59087

Department: Department of Corrections

Division: CR CBS Mntnc

Job classification: Corrections Maintenance Foreman

Posting type: NCS External

Categories: Corrections

Join the Department of Corrections as a Corrections Maintenance Foreman and help guide important upkeep across facility grounds. In this role, you lead inmate work crews, teach essential skills, and support safe and efficient daily operations. Your leadership will help maintain clean, functional spaces that support the entire institution.

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This position directs inmate work crews and assists with maintenance tasks that support the safe and orderly operation of the facility. As a Corrections Maintenance Foreman, you will perform the following duties:

• Crew Supervision: Oversee inmate work crews performing lawn care, snow removal, janitorial tasks, and routine maintenance work
• Work Planning: Plan daily schedules, assign tasks, and inspect completed work for quality and accuracy
• Skill Instruction: Provide instruction in the operation and maintenance of machinery and vehicles while maintaining order and discipline
• Trade Assistance: Perform or assist with semi-skilled and skilled work in trades such as carpentry, plumbing, painting, electrical, and welding
• Tool Control: Issue materials and tools, maintain inventories, and search inmates and work areas to ensure accountability
• Material Requests: Identify needed supplies and submit purchase requests for materials and tools required for assignments

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Four years of experience performing building maintenance, construction, or general trades work; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date.Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

• Full-time employment.
• 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.
• Telework:You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $49,010.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.

• 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.