Corrections Community Center Monitor (Pittsburgh CCC)

Join the Department of Corrections as a Corrections Community Center Monitor and make a direct impact on the safety and success of reentrants in Pittsburgh. This role gives you the chance to work in a fast paced environment where teamwork and strong communication make a real difference. You will help keep the Pittsburgh Community Corrections Center secure while supporting individuals on their path back into the community. Step into a position where your commitment helps change lives.

This position plays a key role providing care, custody, and control of reentrants. It combines security responsibilities with one-on-one and group interactions to help individuals return to the community successfully. As a Corrections Community Center Monitor, you will perform the following duties:

• Safety Oversight: Monitor reentrant behavior, conduct searches, and maintain documentation to support a secure environment
• Reentrant Guidance: Provide orientation, review policies, and help reentrants understand expectations and available services
• Compliance Checks: Complete destination checks, administer breathalyzer and urinalysis tests, and document results and observations
• Facility Monitoring: Check all areas for safety, cleanliness, and security while assisting with keeping the center inspection-ready
• Public Interaction: Offer information to visitors, respond to concerns, and serve as a contact point for law enforcement
• Team Support: Assist new monitors, attend hearings, and participate in required trainings

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

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Community Corrections Centers are staffed by three (3) work shifts that cover the facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
• Work hours to will include different shifts or irregular hours.
• 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 $41,081.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of Department of Corrections Training Academy in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be willing and able to work in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
• This position requires shift work. You must be willing and able to work different shifts or irregular scheduled hours.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Two (2) years of experience performing public safety or security work. (Examples of qualifying experience include but are not limited to public safety or security work involving protection of persons and/or property and maintaining required security through enforcement of rules, regulations, and laws; public safety or security work in a correctional setting, juvenile, or adult development/detention center, law enforcement entity, or military security experience)
• One (1) year of work experience providing direction/guidance to individuals. (Examples of qualifying work experience include but are not limited to performing as a lead worker or supervisor assigning and evaluating work tasks, providing informal counseling, or giving orders in the Military)

Legal Requirements:

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

How to Apply:

• 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).
• 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.

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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.