CORRECTIONAL SUPPLY OFFICER I

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IntroductionIf you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, apply to join the DPSCS team today!If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, apply to join the DPSCS team today! The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.GRADECO 0003LOCATION OF POSITIONWci13800 McMullen Hwy SW, Cumberland, MD 21502Main Purpose of JobMaintain stocks of supplies and materials required for the operation of a Maximum Security Correctional institution; provide custody, security, and supervision of adult incarcerated individuals; issuing of incarcerated individuals property, clothing, and books; dispensing/monitoring of chemical cleaners; escorting Keefe Commissary delivery agents delivering incarcerated individuals commissary; ordering, receiving, storing, issuing and accounting for inventory items; training incarcerated individuals in the performance of such activities.POSITION DUTIESAttends formal training courses at the Correctional Training Academy;Learns how to maintain control and discipline among the incarcerated individuals helpers by enforcing safety, sanitary, custody and security regulations;Learns how to keep continual count of incarcerated individuals assigned;Learns how to perform searches of incarcerated individuals for concealment of drugs, weapons, tools, equipment and other unauthorized items;Learns how and when to prepare reports of infractions;Learns how to subdue and restrain incarcerated individuals during fights and escape attempts;Receives and stores supplies, materials and equipment in order to maintain proper stocks;Conducts periodic inventory of supplies, material and equipment in order to reconcile actual amounts with written totals;Learns to receive and process requisitions for stock replacement from agency personnel in order to monitor the flow of supplies throughout the various departments;Disburses and accounts for supplies, materials and equipment issued to incarcerated individuals and agency personnel in order to prevent theft and maintain fiscal and security controls;May consult with classification and security staff about hiring and retaining incarcerated individual workers;May contact vendors in order to obtain bids or resolve questions concerning supply purchases;Minimum QualificationsEducation: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Maryland Correctional Training Commission regulation.Experience: None.NotesThe above educational requirement is set by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission in accordance with Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209, Annotated Code of Maryland.Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in correctional institutional specialty codes in the criminal justice field of work at a rate of two years of military experience for the required experience.LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONSSome positions in this classification may require the operation of a motor vehicle for the transportation of incarcerated individuals or supplies. Employees assigned such duties will be required to acquire the appropriate Maryland driver's license.Special RequirementsEmployees who have not already done so must meet the selection standards required and successfully complete the training prescribed by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission for institutional support staff during their probationary period, (Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209, Annotated Code of Maryland). Selection standards for institutional support staff training are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 10, Chapter 01 and include the following:U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien statusMust be at least 21 years of ageOral interviewA completed background investigationPhysical examination.Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with the Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.BenefitsSTATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITSPeople with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Description

IntroductionIf you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, apply to join the DPSCS team today!If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, apply to join the DPSCS team today! The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.GRADECO 0003LOCATION OF POSITIONWci13800 McMullen Hwy SW, Cumberland, MD 21502Main Purpose of JobMaintain stocks of supplies and materials required for the operation of a Maximum Security Correctional institution; provide custody, security, and supervision of adult incarcerated individuals; issuing of incarcerated individuals property, clothing, and books; dispensing/monitoring of chemical cleaners; escorting Keefe Commissary delivery agents delivering incarcerated individuals commissary; ordering, receiving, storing, issuing and accounting for inventory items; training incarcerated individuals in the performance of such activities.POSITION DUTIESAttends formal training courses at the Correctional Training Academy;Learns how to maintain control and discipline among the incarcerated individuals helpers by enforcing safety, sanitary, custody and security regulations;Learns how to keep continual count of incarcerated individuals assigned;Learns how to perform searches of incarcerated individuals for concealment of drugs, weapons, tools, equipment and other unauthorized items;Learns how and when to prepare reports of infractions;Learns how to subdue and restrain incarcerated individuals during fights and escape attempts;Receives and stores supplies, materials and equipment in order to maintain proper stocks;Conducts periodic inventory of supplies, material and equipment in order to reconcile actual amounts with written totals;Learns to receive and process requisitions for stock replacement from agency personnel in order to monitor the flow of supplies throughout the various departments;Disburses and accounts for supplies, materials and equipment issued to incarcerated individuals and agency personnel in order to prevent theft and maintain fiscal and security controls;May consult with classification and security staff about hiring and retaining incarcerated individual workers;May contact vendors in order to obtain bids or resolve questions concerning supply purchases;Minimum QualificationsEducation: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Maryland Correctional Training Commission regulation.Experience: None.NotesThe above educational requirement is set by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission in accordance with Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209, Annotated Code of Maryland.Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in correctional institutional specialty codes in the criminal justice field of work at a rate of two years of military experience for the required experience.LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONSSome positions in this classification may require the operation of a motor vehicle for the transportation of incarcerated individuals or supplies. Employees assigned such duties will be required to acquire the appropriate Maryland driver's license.Special RequirementsEmployees who have not already done so must meet the selection standards required and successfully complete the training prescribed by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission for institutional support staff during their probationary period, (Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209, Annotated Code of Maryland). Selection standards for institutional support staff training are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 10, Chapter 01 and include the following:U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien statusMust be at least 21 years of ageOral interviewA completed background investigationPhysical examination.Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with the Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.BenefitsSTATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITSPeople with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.#J-18808-Ljbffr