CDOC Laundry Supervisor Trainee/Correctional Officer I - Rifle

About the role

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) has developed the Laundry Supervisor Trainee Program to train interested and qualified individuals in correctional facility laundry operations. This position is classified as a Correctional Officer I and provides on-the-job training (OJT) in correctional facility laundry operations while maintaining the safety and security of the assigned correctional facility.

This trainee program offers the opportunity to gain relevant work experience toward promotion to a Correctional Support Trades Supervisor (CSTS I) in Facilities Laundry Operations. Upon successful completion, the selected candidate may advance to a CSTS I position within CDOC, which requires 4 years of laundry employment experience operating commercial grade washers and dryers or a combination of 2 years of laundry experience and 2 years of correctional experience.

This position is located at the Rifle Correctional Center in Rifle, Colorado, and is only open to Colorado state residents.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and security of the general public, staff, and inmates through clear and accurate communication, training, and oversight of inmate work crews in laundry operations.
• Maintain safety and security of the facility and work sites by enforcing security procedures, conducting work site searches, monitoring workplace environment and inmate behavior, and responding to inappropriate activity or potential problems.
• Initiate verbal reprimands when warranted and, if necessary, physically control inmates with proper application of restraints or "use of force" techniques.
• Monitor, supervise, and escort inmates according to policy, limit inmate access to restricted areas, perform inmate counts and transportation, and respond to emergency situations such as fights, fires, and escapes.
• Write and submit required reports in compliance with agency Administrative Regulations, facility Implementation Adjustments, and the Code of Penal Discipline.
• Maintain safe, secure, and compliant laundry operations and equipment, including preparing daily weight records, calculating consumption of supplies, and managing laundry product inventory.
• Maintain clothing movement records and document all issues, losses, and exchanges to ensure accountability for all clothing and linen.
• Follow guidelines for identification, accountability, laundering, and wearing of authorized state-issued clothing in compliance with policy and regulations.
• Provide properly-fitted and tagged sets of state-issued inmate clothing and laundry bags during the initial admission process, maintain records of clothing issued, repair damaged clothing, and determine serviceability for exchange.
• Oversee and schedule regular housekeeping assignments for the work unit and monitor the safe use and storage of cleaning supplies, chemicals, and tools.
• Provide supervisory duties for assigned inmate crew, setting work standards according to agency mission, vision, and values.
• Train and instruct inmates in laundry operations, including proper use of equipment, sanitation standards, and cleaning supplies, while ensuring adherence to established procedures to prevent injury and infection.
• Track and calculate inmate hours and pay, create schedules, assign tasks, inspect work, and perform inmate evaluations to reduce idleness and prepare inmates for community reentry.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED certificate.
• Must be 18 years of age, have no felony convictions or domestic violence history, and possess a valid, unrestricted driver’s license.
• Strong work ethic, integrity, and dependability.
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in the operations of commercial/industrial washers and dryers.
• Ability to effectively maintain established inventory, monitor and track supplies and clothing, and control chemicals.
• Clear understanding of the safe use of cleaning supplies, chemicals, and sanitation processes.
• Willingness and ability to effectively communicate while working with inmates individually and in groups, providing verbal and/or written instructions, monitoring work progress, quality, and compliance in a highly regulated environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively cooperate with other staff and inmates and inspire teamwork.
• Willingness and ability to train, coach, and mentor inmate workers to prepare them for community reentry.
• Ability to effectively respond to emergency situations (e.g., fights, fires, medical emergencies, and escapes).
• Self-control, emotional stability, and mental resilience under pressure, with the ability to remain alert and observant throughout the shift.
• Tolerance to stress, confinement, and high-stakes interaction.
• Ability to work in close proximity to industrial equipment.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience operating commercial grade washers and dryers.
• Work experience in stain removal processes, textile repairs and alterations, and ironing processes.
• Work experience maintaining inventory and responsibility for unit procurement.
• Registered Laundry and Linen Director (RLLD) or Certified Laundry/Linen Manager (CLLM) certification.

Benefits

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system.
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans. Correctional Officers I-IV qualify as "Safety Officers" and are eligible for increased PERA benefits.
• Medical and dental health plans.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid life insurance.
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave.
• Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, and training opportunities.

Pay

This position is compensated on a bi-weekly pay cycle.