Corrections Electronics Trade Instructor - SCI Huntingdon
About the role
Are you driven to teach, mentor, and apply your knowledge of electronics as a Corrections Electronics Trade Instructor with the Department of Corrections? This position allows you to blend vocational instruction with real trade work that keeps essential systems operating. You will help students grow while completing tasks that support safety and facility operations. Become part of the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Huntingdon and shape meaningful progress every day.
Responsibilities
- Teach electronics principles, guide hands-on practice, and maintain classroom discipline
- Direct inmate work crews, assign schedules, and inspect completed tasks for quality
- Maintain and repair communication, security, cabling, and surveillance systems
- Issue, track, and secure tools and materials used in training and work assignments
- Escort contractors, assist with technical needs, and verify proper system operation
- Maintain documentation for training progress, inventories, repairs, wages, and attendance
Qualifications
- Three years of experience in the testing and repair of electronic equipment; or an equivalent combination of experience and training
- Must meet the PA residency requirement
- Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required
- Must be able to perform essential job functions
- Must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements
Schedule
Full-time employment, 40 hours per week. Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday – Friday. Telework is not an option in this position.
Pay
Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $53,036.00 (before taxes).