Corrections Plumbing Trade Instructor - SCI Mahanoy

About the Role

Are you ready to guide others toward a skilled future as a Corrections Plumbing Trade Instructor with the Department of Corrections? This role allows you to shape pathways for meaningful learning while helping maintain facility operations at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Mahanoy. Your influence will help inmates build practical skills that support personal growth. Become part of a mission-driven environment that values teaching, structure, and steady leadership.

Responsibilities

This role focuses on teaching plumbing skills and overseeing inmate work in both classroom and job site settings. The position supports smooth facility operations while guiding inmates through structured learning. As a Corrections Plumbing Trade Instructor, you will perform the following duties:

• Training Delivery: Teach plumbing practices, systems, and procedures in classroom and work settings
• Crew Oversight: Direct inmate work crews and inspect completed assignments
• Record Keeping: Document training progress, attendance, and daily schedules
• Tool Control: Manage, issue, and inventory tools and materials used during training
• Material Planning: Determine needed supplies and submit purchase requests

Schedule

• Full-time employment, 40-hour work week
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday
• Telework is not available for 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).

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Five years of experience in the inspection, maintenance, repair, assembly, and installation of pipes, fittings, and fixtures used in heating, water, and drainage systems
• Completion of an approved apprenticeship in the plumbing trade
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of journey-level work in the plumbing trade

Other Requirements:

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

Legal Requirements:

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

Benefits

This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.