Corrections Plumbing Trade Instructor - SCI Phoenix

Are you ready to turn your plumbing expertise into a rewarding and transformative career? As a Corrections Plumbing Trade Instructor for the Department of Corrections (DOC), you will lead practical, hands-on training that equips inmates with valuable career skills for a successful future. Put your master craftsmanship to work in a structured environment where safety, mentorship, and high-quality trade skills come first.

Description of Work

Corrections Plumbing Trade Instructors at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Phoenix teach and supervise inmates in practical and classroom settings to support vocational growth. They help ensure safe instruction, organized work routines, and strong learning outcomes.

• Training Delivery: Provide classroom and on-the-job instruction in plumbing systems, distribution systems, drainage systems, heating systems, fire sprinkler systems, and building plumbing
• Classroom Management: Maintain order and discipline, deliver curriculum, and track inmate attendance and training progress
• Work Crew Oversight: Assign daily schedules, direct inmate work crews, and inspect finished plumbing work assignments
• Tool Control: Issue, inventory, and account for all tools and materials used in training and work assignments
• Material Planning: Determine needed materials and tools and prepare purchase requests when necessary

Schedule

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday

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). A higher salary may be established in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Benefits

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

Requirements

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; or
• Completion of an approved apprenticeship in the plumbing trade; or
• 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
• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements