CDOC Grounds Maintenance Supervisor CSTS I (Canon City)

Colorado; Cañon City (CO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Grounds Maintenance Supervisor to oversee operations at a correctional facility. This role is crucial for maintaining safety and security while leading inmate work crews in grounds maintenance tasks. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, and the ability to make sound decisions in a regulated environment. With opportunities for career advancement and a supportive work culture, this position offers a meaningful way to contribute to the community while ensuring the effective operation of facility grounds. Join a team committed to public service and make a difference!

Benefits

Flexible Retirement Benefits

Medical and Dental Health Plans

Paid Life Insurance

Short and Long Term Disability Coverage

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Program

11 Paid Holidays

Vacation and Sick Leave

Qualifications

• 4 years of grounds maintenance experience, including irrigation and landscaping.
• Ability to supervise inmate workers and ensure safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee grounds maintenance and supervise inmate work crews.
• Ensure safety and security of the facility and work sites.

Skills

Grounds Maintenance

Communication Skills

Decision-Making Skills

Supervision

Physical Ability

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Vocational or Trade School Certification

Tools

Industrial Equipment

Automated Irrigation Systems

Lawn Care Tools

Job description

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference and builds greater public confidence in good government, consider joining the dedicated people of the State of Colorado. Our professionals strive to support state government and the citizens of Colorado. Customer service is a key component for every position in state government as is the focus on ideas and ways to redesign the delivery of services in making state government more effective and efficient.

In addition to a great agency and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• 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. Member Contribution Rates. 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, training opportunities and more.

Visit State of Colorado Employee Benefits for more information.
Who May Apply:

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

Job Location: The first vacancy is at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Canon City, CO.

This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in Canon City.

This Correctional Support Trades Supervisor I (CSTS I) is a Grounds Maintenance Supervisor at a Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) prison facility, located in Canon City, CO. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: ensuring the safety and security of the general public, staff and inmates; training and overseeing an inmate work crew in grounds maintenance operations and ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant completion of assigned tasks. This position promotes the CDOC Mission and Vision with integrity and commitment.

Position ensures the safe, efficient, compliant, and cost effective completion of grounds maintenance for facility complex.

Safety and Security

Position maintains safety and security of facility and work sites; through clear and accurate verbal communication, trains and guides staff and inmates in the proper use of controlled items, keys, tools, equipment, and chemicals; enforces security procedures by conducting regular work site searches, strip searches and inmate shakedowns; monitors workplace environment and inmate behavior, paying close attention to changes, inappropriate activity or potential problems; initiates verbal reprimands when required and, if necessary, physically controls inmates through proper application of restraints or use of force techniques; monitors, supervises and escorts inmates according to facility policy; conducts shakedowns of work sites; responds to emergency situations such as fights, fires, and escapes according to agency policy. Through conscientious observation, clear communications and adherence to agency Administrative Regulations, facility Implementation Adjustments and the Code of Penal Discipline, position promotes a safe and secure environment. Position may be required to work additional hours or shifts in order to maintain security or operational viability.

Supervision

Position provides supervision of assigned inmate workers; promotes a high level of performance by setting the work standard according to agency mission, vision and values. Trains and instructs assigned inmates in the inspection, repair and maintenance of the grounds throughout the facility complex and the appropriate use of all relevant tools, equipment, and procedures to ensure efficient, safe, and effective completion of assigned tasks; stresses safe work practices and the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for self, staff, and inmates; exemplifies a professional workforce that embodies honesty, integrity, and ethical behavior.

Participates in inmate hiring process in order to ensure appropriate placement on crews and training needs; tracks and calculates inmate hours and pay, creates schedule and assigns tasks, inspects work and performs inmate evaluations and resolves inmate grievances; reduces inmate idleness and creates real life work opportunities to prepare inmates for community reentry. Position may be required to supervise other inmate crews/workers in the absence of assigned supervisor.

Operations

Position oversees inspection, repair, and maintenance of the grounds throughout facility complex, to include comprehensive lawn-care, landscape projects, irrigation design, installation, and repairs, concrete work, asphalt patching, and snow removal.

Position may supervise an inmate work crew on projects for other agencies/organizations at locations outside of the BV Correctional Complex; and could be assigned sole supervision and transport of an inmate crew to locations within the community or to remote sites. These assignments may require a great deal of walking and hiking, land navigation or orienteering skills, and operating vehicles off highway in rugged terrain and/or driving vehicles while pulling trailers.

This position is subject to: facility call back, working additional hours or shifts to maintain security and operations, working outside during inclement weather, working in close proximity to industrial equipment, and in high, tight and confined spaces.

Minimum Qualifications

Ensure that the 'Work Experience' section of the application is complete and contains all relevant work experience related to the position. This information will be used to help determine compensation for the position. See resume statements cannot be accepted in lieu of the work experience section of the application. Additional work experience will not be accepted after the job announcement close date for compensation purposes.

Four (4) years of employment experience in residential or commercial grounds maintenance, including preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance of automated irrigation systems and/or comprehensive lawn care/landscaping and other exterior work such as concrete work, asphalt patching, fence building, and snow removal.

OR

Applicant may meet the four (4) year requirement with a combination of work experience: at least two (2) years of employment experience as described above, possibly combined with correctional experience involving security duties such as detaining, controlling inmate movement, conducting counts and searches, and monitoring inmate activities. Include details in the 'Work Experience' section of the application.

Substitutions

Successful completion of a formalized apprenticeship program or degree through an accredited vocational or trade school that demonstrates competencies equivalent to those learned through the required experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis. Attach transcripts if using this substitution.

Required Competencies

• Strong work ethic, integrity and dependability.
• Ability to follow policies including sound tool control practices.
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in grounds maintenance.
• Ability to read blueprints, conduct research, create material and labor lists with cost estimates, and implement projects while coordinating resources.
• Effective communication skills for working with inmates and staff, providing instructions, monitoring projects, and ensuring compliance in a regulated environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills to cooperate with staff and inmates and foster teamwork.
• Willingness and ability to train and mentor inmate workers for community reentry.
• Ability to respond effectively to emergency situations.
• Physical ability to climb ladders and stairs, work in confined spaces, outdoors in all weather, and operate industrial equipment.
• Proficiency in English reading and communication, both verbal and written.
• Ability to create accessible documents following plain language and accessibility guidelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Related State of Colorado work experience.
• Experience designing, installing, and repairing automated irrigation systems.