Correctional Electronics Technician (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut - DOC Willard Cybulski Correctional Inst; Somers (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Connecticut Department of Correction is seeking a Correctional Electronics Technician at Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers, CT. This full-time role emphasizes the maintenance and repair of electronic security systems across facilities, including PLCs, detectors, cameras and alarms.

The position offers a stable career with benefits and opportunities for professional growth; duties include training inmates, coordinating with vendors, and ensuring system reliability.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in electronics repair.
• High school diploma or GED required; technical substitution allowed.
• Experience with security systems and electronic equipment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and repairs electronic security systems and equipment including PLCs, metal detectors, intercoms, paging systems, intrusion alarms, fence alarms, CT video recorders and surveillance cameras.
• Tests and troubleshoots systems using appropriate equipment; documents work and maintains records.
• Trains and supervises inmates in electronics repair and calibration; coordinates with vendors for parts and service.

Skills

Electronics repair

PLC maintenance

Security systems

Radio communications

Electrical troubleshooting

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Testing equipment

Schematic diagrams

Intercom hardware

Job description

Introduction

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC), has a vacancy for a Correctional Electronics Technician at Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers, CT. This recruitment may be used to fill vacancies throughout State Correctional Facilities as openings occur within the next year.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

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• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
• This position and offers an excellent pension plan.

Position Highlights

Full time, 40 hours per week; First Shift, Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM;

Key responsibilities

Key responsibilities for this position include the maintenance and repair of:

• Facility door programmable logic controllers (PLC) and interlock systems
• Metal detectors
• Facility intercom and paging systems
• Intrusion alarm systems (i.e. sensors, infrared and microwave)
• Fence alarms
• CT Video Recorders, monitors, and surveillance cameras
• Fire alarm systems
• Environmental direct digital controls (DDC)
• Handheld radios, base station radio equipment and repeaters
• Man-down alarm sensors and systems
• UPS/battery backup units for all security-based systems
• Low voltage distribution systems

About Us

The Connecticut Department of Correction is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement. The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. State of Connecticut. The agency operates 13 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonments in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide re-entry programming. The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.

Selection Plan

Note: Candidates selected for hire are required to attend a fourteen (14) week training at the CTDOC Training Academy.

This employer may participate in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm work authorization.

Salary Calculations: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

Note: This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State employees, available at www.ct.gov/ethics.

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Due to high volume, we are unable to confirm receipt or provide status updates directly. For recruitment updates, please check your Personal Status Board and review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Nick Naples at [e-mail].

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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a Department of Correction facility or district this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks and/or acting as a working supervisor for inmates in the repair, maintenance and installation of various electronic security systems and equipment.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Performs technical duties in installation, maintenance, repair and testing of highly technical security surveillance and life safety and alarm systems and communication equipment;
• Fabricates special electronic devices and systems as needed;
• Uses a variety of testing/measuring equipment and data to locate electronic malfunctions, diagnose, troubleshoot and repair systems and equipment;
• Trains, instructs and supervises inmates assigned to an electronics repair shop in repair, calibration and testing of electronic equipment and systems such as television cameras and monitors, telecommunication receivers and transmitters including AM and AM-FM radios and inter-institution telephone and public address equipment;
• Acts as a liaison with outside vendors for purposes of ordering parts, troubleshooting problems and researching solutions to technical problems;
• Maintains inventory of replacement parts;
• May inspect and/or test fire alarm equipment to comply with Connecticut’s State Fire Prevention Code and State Fire Safety Code to ensure system integrity;
• Performs daily key and tool control counts;
• Keeps accurate and detailed records and makes necessary reports;
• Works with Correctional Locksmiths and Correctional General Maintenance Officers on work assignment basis;
• Maintains custody, evaluates performance of and disciplines inmates assigned to work areas;
• May perform supplemental duties related to other trade disciplines based on experience, knowledge, skills and agency needs;
• May physically restrain inmates, quell disturbances and otherwise assist security forces in emergencies;
• May be required to operate a motor vehicle;
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

Considerable knowledge of concepts and principles of electronics; maintenance, installation and servicing of electronic security systems and equipment; specialized test equipment used in servicing of electronic equipment; materials, methods, tools and equipment involved in electronic repair and installation work;

Skills interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills;

Considerable ability to quickly and accurately analyze extent and cause of electronic malfunctions; Ability to read and interpret schematic diagrams and instruction manuals; operate and interpret computerized and automated control systems; maintain records and prepare reports; instruct inmates in techniques and skills of electronics maintenance; perform under stress and remain stable in pressure situations; Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Three (3) years of experience in electronics repair.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the highly skilled level.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

College training in electronics may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years for an Associate’s degree. Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a certificate in electronics may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience. Experience performing technical duties within the maintenance trade area on a military base, aircraft carrier or large compound may be substituted for the General and Special Experience on a year-for-year basis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with the maintenance or repair of Programmable logic controllers (PLC) and interlock systems;
• Metal detectors;
• Intercom systems;
• Paging systems;
• Intrusion alarm systems;
• Fence alarms;
• CT Video Recorders;
• Surveillance cameras;
• Fire alarm systems;
• Environmental direct digital controls (DDC);
• Handheld radios;
• Base station radio equipment and repeaters;
• Man-down alarm sensors and systems; and
• Low voltage distribution systems.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class must have reached their 18th birthday.
• Incumbents in this class are required to possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certification at the time of appointment.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to successfully complete a formal training course in correctional work to develop the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the class.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to respond to after-hour emergencies as requested by facility supervisors.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license. Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for appointment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class must have general good health, be free from any disease or injury which would impair health or usefulness and possess and retain sufficient physical strength, stamina, agility, endurance and visual and auditory acuity required to perform all duties of the class. A comprehensive medical examination, including a controlled substance screening, will be required of all applications upon a conditional offer of employment.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to danger of injury or assault by inmates and to the danger and discomfort of working with electrical equipment.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.