CORRECTIONAL OFFICER SERGEANT Institutional Training Specialist

State of Maryland; Maryland; On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Paid time off (vacation, sick leave)

State pension

Supplemental retirement options

Maryland State Employees Credit Union

Job summary

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) in Maryland is seeking qualified candidates for an Institutional Trainer role at the Howard County/Jessup institutions. The incumbent will deliver curriculum, apply adult learning techniques, and ensure training records and certifications are maintained.

Responsibilities include scheduling, data collection, and compliance with training standards, with potential supervisory duties over an Institutional Trainer.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or high school equivalency acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Correctional Training Commission regulation.
• Three years of experience as a Correctional Officer involving the custody and security of adult inmates.

Responsibilities

• Instructs/facilitates a designed curriculum to ensure compliance with MPCTC standards or other regulatory agency.
• Demonstrates professional training methods to enhance adult learning in classroom and field.
• Maintains and reports on institutional training records and ensures staff obtain required training hours to maintain certification.
• May assist Regional Training Coordinator in assessing training needs and evaluating training effectiveness.
• Supervises an Institutional Trainer.

Skills

Curriculum delivery

Adult learning

Training coordination

Record keeping

Supervisory skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalency

Tools

Skills manager program

Job description

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

GRADE

CO0005

LOCATION OF POSITION

Howard County
7805 House of Correction Rd, Jessup, MD 20794

POSITION DUTIES

The incumbent instructs/facilitates a designed curriculum in order to ensure compliance with standards established by the Professional Development and Training Division, Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission (MPCTC) or other regulatory agency having jurisdiction, or for professional development purposes. The incumbent demonstrates professional training methods and practices to enhance adult learning in the classroom and in the field. The incumbent also has responsibility for maintaining and reporting on institutional training records and ensures all staff within the institution receives the required number of training hours to maintain certification. The incumbent also may assist the Regional Training Coordinator in the assessment of training needs, design of training programs, and evaluation of training effectiveness. This position also has supervisory responsibility for an Institutional Trainer.

• Compile Schedules: Create schedules on a monthly basis to assign instructors and staff to in/pre-service training; including but not limited to scheduling of adjunct faculty, participants and classrooms, preparing classrooms and equipment for use, securing the necessary materials and supplies for training, and maintaining a record of participation in training programs. The incumbent shall also make recommendations on equipment and material needs for safe and proper delivery of all training. Logistical or programmatic issues will be dealt with effectively as they arise.
• Certification Compliance: Collects, maintains and reports all training data for the assigned institution. Maintains training data within the skills manager program and ensures all certified
• Promotional Certi fication Compliance: Collects and maintains a record of promotions .
• Attend monthly Department Head/Staff meetings and provide feedback to the Regional Lieutenant and Captain as appropriate.
• Ensure that instructor certifications remain up-to-date by submitting all paperwork in accordance with established timeframes.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High School diploma or high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Correctional Training Commission regulation.

Experience: Three years of experience as a Correctional Officer involving the custody and security of adult inmates.

Notes

• The above educational requirement is set by the Correctional Training Commission in accordance with Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209.
• Candidates may substitute additional education at an accredited college or university at the rate of sixty credit hours for one year of the required experience provided that a minimum of 15 credit hours are in the field of criminal justice or related social sciences.
• Candidates may substitute equivalent State experience in other classifications within the correctional field which involve daily contact with and custody of inmates for the required experience. Qualifying experience must be in a classification where the salary is comparable to that of Correctional Officer II.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in correctional classifications or correctional specialty codes in the criminal justice field of work equivalent to a Correctional Officer II on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

LIMITATIONS ON SELECTION

This position is limited to current Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services employees who are current Correctional Officer Sergeant or interested in lateral transfer to specialty position.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.
• Employees in this classification may be required to operate busses for the transportation of inmates. Employees assigned such duties will be required to acquire a Class B Commercial Driver's License with passenger and air brakes endorsements valid in the State of Maryland.

Special Requirements

• Employees who have not already done so must meet the selection standards required and successfully complete the training prescribed by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission for a correctional officer during their probationary period, (Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209). Selection standards for correctional officer training are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 10, Chapter 01 and include the following:

• U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien status
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• A completed background investigation
• Oral interview
• Physical examination.

• Employees in this classification hired or reinstated on or after July 1, 2016 shall successfully complete the Entrance Level Firearms Training prescribed by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission (Code of Maryland 12.10.04.04 and 12.10.04.05) and demonstrate practical knowledge and proficiency in the safe use and care of firearms on a periodic basis.
• Employees in this classification are subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, must provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.
• Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

SELECTION PROCESS

All persons who meet the minimum and selective qualification will be approved on the certification list and will be placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

Benefits

As an employee of the State of Maryland, you will have access to outstanding benefits, including: health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost.

• Personal Leave - new State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)
• Annual Leave - ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year
• Sick Leave - fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year
• Parental Leave - up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child
• Holidays - State employees also celebrate at least twelve (12) holidays per year
• Pension - State employees earn credit towards a retirement pension

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, HRSD-Recruitment Division at 410-585-3999. Oluwakemi Oyesile. [e-mail]. If you are having difficulties with submitting your online application, please contact the DBM Recruitment and Examination Division at [e-mail] or 410-767-4850.

People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.