Float Labor Supervisor CSTS I (Canon City)

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

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Float Labor Supervisor to oversee inmate labor in correctional facilities. This role involves ensuring safety and security while providing mentorship and training to inmates in various trades, including heavy equipment operation. The position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to community safety and rehabilitation efforts, promoting a safer environment for all. Join a team committed to making a difference through transformative opportunities and enjoy a rewarding career with strong benefits and advancement potential in the state system.

Benefits

Distinctive career advancement opportunities

Flexible retirement benefits

Medical and dental health plans

Paid life insurance

11 paid holidays per year

Wellness program

Tuition reimbursement

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• 4 years of labor/maintenance experience required.
• Must have supervisory experience and knowledge of safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train inmate workers in various cost centers.
• Ensure safety and security of staff, inmates, and public.

Skills

Labor/Maintenance Experience

Supervisory Skills

Communication Skills

Safety Procedures Knowledge

Heavy Equipment Operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Class B CDL

Tools

Heavy Equipment

Electronic Reporting Systems

Job description

This position is only open to Colorado state residents. This posting may be used to fill future vacancies at this location.

Position is located in Canon City, Colorado.

Colorado Department of Corrections Mission: We are a team of dynamic and diverse professionals building a safer Colorado by cultivating transformative opportunities for those under our supervision.

Our Vision: Building a safer Colorado for today and tomorrow.

CORE Values:

• Community Safety
• Dignity, Diversity and Respect
• Opportunity
• Collaborative partnerships

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.
• 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.

Colorado Correctional Industries (CCi) is a cash funded, self-supporting division of the Colorado Department of Corrections. This position may be eliminated at any time if funding is discontinued. The Department may be able to assist with transferring you to a position that is either comparable or below the classification that you were hired for, but if there is not a vacant position it may result in termination of employment. If the position is eliminated it may require you to relocate to another correctional facility or geographical location based on the need of the CDOC. Also, you must meet minimum qualifications for any vacant positions in order to be considered for a transfer.

This position is a Float Labor Supervisor, Correctional Support Trades Supervisor I (CSTS I), that will assist cost centers including but not limited to Farm, WHIP, Leather Products, Metal Fabrication, Tag/Tab/Sign, Heavy Equipment and SWIFT. This position ensures the safety and security of the general public, staff and inmates. This position prepares inmates for community re-entry by promoting the Colorado Department of Corrections Mission, Vision and Values while adhering to a high level of integrity and commitment.

Safety and Security: This position maintains safety and security of facility through clear and accurate communication. The position trains and guides staff and inmates in the proper use of controlled items, keys, tools, equipment and chemicals; enforces security procedures by conducting searches; monitors workplace environment and offender behavior, paying close attention to changes, inappropriate activity or potential problems; initiates verbal reprimands when warranted and, if necessary, physically controls inmates with the proper application of restraints or use of force techniques; monitors, supervises and escorts inmates according to facility policy and limits offender access to restricted areas; performs offender counts and transportation; responds to emergency situations such as fights, fires and escapes according to agency policy and writes and submits required reporting. 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.

Inmate Accountability: The position ensures offender workers are trained in work area and ensures timely completion of tasks. Ensures offender evaluations are completed, tracks and calculates offender hours and pay, creates schedule and assigns tasks and resolves informal grievances according to agency policy; reduces offender idleness and creates real life work opportunities to prepare inmates for community re-entry. Position holds inmates accountable for attendance and utilizes PCDCIS Chronological Entry to report/track both positive and negative behavior.

Operations: This position ensures the safe, secure, efficient, compliant and cost effective execution of assigned tasks and projects by performing hands on instructional work alongside staff and offender crew.

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provides supervision, instruction, oversight, mentorship, and training of inmate students of the several facets of any cost center in Ci to include basic techniques and procedures for the application of how to operate heavy equipment tractors, feed trucks, swathers, bailers, manure trucks, and gravel trucks;
• Supervises, trains and guides inmates;
• Selects inmate students for entry through interviewing and assessing aptitude, ability and motivation;
• Develops the Individual Instructions Plan (IIP) for approval with goals and time frames for each inmate student;
• Oversight of operations, schedules and changes; direct daily activities, promote positive performance, ensures compliance with health and safety standards;
• Contributes to profitability and meets established quality standards;
• Maintains adequate inventory and tracking systems; monitors profit/loss potential; calculates material and labor costs on standard/custom products; initiates purchase requisitions; reviews and confirms specifications of raw materials, hardware, and supplies used in the manufacturing process;
• Performs hands-on instructional work and equipment maintenance;
• Motivates, reviews, and evaluates inmate performance;
• Completes and creates documents and reports by gathering information and inputting information into electronic systems;
• Ensures the safety and security of the public, facility staff, and inmates by evaluating work conditions and instructs staff and inmates in proper safety methods;
• Position may require overnight camping up to multiple weeks at a time as well as certificates such as the S212 or other classes;
• Provides support in all areas of CCi as needed and may be required to work multiple locations, in all areas of the state both inside and outside of the correctional facilities;
• Requires different days and shifts based on cost center and may be day or night;
• Overtime will be required;
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned or required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Four (4) years of labor/maintenance employment experience. Experience must be described in detail on your application to receive credit. Any work experience less than full time will be prorated.

OR:

A minimum of two (2) years of experience, as described above may be combined with experience in a correctional environment for a total of at least four (4) years. Correctional Experience - must be security related duties where primary responsibilities included detaining, controlling movement and escorting inmates in a prison facility; conducting counts and searches while monitoring inmate assignments and movement throughout the day.

Special Qualification:

Must have Class B CDL or obtain within 12 months of hire. Must have Red Card or working towards obtaining one within 12 months of hire.

Substitutions:

Completion of formal education at an accredited, non-correspondence trade/vocational school, college or university that resulted in demonstrated competencies equivalent to those gained through the required experience may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. You must attach a copy of your transcripts that contain your name, name of the college, type of degree received and date degree was awarded.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a Colorado State correctional environment.
• Supervisory/work lead experience performing duties such as creating schedules, directing daily activities, evaluating staff or offenders, and tracking hours;
• Ability to operate heavy equipment, tractors, feed trucks, bailers, manure trucks and gravel trucks;
• Experience in training and supervising individuals in operating heavy equipment.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be 21 years of age;
• Possess a valid driver’s license. Drivers must maintain a valid, non-restricted Colorado driver license, obey traffic laws, and be able to safely operate a motor vehicle.
• Possess a high school diploma or GED;
• Have NO felony convictions;
• Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDOC uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
• Successfully pass all modules of the Colorado Department of Corrections Basic Training;
• Possess the physical ability to successfully complete Defensive Tactics;
• Will be exposed to Oleoresin Capsicum during Basic Training and will be exposed while on assignment;
• Must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address and respond to potential breaches in safety and security;
• Seize, hold, control or subdue violent or assaultive persons and defend oneself or others to prevent injury;
• Demonstrate body agility, strength of all four limbs and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently;
• Work in situations involving assaultive behavior, physical control of another person and/or restraint situations;
• Deal with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors, utilizing tactfulness and a congenial, personable manner;
• Work with people of the opposite sex, diverse racial ethnic groups, mentally ill and emotionally disturbed offenders;
• Communicate by talking, listening and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information, assignments;
• Work in an environment with fluctuating noise and temperature (hot and cold) which may include working outdoors in inclement weather and/or concrete floor/wall work settings;
• Willing and able to travel;
• Willing and able to work various shifts, days, afternoons, graveyards (nights) which includes a rotating shift schedule;
• TB (tuberculosis) screening is required of all new employees upon hire.

Successful completion of a background investigation is required. Should applicant’s background reveal criminal charges, it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to provide the Department of Corrections with written/official disposition of any charges.

The CDOC is committed to a work environment free from illegal drugs and alcohol. Employees may use marijuana in their personal time but are prohibited from working while under the influence of any substance, including marijuana. A drug test will be administered to all new employees; employees must successfully pass. Random drug screening will occur throughout employment.

Appeal Rights: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov.

After submitting an application, you should receive an email acknowledging your submission. If you do not get the email, please check to ensure you have actually submitted the application.

Include a working email address on your application; one that is checked daily as time sensitive correspondence WILL take place via email. You may receive email notifications from a Colorado Dept. of Corrections employee or from this email address: [e-mail].

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them.

ALL DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FACILITIES AND BUILDINGS ARE TOBACCO FREE.

WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PROTECTED CLASSES TO APPLY.