Institution Steward

New York State Center for Recruitment & Public Service; Town of Bedford (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

New York State Center for Recruitment & Public Service seeks an Institutional Steward to plan and direct general business activities at a correctional facility, supervising the business office and overseeing fiscal operations tied to commissary and inmate accounts.

Applicants should meet the NY HELPS requirements, with seven years of experience in budgeting, personnel, and purchasing operations; substitutions available.

Qualifications

• Seven years of experience in administration of a business office or program with budgeting, personnel, and purchasing oversight.
• Substitutions: various degrees may substitute for years of experience.
• NY HELPS program participation and non-competitive appointment described.
• Future conversion to competitive status expected within one year of permanent appointment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct general business activities at a correctional facility and supervise the business office workforce.
• Monitor appropriations and payroll; supervise purchasing and receiving activities.
• Oversee personnel activities and fiscal operations of commissary and inmate accounts; oversee employee dining operations in some facilities.

Skills

Budgeting

Personnel management

Purchasing

Education

Associate's degree substitutions

Master's degree substitution

J.D. substitution

Job description

Duties Description

Exact duties to be discussed during interview.

Description

Exact duties to be discussed during interview.

Duties Description

As an Institutional Steward, at the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, you would plan and direct the general business activities at a correctional facility and supervise the work of the business office. You would monitor the facility's appropriations, payroll, supervise purchasing and receiving activities, and in some facilities oversee personnel activities. You would also maintain full responsibility for the fiscal operations of the facility commissary, incarcerated individual accounts, and in some facilities, employee mess (or similar dining room service).

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). (*Please see below for further information).

Seven years of experience in the administration of a business office or program with primary responsibility for all of the following areas: budgeting, personnel, and purchasing. This experience may be in one position or a combination of positions.

Substitutions: 1. Associate's degree may substitute for two years of specialized experience; bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of specialized experience; master's degree may substitute for five years of specialized experience; J.D. may substitute for six years of specialized experience; Ph.D. may substitute for seven years of specialized experience.

Or 2. a master's degree in accounting, business administration, business management, economics, marketing, or public administration AND two years of experience in the administration of a business office or a program with primary responsibility for all of the following areas: budgeting, personnel, and purchasing. This experience may be in one position or a combination of positions.

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to complete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

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