Maintenance Generalist, Journey (PCN 063590)

State of Alaska; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Alaska, Division of Juvenile Justice, is seeking a Maintenance Generalist, Journey, to install, maintain, and repair building components at the McLaughlin Youth Center in Anchorage. This full-time role operates on a 7:00 am to 3:30 pm schedule within a 24-hour secure facility. The position requires occasional travel to support Mat-Su and Kenai facilities, with rotating on-call duties.

Responsibilities

• Observing strict safety and security requirements, independently perform installation, maintenance, and repair of building components and systems at the McLaughlin Youth Center.
• Travel periodically to Mat-Su Youth Facility and Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility to provide maintenance support.
• Work as part of a team delivering maintenance related support services.

Job description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

The Division of Juvenile Justice is recruiting to fill a Maintenance Generalist, Journey position located at the McLaughlin Youth Center.

What You Will Be Doing

Observing strict safety and security requirements, this position will independently perform the installation, maintenance, and repair of building components and systems at the McLaughlin Youth Center, a secure institutional setting.

In addition, this position works as part of a team that provides maintenance related support services to the Mat-Su Youth Facility and the Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility, requiring occasional travel.

Our Organization, Mission, and Culture

Through Restorative Justice, we hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behaviour; promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities; and assist offenders and their families in developing the skills to prevent crime. Our core values include:

• Prioritizing Safety– of our youth, staff, families, and communities
• Responsiveness– providing timely response to youth, families, victims, staff, and justice partners.
• Professional Relationships – recognizing that successful treatment services provided to our clients, coworkers, victims, and others rely on positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships and a spirit of inclusiveness.
• Dedication – doing the right things for the right reasons and modeling relentless integrity and leadership.
• Respect – for the inherent value of each person's unique strengths and individual differences.

The Benefits of Joining Our Team

Join our team of dedicated technicians, solving complex facility issues in a 24-hour juvenile justice facility. Your creative troubleshooting and repair skills will be challenged as you work on our various facility systems. Advancement within the division is always encouraged and supported.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

This position is located within the McLaughlin Youth Center, which is a 24-hour secure facility located at 2600 Providence Drive in Anchorage. This is a full-time position with work hours from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday. This includes a lunch period from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm. This position requires the ability to be “on-call/standby” on a rotating basis. You may also be required to travel periodically to provide maintenance support at our Palmer and Kenai locations.

Who We Are Looking For

In addition to the Minimum Qualifications below, we are looking for a candidate with the following competencies:

• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or destressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Creativity and Innovation: Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes.
• Self-Management