Corrections Automotive Mechanic Trade Instructor - SCI Dallas

Are you skilled in automotive mechanics and interested in using your expertise to help inmates learn a valuable trade during their incarceration? The Department of Corrections at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual who enjoys teaching to join our team as a Corrections Automotive Mechanic Trade Instructor. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping individuals build skills that can positively change the direction of their lives. If you have the required experience and are looking for a rewarding career in automotive mechanic instruction, the Department of Corrections encourages you to apply.

An employee in this position provides structured on-the-job training and shop instruction to inmates in the automotive mechanic trade, with the goal of building vocational skills that support employability upon reentry into the community. Work involves closely supervising and instructing inmates during classroom sessions, hands-on training, and assigned shop tasks. Employees are responsible for the care, custody, and control of inmates throughout all training and work activities.

Assignments are typically received through work orders, which may include diagrams, charts, sketches, or schematics. Employees independently determine the appropriate procedures, tools, equipment, and materials that inmates will use to complete these assignments. Work is performed under general supervision and is evaluated by a technical or administrative supervisor through conferences, reports, and inspections of completed work to ensure compliance with industry and trade competency standards.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday.
• This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $51,868.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Four years of experience in the diagnosis, maintenance, repair, and replacement of various components and systems used in automobiles, trucks, or construction or heavy equipment; or
• Completion of an approved apprenticeship in the automotive mechanic trade; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of journey level work in the automotive mechanic trade.

• This position requires possession of an active Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Technician Certificate issued by an approved provider.
• This position requires possession of an active motor vehicle license.
• This position requires possession of an active Pennsylvania Emissions Inspection Certification.
• This position requires possession of an active Pennsylvania Inspection Mechanic Certification for Class C vehicles and Class 7.

• This position is subject to Drug and Alcohol testing in accordance with Federal Regulations.
• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirement:

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review theGuidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekersfor additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.