Maintenance Generalist, Journey

Maintenance Generalist, Journey

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for a Maintenance Generalist, Journey for the Fairbanks Correctional Center (FCC), located in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Under general supervision, the incumbent will perform a variety of skilled repair and construction tasks in combination of several trades. These tasks are performed independently or cooperatively with fellow Maintenance staff and often involve supervising an inmate or small group of inmates. The incumbent is responsible for completing routine, special and emergency work requests and preventative maintenance tasks, approved and prioritized by the supervisor.

Our mission statement provides that offenders in our charge will be treated in a safe and humane manner and with a goal of rehabilitation. We aim to enhance the safety of our communities by providing secure confinement, reformative programs and a process of supervised community reintegration.

There are opportunities for career advancement and enrichment within our facility, department and with other state agencies. Staff have the opportunity for both personal and career growth. We offer a competitive compensation package that includes regular raises, insurance benefits, and paid time off.

This position is in a pre-trial prison facility and requires daily contact with prisoners, regular supervision of prison workers, and the additional responsibility of performing security tasks along with the maintenance duties assigned. Work must be accomplished in a highly structured, secure environment, which includes limitations on when and where work may be performed, with the regular routine care and accounting of tools and supplies.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Manages and Organizes Information: Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.

If selected for an interview, the applicant must provide the following:

• 3 professional references from former supervisors

A Driver's License is preferred for this position.

Starting salary may be approved up to Step C - $31.71, if criteria are met.

The State's online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview.

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

The Department of Corrections follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including, but not limited to, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in, or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:

• Sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institutions.
• Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse;
• Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.

This position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction, or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally, security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.

All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or 465-4095 in Juneau or View phone number on click.appcast.io (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

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