Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor - SCI Laurel Highlands

Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor

As a Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor with the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Laurel Highlands, you play an important role in shaping vocational training. This position allows you to teach trade skills that support rehabilitation and long-term success. Your guidance helps inmates develop work habits, technical abilities, and confidence. Be part of a mission that strengthens the facility and the futures of those you trainapply today!

This position provides structured classroom and on-the-job training in the refrigeration mechanic trade to support rehabilitation and facility operations. The role includes teaching trade practices, directing inmate work crews, and maintaining training and tool documentation. As a Corrections Refrigeration Mechanic Trade Instructor, you will perform the following duties:

• Trade Instruction: Teach refrigeration and air conditioning installation, repair, inspection, and maintenance to inmates
• Classroom Training: Deliver curriculum, maintain order, and track attendance and progress during instruction
• Work Crew Oversight: Direct inmate crews in completing refrigeration work orders and inspect completed tasks
• Tool Management: Issue, inventory, and verify all tools and materials used during training and work assignments
• Resource Planning: Determine needed materials and submit purchase requests to support training and work projects

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. You will not have the option to telework in this position. 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.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: Five years of experience in the repair and servicing of refrigeration systems or air conditioning systems; or completion of an approved apprenticeship in the refrigeration or air conditioning mechanic trade; or an equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of journey level work in the refrigeration or air conditioning mechanic trade.

Special Requirement: This position requires possession of an active Universal Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certificate issued by an approved provider.

Other Requirements: Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required. You must meet the PA residency requirement. You must be able to perform essential job functions. You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

How to Apply: 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). If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. 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 the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for 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 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.