Job Description

Posting number: N-2026-57878

Department: Department of Corrections

Division: CR Harrisburg Cmy Corr Ctr

Job classification: Corrections Community Center Monitor

Posting type: NCS External

Categories: Corrections, Rehabilitation Services

Summary

Are you ready to guide and support individuals as they work toward positive change? The Corrections Community Center Monitor position with the Department of Corrections offers the chance to make a direct impact every day at the Harrisburg Corrections Community Center (CCC). This role helps maintain a safe, stable, and encouraging environment for reentrants as they progress through their community transition. Apply today to join a team that values responsibility, integrity, and meaningful service.

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Examples of duties

This position supports the safe and orderly operation of the state-operated Harrisburg Community Corrections Center by overseeing reentrant activity and maintaining essential records. It plays an important part in helping individuals move forward toward successful community reintegration. As a Corrections Community Center Monitor, you will perform the following duties:

• Safety Oversight: Monitor reentrant behavior, maintain activity logs, and observe center operations
• Security Checks: Conduct counts, searches, fire drills, and inspections of reentrants, property, and living areas
• Information Guidance: Provide orientation, explain rules, and give direction regarding available public services
• Behavior Documentation: Record observations, issue misconducts, and participate in disciplinary hearings
• Support Services: Assist reentrants in making necessary adjustments that promote a successful community return
• Public Interaction: Respond to visitor questions, address concerns, and serve as a contact for law enforcement agencies

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Community Corrections Centers are staffed by three work shifts that cover the facility 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.
• 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 $41,999.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Requirements:

• You must be willing and able to work in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
• You must have the ability to work different shifts or irregular scheduled hours.
• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Two (2) years of experience performing public safety or security work. (Examples of qualifying experience include but are not limited to public safety or security work involving protection of persons and/or property and maintaining required security through enforcement of rules, regulations, and laws; public safety or security work in a correctional setting, juvenile, or adult development/detention center, law enforcement entity, or military security experience)
• One (1) year of work experience providing direction/guidance to individuals. (Examples of qualifying work experience include but are not limited to performing as a lead worker or supervisor assigning and evaluating work tasks, providing informal counseling, or giving orders in the military)

Legal Requirements:

• 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).
• 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 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.