Job Description

Posting number: N-2026-54968

Department: Department of Corrections

Division: CR ALB Corr Indry

Job classification: Corrections Stock Clerk

Posting type: NCS External

Categories: Corrections

Start a rewarding career as a Corrections Stock Clerk with the Department of Corrections (DOC), where your attention to detail supports essential operations in a secure environment. At the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Albion, you will help manage critical inventory and commissary supplies that keep the facility running smoothly and efficiently. Your dedication helps maintain a dependable and orderly supply system that supports staff, inmates, and daily institutional needs.

Examples of duties

This role focuses on receiving, storing, and distributing inventory and commissary items that support daily facility operations. As a Corrections Stock Clerk, you will perform the following duties:

• Inventory Handling: Receive, inspect, store, and distribute stock while maintaining accurate delivery logs
• Commissary Processing: Manage inmate orders by verifying account balances, staging items, and recording transactions
• Inmate Oversight: Direct inmate workers by assigning tasks, providing training, and monitoring attendance and performance
• Security Practices: Conduct searches, safeguard materials, and maintain a clean and secure work area
• Equipment Operation: Operate forklifts, hand trucks, and delivery vehicles to move oversized or heavy items
• Record Maintenance: Compile reports, track inventory data, and document shortages or damaged goods

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Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• 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:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of stockroom, warehouse, retail sales, or clerical experience; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Special Requirements:

• You must possess an active motor vehicle license.

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

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).
• 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 dateLate 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.