Environmental Services, Journey 2 (PCN 20-5540)

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What You Will Be Doing:

Under the general supervision of the Environmental Services Lead, the primary responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Train, direct, and review the work of the inmate workers in the custodial and laundry services areas
• Maintain a clean and sanitary physical environment throughout the institution
• May perform light duty cleaning services with the help of inmate worker

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The mission of the Alaska Department of Corrections is to promote public safety. Our division provides secure confinement, access to reformative programs, and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

When working for Goose Creek Correctional Center, you’ll be a vital part of a collaborative team, with opportunities for extensive learning about correctional settings and processes. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible work schedules – 4/10 schedules available based on facility needs
• On-site amenities including a free on-site gym with locker rooms and showers for employee use only
• Low-cost lunches available 7 days a week
• Convenient parking in a well-lit & maintained lot with winter plug-ins and a scenic drive to work while avoiding the congested commute to Anchorage!

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Goose Creek Correctional Center is a minimum/medium custody facility that houses up to 1500 inmates and employs over 350 staff. You will be working in an institutional setting with inmates daily.

Who We Are Looking For:

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

• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of training and/or progressively responsible experience that provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to independently maintain a clean and sanitary physical environment through the performance of the full range of heavy-duty and specialized duties in the occupational area.

Essential Core Competencies:

Basic knowledge of the techniques and methods for cleaning a variety of fabrics and providing laundry services; general cleaning of building interiors; use of cleaning agents, disinfectants, and solvents; personal hygiene, general sanitation and safe work standards; record keeping systems, forms and procedures; and infection control practices, policies, and procedures.

Ability to communicate effectively with staff and customers, may include requirement in English to: read, speak, write, and understand; read, understand and follow written policies and procedures, safety data sheets, and work assignments; recognize real/potential maintenance and safety problems; demonstrate concern for the safety and welfare of coworkers and others; demonstrate a customer service orientation and display sensitivity and interest in customer concerns, needs, and limitations; complete work site required training and demonstrate the use of the knowledge gained; meet quality/quantity control, safety, and sanitation standards and to wear personal protective equipment and clothing; follow and comply with oral instructions and organize assignments in logical sequence and to complete assignments within time constraints; correctly and safely use institutional laundry and cleaning equipment and hazardous chemicals; deal safely with bio-hazards and hazardous chemicals and their proper disposal; adhere to conduct, security, confidentiality and property protection standards established by statutes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the work site; do simple arithmetic calculations, count and alphabetize or put numbers in order, and record and report information; and respond effectively to aggressive or angry customers, patients, inmates or other institutional residents.

Position-Specific Competencies:

Journey-level workers will be required to have the required skills to handle difficult problems encountered; have comprehensive knowledge of the subject or occupational area; use judgment in determining actions; exercise independence in determining actions; plan and lay out work (i.e. determine how to do one’s own work); make appropriate choice among alternatives; complete work with only limited instruction and/or little or no advice; and proceed with work without having results or products generally reviewed in progress.

Additionally:

Knowledge of techniques and methods to clean, deodorize, and sanitize large living and work areas, furniture, upholstery, carpets and hard surface flooring; and apply and use the full range of chemicals and equipment appropriate in the task.

Applicable skill in the safe and proficient use of cleaning equipment, chemicals, and supplies; and hand and powered equipment, extension ladders, scaffolds, and heavy cleaning or snow removal equipment.

Ability to perform minor building maintenance repairs; perform routine servicing of tools and equipment safely; effectively remove snow, ice, and debris from sidewalks and steps; maintain an inventory of cleaning materials, supplies, chemicals and equipment; and recommend alternative solutions or take actions to solve problems encountered in the work.

Other Information

Special Note:

Vacancies in this job class are filled through Union referral prior to posting on Workplace Alaska, except for promotions, demotions, transfers, and emergency appointments.

Some positions may be required to obtain or possess a Driver’s License, a background investigation and employment check, or U.S. Customs Security Clearance.

“Essential Core Competencies” are a common or typical set of knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that reflect successful performance of all levels of the career area. These are included in the position description and performance evaluation review process.

“Position-Specific Competencies” are a common or typical set of knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that reflect successful performance of the skill level and primary duties of the specific job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, on-the-job, and military training), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree, apprenticeships, and trade or vocational schools) and short-duration (such as a seminar, professional development, and mircocredentials, i.e., computer science, human resources, project management) programs.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

NOTICE

A Valid Driver's License is preferred.

RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTIES

Starting salary may be approved up to Step D-$22.09, if criteria are met.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

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.

EDUCATION

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.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE

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.

PREA NOTIFICATION

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 institution;
• 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; or,
• Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.

CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMS

Please be aware – 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.

FINGERPRINT NOTICE

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

EEO STATEMENT

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 1-800-587-0430 or 465-4095 in Juneau or (907) 465-3412 (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.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.

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Dorothy Anderson
Administrative Assistant 2
907-864-8123
dorothy.anderson@alaska.gov