Corrections–Trade Instructor: Maine Correctional Center- EMPLOYMENT REGISTER

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MDOC is destigmatizing corrections for the betterment of all Maine communities. Through the ‘Maine Model of Corrections’, we promote the safety of our staff and residents while reducing barriers to meaningful rehabilitative opportunities. We facilitate restorative justice practices that equip justice-involved residents and clients with the skills they need to become contributing members of society upon release, including treatment, education, and job training.

We are committed to rebuilding lives and are searching for great team players, with a professional attitude and well-developed integrity and ethics, to join us in this mission.

As a Correctional Trade Instructor, you will be responsible for the custody, security, discipline, treatment, rehabilitation, and training of residents. Your responsibilities include supervising and instructing residents in a specific trade, assigning jobs to a resident crew, determining the equipment, supplies, and tools necessary for a job to be completed by a resident crew, and maintaining the security, control, and safety of that crew. More specifically, this CTI position will take over the cleaning crew supervision & light maintenance of the buildings. This will include general repairs, painting & furniture assembly (if/when needed). This position will require resident supervision and general maintenance experience.

Employees without a Professional Trade license (e.g. Wood Scalers, Drinking Water Operators and Pesticide Applicators) must instruct a resident crew in a minimum of (3) three trade areas. (Often referred to as Collateral Duties.)  Work is performed under limited supervision.

• Observes, monitors, controls, and evaluates resident work activity
• Instructs residents individually and in crews using various methods and techniques such as actual work performances, presentations and demonstrations
• Records work activities and prepare reports of results
• Instructs residents in collateral and trade duties
• Confers with superiors in order to properly plan and schedule residents work crews and ensure productive training experiences.
• Communicates behavioral observations to treatment teams and makes recommendations relative to corrective actions 
• Issues and instructs residents in the use and maintenance of equipment, tools, materials, and personal protective gear
• Counsels and advises residents regarding personal matters, institutional rules and regulations, health and safety standards, and treatment strategies
• Intervenes in and controls acts of negative and aggressive behavior using physical force, restraints, chemical weapons, and other methods
• Maintains accurate and complete records in order to comply with ACA and other administrative policy.
• Identifies and recommends purchases of equipment and machinery based on testing and assessment of product performance, cost, and durability
• Serves as a fully participating, voting member of the Unit Management treatment team and is directly responsible for making decisions regarding transfers, classification status, and job assignments in order to assist in the rehabilitative process and ensure effectiveness of unit operations.
• Assigns residents to jobs based on project needs and resident's level of experience in order to complete the project and ensure residents receive adequate training.
• Assists in the implementation of special treatment programs and on-site educational programs in order to participate in resident rehabilitation and treatment for reentry to the community.
• Investigates and reports violations of institutional rules to superiors in order to provide information and ensure and maintain safety and security.
• Instructs and teaches residents trade skills and work methods in order to develop job skills and prepare residents for work outside the institution upon release.
• Responds to emergency situations internal and external to the correctional facility as directed utilizing training and intervention skills in order to secure residents and maintain order.
• A full description of the job, plus all of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for this work, can be found on the Bureau of Human Resources website. 

To qualify, you must have graduated from high school or equivalent and (3) three years of education and/or experience in a skilled trade (e.g., carpentry, electrician, plumbing, etc.).

*Preference will be given to those candidates that possess skills in supervising work crews & general building maintenance, includes landscaping. *

Research shows that people from historically excluded communities tend to apply for jobs only when they check every box in the posting. If you’re currently reading this and hesitating to apply for that reason, we encourage you to go for it! Let us know how your lived experience and passion set you apart.