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Metal Working Occupations Teacher - Correction Education (Welding) - Sci Fayette

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | PA

Posted Date 6/11/2025
Description Are you looking to utilize your welding experience with a rewarding career opportunity? Do you want to teach inmates and help them learn valuable trade skills? The Department of Corrections (DOC), State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Fayette is looking for a Metal Working Occupation Trades Teacher focusing on welding. If you want to support our offenders with vocational training that promotes successful community reintegration through accountability and positive change, then we encourage you to apply today!

As a Metal Working Occupations Teacher, you will supervise and instruct inmates in the welding trade at SCI Fayette. You will conduct classroom and on-the-job training that includes the standard practices, methods, and procedures of the welding trade. You will also oversee and direct inmate work crews completing welding work orders. This role requires effective communication and the ability to determine appropriate instruction methods based on inmate ability, as well as a genuine desire to help inmates learn the standard principles of the welding trade. In addition, you will assign daily schedules, inventory materials and tools, inspect completed work, and exercise care, custody, and control over inmates at all times.

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

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

  • Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
  • Work hours are 7:45 AM to 3:45 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
  • 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

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

  • Education equivalent to high school graduation and two years wage earning experience beyond the completed apprenticeship period in Welding; or
  • If there is no approved apprenticeship period for Welding, education equivalent to high school graduation and three years of wage earning experience in Welding.
  • Please Note: The specified parenthetical for this posting is Welding. The specific apprenticeship period for this parenthetical is 3 years.
Special Requirements:
  • Possession of or eligibility for a current Pennsylvania Department of Education Vocational Certificate I or II for Welding; or
  • Possession of or eligibility for a current Pennsylvania Department of Education Vocational Intern Certificate for Welding; or
  • Eligibility for a Pennsylvania Department of Education Emergency Certificate for the Welding.

Other Requirements:

  • Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
  • You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
  • 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 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.

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.
  • Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
  • Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
  • Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
  • You must provide complete and accurate information or:
    • your score may be lower than deserved.
    • you may be disqualified.
  • You may only apply/test once for this posting.
  • Your results will be provided via email.
Salary63,053.00 - 109,296.00 Annual
Field
Corrections
Highest Educational Degree Required
High school diploma

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