Salary: $53,036.00 - $107,095.00 Annually
Location : Schuylkill County, PA
Job Type: Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
Job Number: CS-2026-53632-98880
Department: Department of Corrections
Division: CR MAH Mntnc
Opening Date: 07/08/2026
Closing Date: 7/22/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Code: 98880
Position Number: 00213321
Union: PSCOA
Bargaining Unit: H1
Pay Group: C037
Bureau / Division Code: 00114620
Bureau / Division: CR MAH Mntnc
Worksite Address: 301 Grey Line Drive
City: Frackville, Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 17931
Contact Name: Yen Le
Contact Phone: 717.705.5614
Contact Email: hole@pa.gov
THE POSITION
As a Department of Corrections (DOC) Masonry Trade Instructor at State Correctional Institution (SCI) Mahanoy, you will help inmates learn a respected trade that strengthens both their future and the facility. You will lead training that combines real masonry projects with clear instruction and support. This position encourages responsibility, skill building, and visible accomplishments. Apply today and become part of a team that promotes growth through structured vocational training.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
This position provides structured classroom and hands-on masonry training to support both inmate development and facility operations. The role focuses on teaching, supervision, and safe completion of masonry tasks. As a Corrections Masonry Trade Instructor, you will perform the following duties:
- Masonry Training: Teach inmates standard techniques for constructing, repairing, and maintaining masonry surfaces and structures
- Classroom Instruction: Deliver a clear curriculum that explains masonry principles, methods, and safe work practices
- Work Crew Leadership: Guide inmate work crews in completing masonry jobs as part of on the job learning
- Record Management: Document inmate progress, attendance, and assignment information accurately
- Tool and Material Control: Issue, track, and account for tools and materials used during instruction and project work
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
- Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $53,036.00 (before taxes).
- This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Four years of experience in laying brick, blocks, and other types of building materials, and binding with mortar to construct or repair walls; or
- Completion of an approved apprenticeship in the masonry trade; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of journey level work in the masonry trade.
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 Guidelines.
- 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.
- 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.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
- 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.
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How many years of full-time experience in laying brick, blocks, and other types of building materials, and binding with mortar to construct or repair walls do you possess?
- 4 years or more
- 3 but less than 4 years
- 2 but less than 3 years
- 1 but less than 2 years
- Less than 1 year
- None
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If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N/A in the text box below.
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Have you completed an approved apprenticeship in the masonry trade?
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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please list where you completed this apprenticeship and the specific duties you performed as supported in the work experience section of your application. If you claimed you did not complete an approved apprenticeship in the masonry trade, please type N/A in the text box below.
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Do you possess one or more years of journey level work in the masonry trade?
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If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N/A in the text box below.
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Have you completed any post-high school training in masonry?
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If you answered "Yes' to the above question, you must upload your certificate of completion for review. If you claimed you do not have any post-high school training in masonry, please type N/A in the text box below.
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Have you completed a high school vocational technical training program in the masonry trade?
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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please provide your responses to the two items listed below. If you indicated you have no vocational-technical high school training, type N/A in the text box below.
- Training Source
- Credits/Clock Hours
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You must complete the supplemental questions below. These supplemental questions are the exam and will be scored. They are designed to give you the opportunity to relate your experience and training background to the major activities (Work Behaviors) performed in this position. Failure to provide complete and accurate information may delay the processing of your application or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification. You
must complete the application
and answer the supplemental questions. Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will
not be reviewed for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position or to determine your score.
All information you provide on your application and supplemental questions is subject to verification. Any misrepresentation, falsification or omission of material facts is subject to penalty. If requested, you must provide documentation, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals who can verify the validity of the information you provide in the application and supplemental questions.
Read each question carefully. Determine and select which "Level of Performance" most closely represents your highest level of experience/training. List the employer(s)/training source(s) from your Work or Education sections of the application where you gained this experience/training.
The "Level of Performance" you choose must be clearly supported within the description of the experience and training information entered in your application or your score may be lowered. In order to receive credit for experience, you must have worked in a job for at least six months in which the experience claimed was a major function.
If you have read and understand these instructions, please click on the "Yes" button and proceed to the exam questions.
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WORK BEHAVIOR 1 - PROVIDES VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Provides vocational training in the masonry trade in a classroom, shop, or during work assignments. Teaches the practices, procedures, and methods of laying building materials such as bricks, stone, structural tile, and concrete by explaining, demonstrating, and through the practical application in the use of various masonry tools including: concrete mixers, trowels, bump cutter/screed, framing squares, and levels. Instructs f
