Correctional Officer jobs in Spokane, WA

Forest Crew Supervisor, Correctional Facility
Recruitment #2024-4-5217
Full-time, Non-Permanent, Represented position
Anticipated Non-Permanent employment is 6 months
Location: Northeast Region - Airway Heights, WASalary: $3,974.00 - $5,341.00 Monthly

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 4/23/24. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Want to join something GREAT and make a difference?
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has an exciting opportunity within our Northeast Region. We are currently seeking a highly motivated individual to temporarily fill a 6-month vacancy as a Forest Crew Supervisor-Corrections Facility position at Heights Camp located at the Department of Corrections facility in Airway Heights, WA. While being highly demanding, this position is also highly rewarding to those who want to truly make a difference within a diverse and unique work group. The tangible rewards of this job come from helping DNR meet its strategic obligations to the community and from working with incarcerated individuals, who traditionally have minimal job skills and poor work ethics, and transforming them into hard-working individuals with employable skills.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience in some or all of the following forest crafts which includes: Forest seedling planting, forest plantation, vegetation management, pre-commercial thinning, recreation trail and facilities construction and maintenance, chainsaw use and maintenance, hand tool use and maintenance and wildland fire suppression,

OR an Associate’s Degree in forest management or a closely related field of study,
OR a combination of education and relevant experience in Silviculture, Correctional Facility, or wildfire equivalent.

• Six months supervisory experience in a diverse work setting that is centered on safety and security, either in an adult/juvenile correctional environment or a professional production-based business.
• Possess the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing using common technology.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $3,974.00 - $5,341.00 per month

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Airway Heights, WA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person