Job Duties
Who We Are…
Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others.
What We Do…
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.
To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.drc.ohio.gov
Are You Ready?
We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you’ll ever find with a work family that is second to none!
The Job Opportunity and Duties…
- Lead team of incarcerated individuals (i.e., provides work direction and training) in receiving, inspecting, storing, and distributing stock, supplies and/or equipment in assigned work areas (e.g., warehouse, quartermaster, laundry, commissary)
- Enforces storeroom or warehouse procedures
- Inventories and orders supplies
- Completes and maintains shipping, receiving and inventory records
- Receives clothing and shoes for incarcerated individuals
- Receives clothing and equipment for staff
- Issues and/or exchanges clothing items and shoes for incarcerated individuals
- Issues and/or exchanges clothing items and equipment for staff
- Stores and rotates stock
- Updates and maintains logs and records, maintains perpetual inventory
- Labels and/or prices stock items
- Follows all applicable safety rules, policies, and procedures.
- Operates all related equipment assigned to area
- Opens incoming mail and physically inspects contents
- Operates x-ray equipment to scan incoming parcels and packages for detection of potentially threatening and/or suspicious materials (contraband)
- Follows security procedures for confiscation of contraband and notification of appropriate institutional staff for investigation
- Operates postage machines (e.g. postage scale, meter machine) to process incoming/outgoing mail (e.g. sorts mail for most efficient handling
- Determines class of mail
- Sets postage meters: date and time stamps, opens, bundles, addresses
- Completes documentation associated with special mail handling such as certified return receipts or receipts for insurance
- Ensures prompt handling of time sensitive documents that could have impact on legal notifications) and delivers to appropriate office and/or picks up mail, parcels and/or messages
- Prepares and submits all applicable reports when required and/or requested and ensures audit control of records
- Distributes cleaning supplies, paper products, dry goods and other food items
- Receives clothing and shoes from incarcerated individuals being released
- Receives clothing and equipment from staff separating from the institution
- Loads and unloads trucks and/or distributes contents to various offices
- Maintains daily record in assigned area.
- Maintains clean and orderly work area
- Serves on institution committees
Qualifications
Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions & percentages; 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in inventory control; 3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in OSHA &/or other safety standards & practices applicable to storeroom or warehouse operations. In addition, employees working in a drug central warehouse or storeroom must pass security screen.
- Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Knowledge of employee training & development*; OSHA &/or other safety standards & practices applicable to storeroom or operations; agency storeroom or warehouse procedures*; agency purchasing & requisition warehouse procedures*; inventory control; addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages. Skill in operation of equipment (e.g., pharmaceutical repackaging, forklift)*. Ability to recognize unusual or threatening conditions (e.g., chemical storage) & take appropriate action; sort items into categories according to established methods; lift up to 60 lbs. of stock or equipment repeatedly.
(*)Developed after employment.
Helpful Tips
Application Procedures:
- In order to be considered for this position, you must apply on-line through this posting website. (We no longer accept paper applications.)
- When completing your on-line Ohio Civil Service Application, be sure to clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications outlined on this job posting.
- We cannot give you credit for your qualifications, experience, education and training in the job selection process if you do not provide it in your on-line application.
- You can check the status of your application by signing into your profile on this website.
- We will communicate with you through the email you provided in your profile and job application. Be sure to check your email often.
If you require a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please contact the Human Resources Office so proper arrangements can be made. Otherwise, you will be given specific instructions on requesting an accommodation if you are invited to an assessment and/or interview.
Background Check Information
You Also Need to Know
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is a tobacco-free workplace.
Pre-Employment Drug Testing:
The final applicant selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis prior to an appointment to test for illegal drug use. The State will decline to extend a final offer of employment to any applicant with a verified positive test result. Also, an applicant with a positive test result will not be considered for any position with the State of Ohio for a period of one year. "Not applicable to current state employees".
This position may be subject to Federal Alcohol. Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) regulations that prohibit someone to carry, transport, or otherwise possess firearm(s) and/or ammunition from consuming marijuana, including medical marijuana. Medical marijuana is prohibited as a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test for final applicants in this position.
Pre-Employment Background Investigation:
The final applicant selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is prohibited from hiring:
- Individuals under a federal or state weapons disability if the position requires firearms certification/recertification and use;
- Individuals who have engaged in sexual abuse in a prison or other confinement facility; have been civilly or administratively adjudicated, or convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, implied threats of force, or if the victim did not or was unable to consent;
- Individuals convicted of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism, terrorism, or money laundering to support terrorism;
- Individuals who have been convicted of or pled guilty to a felony where a direct correlation exists between the position and prior criminal behavior. (example: individuals convicted of a felony involving fraud, deceit, or theft from holding a position that has substantial management or control over the property of a state agency.)