You must submit Application Supplement No.  2011-145-1 with your online or paper application.

TEST ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 2011-145 ISSUED  NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

Examination

for

COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS CENTER DIRECTOR

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION SUPPLEMENT IS THE TEST.

Exam No.	Job Title	Job Code	*Pay Schedule and Range
1.	Community Corrections Center Director	47571	MA08

*Employees work 40 hours per week.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

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 and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

NATURE OF WORK

You will plan, develop and direct programs to socially reorient selected criminal offenders to the community.  You will supervise professional and support staff in programs designed to assist residents to readjust to pressures, potential problems and rules of conduct during transition from an institutional environment to a community setting.  Your work will include promoting acceptance of the offenders by the community.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Please make sure you meet all requirements.  If after reading the requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement.

For some jobs, offers of employment will be made only if you are willing to travel.  Travel expenses will be paid.

You must be a Pennsylvania resident, of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.

If you are not currently an employee of the Department Of Corrections, you must pass a background investigation.  After you receive a conditional offer of employment, you must undergo a medical examination.  After being hired, you must attend and complete a 3 week basic training program at the Department of Corrections' Central Training Academy in Elizabethtown, PA, located in Lancaster County.

Minimum Requirements

Two years of experience as a Corrections Counselor 2; OR 4 years of experience as a Corrections Officer 3; OR 2 years of experience as a Corrections Officer 4 OR 1 year of experience as a Corrections Unit Manager; OR 4 years of professional counseling or casework experience involving criminal offenders in a correctional, probation, or parole environment, and a bachelor's degree in sociology, psychology or a related field; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training that includes four years of professional corrections security, counseling or casework experience involving criminal offenders in a correctional, probation, or parole environment.

Clarification of Requirements

You may substitute related education for the required experience or appropriate experience for the required education.  Unrelated experience or education will not be accepted.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

These jobs are located throughout the state in Community Corrections Centers operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.  Locations of these facilities can be found on a state map at www.cor.state.pa.us, Community Corrections.

Approximately 3 appointments and promotions are made annually from lists to this job title.

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Bureau of Human Resources, 1920 Technology Parkway, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050; Telephone:  (717) 728-5357, Internet:  www.cor.state.pa.us, Email:  ra-docjobs@pa.gov.

TESTING

You will be rated on your experience and training.  Your score will be based on information you report on your application and application supplement.

You must provide complete and accurate information.  Failure to do so may delay the processing of your application, or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification.

If you take the test and want to take it again, you may be retested after 6 months from the date of your application.  A new application and application supplement are required for a retest.

If your name is on an eligible list for this job title and you take this test, your most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

TEST RESULTS

Employment and promotion lists will be established.  You will be notified in writing of your test results.

This list will replace any previous list.

This test and scoring procedure are different from previous tests for this job title.  If you have taken the test before, you may receive a different score on this test.

HOW TO APPLY

You may complete your application and Application Supplement No. 2011-145-1 online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application and paper application supplement to:

State Civil Service Commission

ATTN:  Applications

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

Applications, Application Supplement No. 2011-145-1 and further information can be obtained from:

1.	State Civil Service Commission:
	Harrisburg:  2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St., P.O.
	Box 569, Hbg., 17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-3058, Text
	Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685
	Philadelphia:  110 North 8th St., Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone
	(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
	callers only) (215) 560-4367
	Pittsburgh:  411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219; Telephone
	(Voice) (412) 565-7666, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
	callers only) (412) 565-2484
	Internet:  www.scsc.state.pa.us
2.	PA CareerLink offices
3.	The Human Resources office listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES" section of this announcement

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."