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!
What You'll Do:
- 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
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:
Medical Coverage
- Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.
- Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period . Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth/Adoption leave
- The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.
- OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.
- The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.
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.
Job Skills: Store Management, Attention to Detail, Problem Solving and Time Management