Job Description

Description

Do you have retail experience and looking for a job with great benefits? The Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility in Omaha is accepting applications for the position of Canteen Operator.
Additional $3/hour facility differential for hours worked.

• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave (24 days your first year, accruing immediately)
• Military leave
• 156% state-matched retirement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• 79% employer paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible through the Federal government
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement
• Meaningful public service -- service with a purpose!
• Numerous training and development opportunities

Information about the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services can be found at: www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For more information call 402-522-7087. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact ADA Coordinator Mike Carr at 402-479-5812 or mike.carr@nebraska.gov .

Location: 2610 N. 20 Street EAST, Omaha, NE 68110

Examples of Work

Operates the inmate canteen to include requisition of supplies, maintaining inventory control, selling the items, processing related paperwork, bookkeeping for the operation, processing inmate special orders and answering inmate correspondence.

Plans, organizes, assigns and directs the work activities of inmate workers. Evaluates work performance for inmate workers. Serve, supervise and train inmate workers in canteen principles, policies and procedures.

Performs assigned duties to operate an inmate canteen and store delivery system in an efficient secure and effective manner. Moving cases of product weighing up to 50 pounds. Stocking shelves with product from floor to overhead level.

Manage small supply room, receive deliveries. Order inmate clothing and control inventory. Serve as distribution point for facility supplies and chemicals for laundry facilities and control inventory for facility laundry and clothing issue and supervise inmate workers.

Qualifications / Requirements

REQUIREMENTS: Work experience in a canteen or retail store setting.

PREFERRED: Experience working in a canteen, retail grocery or similar setting. Experience operating computer, typewriter and calculator. Bilingual skills in English and Spanish desired and assessed.

OTHER: Must be able to lift 50 pounds with assistance. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Must be able to lift 50 lbs. with assistance. Effective communication skills. Ability to adapt to a fast paced workload and deal effectively with staff and inmates.

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

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