About this role
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Hiring Agency:
Correctional Services - Agency 46
Location:
York, NE
Hiring Rate:
$22.327
Job Posting:
JR2026-00029197 Safety Specialist – Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (Open)
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Job Description:
Join the team at Nebraska Correctional Center for Women as our new Safety Specialist. We're looking for an experienced professional to be the driving force behind our commitment to a safe and secure workplace. You will have the opportunity to make an immediate and lasting impact, ensuring compliance, preventing incidents, and fostering a culture of safety for everyone within our facility.
Information about the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) can be found at: www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For more information call 402-471-2654. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones at [email protected]
Additional $3/hour facility differential for hours worked.
DUTIES:
- Enforces state regulations, department policies/procedures and applicable OSHA, ACA, NEC, USDA, DHS and national/state fire code requirements.
- Conducts scheduled and routine inspections of buildings, grounds, work areas, sanitation practices, and fire and life-safety systems.
- Documents monthly inspection findings, maintain records and tracks deficiencies/discrepancies and corrective actions.
- Investigates and reports work-related injuries, illnesses, accidents and other safety incidents; analyzes trends and recommends preventive measures.
- Coordinates outside required inspections such as Fire Marshal, Health & Human Services, Fire Alarm, Fire Sprinklers and Fire Extinguishers.
- Coordinates the facility Safety Committee with management and bargaining-unit representatives.
- Provides required pre-service and annual in-service training in general safety, Hazard Communication, fire safety, chemical safety, biohazard cleanup and evacuation procedures
- Willingly completes all required safety training and maintains knowledge of current safety standards, regulations and practices.
- Oversees facility chemical safety, including inventories, SDS, labeling, storage, PPE and safe use of chemicals, tools and cleaning equipment.
- Coordinates fire drills and evacuation exercises and maintains required documentation.
- Assists with regulatory and accreditation inspections, documentation and corrective responses.
- Promotes hazard identification, injury prevention and a proactive safety culture throughout the facility.
- Performs other related safety, compliance and training duties as assigned.
Requirements / Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: Associates degree or equivalent vocational education in construction, industrial engineering, HVAC, welding, or other building trade. Experience in building maintenance, a mechanical trade, or performing safety inspections, investigations or training may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis as determined appropriate by the agency.
Preferred Qualifications: Any safety certifications, OSHA training, electrical training, hazardous communication, fire safety training
Other: Valid driver’s license required. Transcripts required prior to appointment. 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.
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Benefits
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.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits
Equal Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.