Linen and Clothing Specialist at State of Oklahoma in Cleveland County

Job description

Job Posting Title Linen and Clothing Specialist Agency 131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Supervisory Organization DOC LARC Job Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank. Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above. Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank) Full/Part-Time Full time Job Type Regular Compensation Level I: $27,722.32 Level II: $29,056.89 Level III: $30,509.73 Level IV: $32,035.16 This salary is non-negotiable. Job Description Location: Lexington Assessment and Reception Center Basic Purpose Positions in this job family perform tasks involving laundry work, sewing, alterations, and mending at a state institution, school or facility. This includes sorting, washing and maintaining clothing, linens, and draperies. Typical Functions Operates washers, dryers, mangles, pressers and irons. Sews by hand or machine, mends, alters and repairs clothing and linen articles; constructs, maintains and hangs draperies. Places clothes on hangers, wraps bundles in paper with identifying tickets, and prepares for delivery. Performs minor machine maintenance and repair; cleans and oils machines; and maintains cleanliness of work area. Maintains adequate level of sewing materials, clothing and linens for an assigned area; collects, weighs and counts laundry. Level Descriptors Level I: This is the basic level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for performing routine entry level work in a training status to build their skills in washing clothing and linen, operating laundry and sewing equipment, and sewing, altering, mending, repairing and maintaining clothing, linen, draperies and miscellaneous items. In this role they will load and operate washers, dryers and other laundry equipment, sort clothing to be cleaned, fold items after washing or repairing, and prepare items for delivery. They will also sew by hand or machine, following patterns, cutting garments, and altering and repairing clothing and other items. Level II: This is the career level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for performing a full range of duties involving laundry and sewing activities. This includes preparing solutions used in the cleaning of items, making patterns, cutting material to patterns, taking measurements and fitting clothing to patients, residents and others, maintaining simple records, and making reports. Some positions may be assigned occasional functional supervision of a section of the laundry or sewing services, including assuming the duties of the supervisor in the supervisor’s absence. Level III: At this level employees are assigned responsibility for performing advanced level work which may include lead worker duties or similar responsibility for assisting in the direction of the operations of a laundry or sewing department at a state facility or institution. Level IV: This is the leadership level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for planning and supervising the operation and activities of a laundry or sewing department of limited or moderate size and scope at a state facility or institution. This includes providing supervision to assigned staff, which may include employees, inmates and others performing laundry or sewing duties, estimating amounts of clothing and linen to be used, requisitioning supplies and materials, keeping production, inventory, time, supply and cost records, and teaching students, patients, inmates or residents as part of a vocational, therapeutic or rehabilitation program for the agency. Supervisory responsibilities will include assigning and reviewing work, providing training, and insuring completion of required tasks. Positions also provide direct supervision with responsibilities for employee development, evaluation of performance, approving leave and initiating disciplinary actions, as well as performing re