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A pair of Job Expos for men and women interested in new careers at the Tabor Correctional Facility will be held during the next two weekends at Southeastern Community College.
College officials and those from the North Carolina Department of Correction said one of the two sessions should fit in just about anyone’s schedule. Those sessions are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, March 11; and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, in room 101 in SCC’s T-Building.
Corrections officials will be on hand to discuss the variety of jobs that will be available at the Tabor Correctional Facility when it opens in 2008, and the skills and qualifications needed to land those jobs.
Training is already underway at SCC. Scheduled courses include:
• Job Readiness and Work Ethic Skills for Correctional Facility Employees
• Introduction to Correctional Officer Occupation
• Spanish for Potential Correctional Officers
• Computer Skills for Correctional Officers
• Employability Skills for Aspiring Correctional Officers
These classes are free for students, with the cost paid by a Golden LEAF Grant. SCC Vice-President Beverlee Nance said prospective correctional employees may take any of these courses, and many have signed up for all of them.
Seating for these classes is limited, and pre-registration is required. For details call 642-7141 Ext. 296, 212, or 397.
SCC Presents
Nance will be joined by three state Department of Correction employees on SCC Presents, the public-access cable TV program of the college. Pat Chavis, who will handle hiring at the new prison, is joined by Delane “Sam” Godwin, Assistant Superintendent for Operations at the Columbus Correctional Institute near Brunswick; and Capt. Jennifer Walsh, who is also employed at the prison near Brunswick.
The program, recorded last week on the SCC campus, will be broadcast at 7 p.m. on March 9, 14 and 16 on Adelphia Cable channel 50, and on Time Warner Cable channel 6, in Columbus County. The program premiered last night.
Employment opportunities exist for more than potential correctional officers, Chavis said. Clerical and professional positions will also be available. Hiring will begin in about two years.
By Deuce Niven,
Tabor-Loris Tribune