Adaptive Equipment Technician

Utilize your experience in the assembly and repair of adaptive equipment! The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is seeking a hardworking, ambitious, and caring individual to join our team at Gino J. Merli Veterans' Center as an Adaptive Equipment Technician. In this role, you will be able to use your hands-on experience with tools, devices, and machines to help with tasks associated with daily living for our residents. Apply today and implement your skills and commitment to performing various tasks in the fabrication and repair of assistive and therapeutic adaptive equipment to help us continue to provide amazing care to Pennsylvania's veterans and their families!

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As an Adaptive Equipment Technician, you will perform work in the fabrication, assembly, repair, and maintenance of resident assistive devices. Your duties will include selecting proper materials and using appropriate hand and power tools to complete a variety of skilled tasks in the construction, modification, and repair of this equipment. In this position, you will fashion and assemble parts for special assistive and therapeutic devices adapted to meet individual resident needs. You can expect to repair adaptive equipment, as well as provide nursing and physical therapy staff with all applicable equipment. Additionally, you will work with other departments to complete work orders and notify the supervisor if any problems are encountered while completing work orders.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. You may have to work weekends.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience in the fabrication, assembly, or repair of adaptive equipment.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be willing and able to work in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Experience in the fabrication, assembly, repair of adaptive equipment
• Experience constructing, assembling, and repairing powered and manual wheelchairs, scooters, mechanical beds and lifts, carts, walkers, contour chairs, body and leg braces, and other assistive and therapeutic devices
• Experience adjusting and operating machines and hand and power tools
• Experience in the ordering of parts, equipment, or supplies
• Experience working with therapeutic devices or adaptive equipment

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require satisfactory completion of a medical examination.
• This position comes under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
  • Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.