Laundry Supervisor 2026-02696

General Description

The Wyoming Department of Corrections contributes to public safety by exercising reasonable, safe, secure, and humane management while actively providing offenders opportunities to become law-abiding citizens.

Join the operations team at the Wyoming State Penitentiary in a role that combines facility management with vocational mentorship. As the Laundry Services Supervisor, you will direct the daily operations of the institution's high-volume laundry department. Beyond operational oversight, this vital position serves as a frontline instructor, responsible for supervising, training, and managing a dedicated crew of inmate workers to ensure a safe, efficient, and secure work environment.

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities and MUCH MORE! Click here for detailed information, or you can watch this short video to learn about our benefit package!.

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Essential Functions

The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.

• Maintains an inventory of equipment and cleaning chemicals.
• Recommends and provides instruction for the use of existing equipment/materials, as well as new equipment and cleaning methods.
• Prepares and performs daily schedules and duties to meet sanitation and infection control needs. This includes staying up-to-date on industry standards and ensuring housekeeping processes meet/exceed standards and policy requirements.
• Acts as work supervisor for inmate work crews in the laundry area, as well as janitors for common areas within the institution (hallways, offices, etc.). This includes orientation for new hires, ongoing training for specific job processes and desirable employment skills, as well as performance monitoring/documentation for evaluations, raises, terminations, etc. Escort/supervise inmate janitors for cleaning of restricted areas, such as staff offices.
• Review and approve inmate timesheets.
• Data entry to ensure appropriate documentation of inmate work hours, maintenance requests, etc., as well as tracking for inmate clothing issues/exchange.
• Collaborate with service providers for maintenance/upkeep of laundry equipment, as well as chemical orders.
• Performs housekeeping and laundry duties during times of facility lockdown.
• Responsible for ensuring a safe and enjoyable workplace, including participation in initiatives designed to promote a positive work environment
• Administers and interprets vocational and pre-vocational evaluations.
• Provides meaningful and productive hands-on classroom training on a vocation or trade.
• Develops training objectives, standards, lesson guides, study materials, checklists and other essential items to ensure quality training meeting the needs of students/inmates.
• Administers testing for students/inmates.
• Maintains education files, following departmental regulations.
• Adheres to state, facility, and federal guidelines related to student/inmate education programs.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of inventory, purchasing, bookkeeping, and preparing various reports
• Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods and techniques of a vocational trade.
• Knowledge of basic principles of education, psychology, human development and counseling techniques.
• Knowledge of job coaching techniques, record keeping and data collection, employment counseling and direction, quality assurance.
• Knowledge of quality control standards.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree (typically in Education)

Experience

0-1 year of progressive work experience (typically in Education or Instruction) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Vocational Training Technician

Education & Experience Substitution

• 3-4 years of progressive work experience (typically in Education or Instruction) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Vocational Training Technician
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None

Physical Working Conditions

• Lifting/grasping up to 20 pounds without assistance on an occasional to regular basis
• Walking on cement floors on an occasional to regular basis
• Walking up and down stairs on an occasional basis
• Stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching on an occasional basis
• Reaching on a regular basis
• Typing/Repetitive motion on a frequent basis
• Talking/hearing on a frequent basis
• Seeing: the visual ability to perform an activity such as analyzing data and figures, viewing a computer terminal, and extensive reading.
• Pre-service training is required, which includes Krav Maga defensive tactics.

Notes

• FLSA: Non-Exempt
• The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities. No notice of eligibility will be sent to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications.
• The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Drug-Free Workplace. All staff are subject to drug testing while employed by the WDOC.
• Successful Applicants for employment must pass a background/reference check, medical evaluation, and drug test prior to appointment.
• The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Tobacco-Free Workplace and prohibits the taking, carrying, possessing, or introducing of smoking materials, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco substitutes on or into WDOC facilities and grounds.
• The Wyoming Department of Corrections is in compliance with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003. It is the policy and practice of WDOC to protect inmates/offenders from personal abuse, corporal punishment, personal injury, disease, property damage, and harassment, and the elimination of prison rape.
• WDOC has a strict dress code policy to include standards for facial hair, body art, and piercings/gauges. All applicants must meet the standards of this dress code to be considered for employment.
• WDOC offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement program, Wyoming State Retirement and 457 Deferred Compensation Program, longevity pay, and opportunities for advancement.

• 080-Department of Corrections - Prisons - Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution
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