823.2 Who is Eligible to Oversee Incarcerated Crews

Only employees who have attended the Missouri Department of Corrections annual training and certification program will be allowed to oversee incarcerated crews. Employees must submit to and pass an annual background investigation. In addition to required MoDOC training, the following guidelines will be followed in determining who is eligible to oversee incarcerated crews.

• Employees assigned to oversee incarcerated crews must be an intermediate maintenance worker or above.
• Maintenance workers, permanent part-time employees, and temporary part-time retirees, who are MoDOC trained may, under the direct guidance of a trained, experienced intermediate maintenance worker or above, oversee incarcerated crews for the purposes of cross- training and employee development. Seasonal and other wage employees will not be allowed to over-see incarcerated crews.
• Employees on modified duty assignment may oversee incarcerated crews provided they are MoDOC trained and intermediate maintenance worker or above job title. Suitability of an employee for this type of modified duty assignment will be determined on a case-by-case basis with District Engineer approval.
• Responsibility for overseeing incarcerated crews will be a voluntary assignment, except when there are not enough volunteers available within the area. In the case of a mandatory job assignment, all maintenance employees in the area, who are MoDOC certified and an intermediate maintenance worker or above (Grade 3-8), will be assigned the task of overseeing incarcerated crews on a rotating basis.
• At their discretion, District Engineers may designate certain maintenance positions (i.e., intermediate maintenance worker) as being primarily assigned to overseeing incarcerated crews.
• The State Maintenance Director must approve waivers of these guidelines.