Cdoc Education Liaison Ii - Pueblo

Salary: $4,033.00 - $6,454.00 Monthly
Location : Pueblo, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: YOS Liaison II 3.2024
Department: Department of Corrections
Opening Date: 03/21/2024
Closing Date: 4/8/2024 4:00 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Primary Physical Work Address: Youthful Offender SystemPueblo, CO
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Information
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference and builds greater public confidence in good government, consider joining the dedicated people of the State of Colorado.
Our professionals strive to support state government and the citizens of Colorado.
Customer service is a key component for every position in state government as is the focus on ideas and ways to redesign the delivery of services in making state government more effective and efficient.
In addition to a great agency and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system;
  
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans;
  
• Medical and dental health plans;
  
• Short and long term disability coverage;
  
• Paid life insurance;
  
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave;
  
• Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, training opportunities and more.

Who May Apply: Current Colorado State Residents
Job Location: Youthful Offender System in Pueblo, CO
Salary: The starting salary for this position is $4,033 per month. While the entire salary range is listed, new hires are appointed at $4,033/month.
Description of Job
This position will act as the Liaison between colleges, students, the facility and technology to ensure class times, promote student engagement, provide support to the virtual college professor, ensuring students' materials are disseminated and returned promptly. This work will be performed inside a correctional facility and will involve inmate contact.
Primary Job Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitate post-secondary education virtual classes;
• Ensure students and instructors can view and hear virtual sessions;
• Ensure students have chrome books, when applicable, to utilize during classes;
• Assist with requesting and tracking of google email accounts and drive access for students;
• Complete tracking spreadsheets and communicate with OIT, students, and outside agencies to facilitate setting up of accounts;
• Actively seek and respond to questions relating to programs and opportunities in education to include CDOC provided academic and CTE as well as post-secondary/prison education programming through outside agencies;
• Support the Administrator V and/or State Teacher II with enrollment, tracking, and evaluation of students in the eOMIS system;
• Provide support to incarcerated individuals in the application for FAFSA, transcript acquisition, career exploration, and reentry planning;
• Contribute to the safety and security of the facility by creating a positive, safe learning environment and adhering to and enforcing policy and procedure;
• Ensure computer-based testing labs meet vendor security requirements to include record storage and retention, testing supply security, and physical requirements;
• Collaborate with education staff to ensure coverage of all virtual classes as well as access to the testing lab and/or educational opportunity center for career exploration, study time, testing, and technology access;
• Establish and publish a set GED testing schedule to be adhered to by students and teachers;
• Coordinate the registration process for GED testing to include deadlines for submission of tester information in preparation for the pre-determined testing sessions;
• Submit requests with justification for required materials or improvements to program implementation;
• Data tracking to include mentor meetings, lab usage, testing statistics, and program attendance.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree. (You must attach a copy of your unofficial college transcripts with your name, college name, degree and date conferred to your application, in order to receive credit).
- AND -
Experience: One (1) year of fulltime *professional experience working in an education setting (tutoring, academic advising, course coordination, student records, computer-based test, and career development goals).
*Professional work involves exercising discretion, analytical skill, judgment, and personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, and sharing an organized body of knowledge that characteristically is uniquely acquired through an intense education or training regimen at a recognized college or university; equivalent to the curriculum requirements for a bachelor's or higher degree with major study in or pertinent to the specialized field; and continuously studied to explore, extend, and use additional discoveries, interpretations, and application and to improve data, materials, equipment, applications and methods.
**Experience must be described in detail on your application to receive credit**
Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40 hours per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Please be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.
Substitutions: Professional experience as described above or professional experience which provided the same kind, amount, and level of knowledge acquired in the required education, will substitute on a year-for-year basis for the bachelor's degree.
Additional education from an accredited college or university in a field of study described above will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
(You must submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts with your name, college/university name, degree and date conferred in order to receive credit.)
Required Competencies:

• Significant critical thinking/decision making/problem solving skills;
• Strong written/oral communication skills and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with others;
• Commendable level of integrity and confidentiality;
• Impeccable organizational skills and compelling attention to details;
• Ability to effectively manage time;
• Excellent ability to coordinate services and cooperate with others toward a common goal;
• Self-directed and motivated work ethic;
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
• Ability to read and comprehend the English language;
• Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working for a Colorado State Agency performing duties specific to those listed in this job announcement;
• Experience working with Google Classroom and the Google platform;
• Experience working with hard to serve students in a coaching/mentoring role;
• Experience tracking data and reporting outcomes;
• Experience with FAFSA and navigating the financial aid process;
• Experience with career explorations, technology use, and scheduling.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Assessment Process: Your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum Qualifications (MQ's). Applicants that meet MQ's will be included in the Comparative Analysis process. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted through a comparative analysis which may include, but is not limited to, a suitability screening, eSkills Assessment, oral assessment, written performance assessment or it may include a review of your application material and your responses to any supplemental questions by a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to assess and rank applicants in order to establish an eligible list for referral to the hiring manager for final consideration.
Be sure the "Work Experience" section of your application is complete and specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, and accomplishments as they relate to the Description of the Job, Minimum Qualifications, Required Competencies and Preferred Qualifications as listed above. Resumes and "see resume" statements will not be accepted in lieu of the "Work Experience" section of the application. Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the closing date may result in your application not being accepted and/or may affect your score, rank or inclusion in the final pool of eligible applicants.
If you have transcripts, a license or other relevant documentation regarding your qualifications, upload and attach copies to your application.
In order to process a background investigation, your application must include at least (10) ten years of the most current work experience unless experience related to the job for which you are applying is later than (10) years. Failure to provide this information could result in delays and/or elimination from the background investigation process
Toll Free Applicant Technical Support: If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application first, ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files and second, close the document before you attempt to upload (attach) it.
**You are encouraged to print a copy of this announcement for your records**
Conditions of Employment: All job offers are contingent upon a successful medical screening, certifying the candidate's ability to perform the essential functions of the position, completed. Applicant must consent to hold harmless CDOC and its agents and staff from any liability arising in whole or in part from the testing and the use of this information in connection with CDOC's consideration of application for employment.

• Must be 21 years of age;
  
• Possess a valid driver's license;
  
• Possess a high school diploma or GED;
  
• Have NO felony convictions, to include any actions defined in 5 U.S.C. 301; U.S.C. 509, 510; 42 U.S.C. 15601-15609. The CDOC shall not hire nor promote anyone who may have contact with an offender who has engaged in sexual abuse which includes acts, activity, and sexual behavior, in a prison or other institution as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1997; or has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse, or has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in the above paragraph. The agency shall consider any incidents of sexual harassment in determining whether to hire anyone who may have contact with offenders or residents.
  
• Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDOC uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. CDOC does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.
  
• Successfully pass all modules of the Colorado Department of Corrections Basic Training, to include English reading comprehension, relevant competency assessments and written/practical exams in Defensive Tactics;
  
• Possess the physical ability to successfully complete Defensive Tactics;
  
  • Lift arms above head and kick as high as own waist;
    
  • Stabilize another person to accomplish a controlled take down;
    
  • Use arms, palms of hands, shins, and feet to deliver blows;
    
  • Withstand impact (slow speed or with a safety bag) on own body from strikes/blows;
    
  • Swing a baton in a striking technique;
    
  • Rotate body 90 degrees with feet planted for striking with foot or using a defensive tactic;
    
  • Get down on one or both knees and up again with multiple repetitions;

Will be exposed to Oleoresin Capsicum during Basic Training and will be exposed while on assignment;

Must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address and respond to potential breaches in safety and security;

Seize, hold, control or subdue violent or assaultive persons and defend oneself or others to prevent injury;

Demonstrate body agility, strength of all four limbs and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently;

Work in situations involving assaultive behavior, physical control of another person and/or restraint situations;

Deal with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors, utilizing tactfulness and a congenial, personable manner;

Work with people of the opposite sex, diverse racial ethnic groups, mentally ill and emotionally disturbed offenders;

Communicate by talking, listening and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information, assignments;

Work in an environment with fluctuating noise and temperature (hot and cold) which may include working outdoors in inclement weather and/or concrete floor/wall work settings;

Willing and able to travel;

Willing and able to work various shifts, days, afternoons, graveyards (nights) wh...