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SalaryARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
REHABILITATION & REENTRY
Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.
EDUCATION PROGRAM
MANAGER
Job Location:
Address:
Education Program and Community Reentry Division
701 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
https://corrections.az.gov
Posting Details:
Salary: $69,362.00
Grade: 22
Closing Date: 03/22/2024
Job Summary:
Do you have experience in teaching and educational best practices? Are you experienced in building community partnerships, educational research, data analysis, and statistical reporting? Join our amazing Executive Educational Team reimaging corrections and making a difference. Apply today!
The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking an Education Program Manager to assist the education leadership team in assessing and implementing best practices in correctional education by utilizing LEAN Principles. This position assists in the planning, implementation, development, direction, review, alignment, evaluation, and expansion of ADCRR secondary and post-secondary programs. It also assists with projects involved in the research, selection, adoption, scheduling, and implementation of technology within the Education Bureau and the digitization of education curricula.
This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.
The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.
Job Duties:
- Provides guidance and direction in the ongoing planning, implementation, development, direction, review, alignment, evaluation and expansion of ADCRR’s secondary and post-secondary programs
- Assists in the selection, adoption, scheduling, and organizing of standardized performance assessments
- Ensures that student assessment data is reviewed, analyzed and interpreted to flag and address system-wide instructional weak areas effectively
- Generates a variety of statistical reports as requested by the educational leadership team
- Oversees the management of all student data within ADCRR and ADE databases, analyzes trends in student attendance and achievement data, and assists in problem-solving for continuous improvement by using LEAN Principles
- Assists with projects involved in the research, selection, adoption, scheduling, and implementation of technology within the Education Bureau and the digitization of all academic education curriculum
- Assists in assuring the education objectives are aligned to ADCRR mission and vision as well as state, ADE, ACA, CEA, High-Reliability Schools, and/or College Board mandates, requirements and that instructional practices yield the highest standard of student achievement and excellence
- Assists in the design, selection, organization, implementation, and verification of training and professional development for all statewide education staff
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
- Laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to education services and programs
- Adult education theory and best practices
- Computers and various software applications
- Business English and proper grammar
- State procurement or contract procedures
- Short-range and strategic planning concepts
- Research methodologies
- Report generation and formats
- Conflict resolution strategies
- Evaluation and auditing techniques
- Principles and practices of budgeting and fiscal management
Skill in:
- Exceptional written and oral communication
- Time management and organization
- Facilitation, teaching and public speaking
- Interpersonal relations, collaboration, and team building
- Research and statistical analysis
- Typing
- Contract management and budgeting
- Evaluation and auditing
- Report generation and formatting
- Grant writing
Ability to:
- Work in a correctional environment or frequently travels to institutions
- Conduct thorough audits and evaluations
- Effectively exercise managerial and administrative oversight of programs and staff
- Interact professionally with all levels of ADCRR management, community partners, contractors and the public
- Conduct research and compile accurate statistical data into concise, easily understood reports
- Analyze information and provide sound recommendations on program improvement, policy revisions, contracts, grant opportunities and use of fiscal and human resources
Selective Preference(s):
- Knowledge about curriculum, best practices in teaching and trends in education
- Strong interpersonal, time/task management skills
- Works with a team or independently
- Experience with research, data analysis and statistical reporting
- Familiar with local, state, and federal education laws and LEAN management principles
- Proficient in Google suite
- Master's Degree
Pre-Employment Requirements:
Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation.
Arizona Department of Public Safety Fingerprint Card.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
Benefits:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.
Retirement:
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.
Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.
Contact Us:
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.
