Effective July 1, 2024, the wage for this position increased by 5%. The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.
The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for an Education Coordinator position, at the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center, located in Bethel, Alaska.
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What you will be doing:
Under the general supervision of the Probation Officer 3, the Education Coordinator position is responsible for teaching and assisting the prisoner population at Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center (YKCC).
The key responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Program developing, including designing programs and developing curriculum for inmate education in the areas of Adult Basic Education; General Equivalency Diploma (GED); Life Skills; Vocational Education; and Post-Secondary Education;
- Determining the appropriateness of programs to a correctional facility;
- Determining the educational needs, interests, and skills of the prisoners;
- Developing an annual facility education plan to provide to selected programs;
- Recruiting, utilizing, and coordinating for community educational and vocational programs and services and researching cooperative agreements with other state and federal agencies;
- Providing testing to determine academic and/or vocational aptitude, interest, and placement;
- Providing prisoner academic and vocational counseling, including information on pursuing post-secondary or other educational goals upon release; and
- Supervising and managing computer-based education and training systems, evaluating student progress and attendance, and providing documentation of student progress for facility files as well as reports for the Department of Education or other regulatory agencies.
We are seeking an applicant with the following demonstrated strengths:- Vocational trade NCCER Certified Instructor experience i.e. Carpentry Plumbing, or Electrical;
Excellent communication skills; - Pattern of self-motivation and reliability on the job;
- Excellent team-work and interpersonal skills; and
- Ability to work effectively and calmly with individuals who may be offensive, upset, hostile, and dangerous.
Our organization, mission, and culture:
The mission of Division of Institutions is to promote public safety. Our division provides secure confinement, access to reformative programs, and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry
The benefits of joining our team:
As a member of a trained professional/dynamic team, committed to a safe working environment and highly respectful organization, employees receive the following benefits:- Health benefits, which includes employer contribution toward medical/vision/dental, employer paid Basic Life insurance, with additional coverage available.
- Paid sick leave, vacation, and holidays.
- Retirement, with Annuity and Deferred Compensation Plans.
- Optional long and short-term disability plans.
- Optional dependent and health care flexible spending accounts.
If you possess the characteristics outlined above, we want to hear from you!
Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center offers dynamic, team-centered and professional working environments.
The working environment you can expect:
Located inside the secure/non-secure portion for YKCC where the facility is a closed security institution serving as an intake facility for Western Alaska and providing unsentenced and sentenced prisoner housing.
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for a candidate that has the following competencies to be successful in this position:- Working knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Outlook, Excel).
- Positive attitude and ability to be flexible despite a high-speed environment with rapidly changing priorities and interruptions.
- Effective communicator: Demonstrates open, honest, and respectful written and verbal communication with people of all cultural backgrounds, ages and levels of education.
- Self-Starter who is well organized with a strong work ethic.
- Knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques of planning, teaching and evaluating the assigned educational subject matter area or specialized field of education, curricula development techniques, and basic educational budgeting.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
- Speak and write clearly and effectively.
- Learn operating policies and procedures.
- Convey information, orally or in writing, to a variety of students and others in understandable and precise terms.
- Plan, direct, and coordinate the work of others.
- Analyze administrative problems and make appropriate recommendations, participate effectively in conferences and interviews.
- Make accurate mathematical computations.
- Compile budget estimates.