Program Manager; Training Academy Commander, PCN

Program Manager (Training Academy Commander)

The Department of Corrections, Division of Administrative Services, is recruiting for a Program Manager (Training Academy Commander) position located in Anchorage and Palmer, Alaska.

What You Will Be Doing:

This position has oversight of the Department's Training academy and will be responsible for identifying, leading and managing the development, delivery and evaluation of all training programs department wide.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The Office of the Commissioner provides essential oversight to the operations of the Department in support of its mission to provide secure confinement, reformative programs, and a process of supervised community integration of releasing offenders to enhance the safety of our communities. The Academy provides training for the Department's professionals providing a structured learning-based model, focusing on providing the State of Alaska Department of Corrections with qualified and trained personnel.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

By joining the Commissioner's Office, you will be an integral member of a team of professionals committed to the safety of all Alaskans. We embrace the values of integrity, accountability, and continuous improvement and take pride in doing our part for the Department.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Our offices are located in beautiful downtown Palmer in the Palmer State Office Building and the Robert Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage with a work environment that is collaborative and customer service oriented including a tight knit team that values each other's contributions. This position will work in a team environment and will interface daily with a variety of people including each of the Division Directors, Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, Alaska Police Standards Council, local law enforcement entities, field offices, other DOC Managers, as well as members of the public.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Education and Training:
  Knowledge of teaching, training, research, making presentations, lecturing, testing, and other instructional methods.
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving:
  Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Employee Development:
  Knowledge of employee development concepts, principles, and practices related to planning, evaluating, and administering training, organizational development, and career development initiatives.

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency's description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Administration and Management:
  Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
• Leadership:
  Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Strategic Thinking:
  Formul…