Program Manager

Overview

Program Manager (Training Academy Commander, PCN 20-4488) | Anchorage and Palmer, Alaska.

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

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.

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.

Our offices are located in downtown Palmer and downtown Anchorage with a collaborative, customer service oriented environment. The position works in a team setting and interfaces daily with Division Directors, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, Alaska Police Standards Council, local law enforcement entities, field offices, other DOC Managers, and members of the public.

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 knowledge and experience and resource references 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.

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application demonstrates how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

The competency descriptions identify essential elements of the job class, including general knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors. They are intended as guidelines and not an exhaustive definition of every KSA or task needed to meet the competency.

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 various situations.
• Strategic Thinking:
  Formulates objectives and priorities; implements plans aligned with the long-term interests of the organization and manages risks.
• Vision:
  Takes a long-term view and builds a shared vision; influences others to translate vision into action.

Equivalents typically gained by training and progressively responsible professional experience in coordinating, developing, overseeing, and planning activities to achieve organizational goals.

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Note:

Competencies are a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable effective job performance.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

If selected for an interview, the applicant must provide the following:

• Last three evaluations (if within last 5 years)
• Three professional references

RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTIES

Starting salary may be approved…