Education Services Manager | Pre-Apprenticeship and Vocational Education

Education Services Manager | Pre-Apprenticeship and Vocational Education

Full Time | WMS Band 2

Location:
Headquarters | Tumwater, WA

Salary Range: $109,545 – $120,393 Annually

This position is represented by the Teamsters 117 bargaining unit.

Are you passionate about the power of education to change lives and strengthen communities? The Washington State Department of Corrections is seeking dedicated and strategic Education Services Managers to lead education initiatives that support successful reentry and advance public safety!

This role will lead the continuation and expansion of vocational and union trades-related programs and partnerships across Washington State. The goal is to increase opportunities for students during incarceration and in transition to employment in collaboration with education, vocation, and apprenticeship partners.

In the Education Services Manager role, you will provide direction and oversight for various services that prepare incarcerated individuals for life beyond incarceration. By ensuring programs are efficient, evidence-based, and aligned with Washington State legislative requirements and RCWs, you will help drive meaningful learning gains, credential attainment, and reduced recidivism. You will collaborate across the Department and with contract partners to implement consistent strategies, promote student engagement, and support measurable outcomes that reflect performance expectations.

The Education Services Manager formulates recommendations aligned with Reentry and Prison Division priorities, strengthens statewide partnerships, and fosters innovative practices that enhance education delivery. This position also manages contracts, ensures responsible stewardship of public funds, and supports engagement with student leadership groups to better meet the needs of corrections education participants.

As a leader within the Reentry Division, you will model a commitment to providing focused opportunities for success while working closely with senior leadership to advance division goals and the Department’s mission to improve public safety by positively changing lives.

We are looking for teammates who share our vision of public service and are committed to an equitable and inclusive culture that fosters and inspires excellence, while promoting innovation, engagement, and safety, leading to better outcomes for our incarcerated population, our agency, and our community.

As an Education Services Manager, some of your duties will include:

• Providing organizational leadership for education services including performance measures/initiatives within the Reentry Division which could look like:
  • Serving as the Department's lead on postsecondary educational services, including coordinating student service and reentry efforts
  • Formulating, reviewing/revising, disseminating, interpreting and implementing educational services-related policies, practices, and/or directives
  • Analyzing and monitoring education-related legislation and work sessions, providing a briefing to DOC leadership
  • Building and sustaining effective partnerships with appropriate national and philanthropic organizations, research organizations, state agencies, local and tribal governments, and community partners to enhance data sharing, collaboration, and the delivery of a continuum of services that support educational opportunities, reduction of recidivism, and improve public safety
  • Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely and consistent identification, development, and delivery of educational programming within DOC prisons and student services within the community
• Establishing and maintaining positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships with other DOC department personnel to include:
  • Working interactively with contract Education Service partners and Reentry leadership to create informed and collaborative efforts in educational programs and service delivery
  • Facilitating cross-departmental and multi-disciplinary work groups and support continuous quality improvement efforts
  • Developing solution-oriented approaches to resolve issues at the lowest level and proactively approach challenges
• Providing leadership of contracted and volunteer educational service providers.
• Oversight of the Education Services process to support incarcerated persons with learning disabilities, TBIs, and other cognitive impairments requiring accommodations to effectively participate in education programming, including GED tests and…