Education Coordinator; Corrections, PCN

Education Coordinator

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for an Education Coordinator for the Lemon Creek Correctional Center (LCCC) located in Juneau, Alaska.

What You Will Be Doing:

This position is responsible for planning, development, budget, implementation, coordination, to include evaluating Educational and Vocational Education programs within a maximum-security prison. Additionally, this position is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the prisoner computer lab.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The Alaska Department of Corrections provides secure confinement, reformative programs, and a process of supervised community reintegration to enhance the safety of our communities. We are trained professionals committed to a safe, open and respectful organization. We are dedicated to public safety and will always respect the rights and dignity of victims of crime;
Offenders in our charge will be treated in a safe and humane manner, and will be expected to enhance their ability to reform every day.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

• Flexible work schedules;
• An opportunity to make a difference in people's lives;
• Career Development and High Caliber Training;
• Excellent benefits; and
• Being part of a team consisting of a rewarding group of professionals.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Lemon Creek Correctional Center serves both as an intake and a long-term male facility. At any given time, 20% to 30% of the population is composed of inmates in pre-trial status. Approximately 80% of the population is composed of sentenced felons.

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.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Oral and Written Communication:
  Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Organizational Awareness:
  Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
• Integrity:
  Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner. Shows consistency in words and actions. Models high standards of ethics.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in education, counseling, social or behavior sciences or a closely related field. AND One year of journey level paraprofessional experience in educational or vocational education programs or services. This experience is equivalent to work such as the Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant 2 or Education Program Assistant, and similar classes with the State of Alaska, or the equivalent with another employer.

Additional qualifying work experience may substitute for the education on a year-for-year basis. Special

Note:

An extensive background investigation will be required for successful applicants. Working with inmates requires care in observing institution security policies and procedures and may involve personal risk. Some positions perform activities that require bending, crouching, walking or standing for long periods of time. Some work activities involve discomfort or unpleasantness such as moderate noise levels, vibration, dust, dirt or odors associated with operation of equipment and/or tools in performance of duties.

Additional Required Information:

Legal employment, education, work experience, and criminal history checks/apsin/acomics are required for this position.