Correctional Teacher

Job Title

Correctional Teacher I

131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Regular, Full time, Continuous

Statutory – salary is based on education and experience.

Positions within this job family are assigned responsibilities for performing professional teaching work at the elementary or secondary level in a correctional institution or facility; applies special methods and techniques in the habilitation of inmates.

• Conduct classes in core, academic areas to meet the individual needs of students.
• Plan and lay out courses of study for subjects taught; give instructions; prepare and administer examinations; produce reports such as progress reports, daily attendance reports, weekly and end‑of‑month reports.
• Devises and uses special instructional materials or teaching aids for core academic subjects; give individual instruction, encouragement, counseling, and guidance to students as necessary.
• Maintain classroom and corridor discipline; advise and assist in planning and supervising class and student club activities; prepare and grade examination papers; prepare reports on attendance, progress, and capabilities of each incarcerated student for administrative purposes.
• Attend teachers’ meetings and participate in the planning, scheduling and development of the school program.
• Maintain inventory of books and supplies.
• Participate in staff meetings and staff development training sessions; attend staffing to provide input on students’ progress.

This is the career level where incumbents are assigned to perform program delivery of educational programs to inmates at the full performance level. Incumbents at this level will not provide functional or direct supervision to others.

Required Knowledge: modern principles, practices and materials in the specialized field of education; content matter in the area of instruction; and accepted methods of teaching students with specific individual needs.

Required Abilities: supervise and instruct incarcerated students; establish and maintain cooperative relationships; communicate with others; organize and present facts and opinions clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; develop and present a curriculum.

Bachelor’s degree and possession of a current Oklahoma Teaching Certificate.

Education/Mabel Bassett Correctional Center – This is not a remote position.

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.