Education Justice Coordinator

Education Justice Coordinator Job Summary

The University of Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP) seeks an Education Justice Coordinator to lead the coordination and support implementation of its Student Center Training Lab, a national-facing initiative designed to support college-in-prison programs in adopting and adapting UPEP''s Student Center model. This position is funded through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and contributes to UPEP''s broader commitment to advancing educational access and justice for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals.

The position is a grant-funded and continuation after one year is contingent upon performance, while continuation after three years is contingent upon availability of funds. Individuals with direct lived experience and expertise with the criminal legal system are strongly encouraged to apply. UPEP is a multidisciplinary initiative that provides on-site college-level curriculum and educational enrichment programming to students incarcerated at the Utah State Correctional Facility (USCF).

The program offers a bachelor''s degree, credit-bearing and non-credit-bearing courses, workshops, and guest lectures grounded in the humanities and educational justice frameworks. Since 2024, the University of Utah''s Prison Education Project (UPEP) has been developing a Student Center inside the women''s-designated unit  center is an educational hub led by incarcerated Education Advocates that centralizes academic resources, peer tutoring, and humanities programming for all incarcerated learners in the unit.

More information about the Student Center can be found here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). The Education Justice Coordinator will play a dual role supporting the launch and implementation of a Training Lab to assist college-in-prison programs across the country to adopt the model. The Coordinator will work closely with staff, instructors, community partners, and volunteers to ensure that programming at USCF remains responsive and aligned with UPEP''s mission.

• Coordinate the development and implementation of Training Lab curriculum and materials
• Organize and help facilitate trainings for partner programs
• Schedule and coordinate meetings and training sessions on the University of Utah campus
• Coordinate and support site visits to the Utah State Correctional Facility
• Manage logistics for visiting practitioners, including communication, preparation, and follow-up
• Support ongoing technical assistance and relationship-building with partner sites
• Track participation, outcomes, and continuous improvement of the Training Lab

• Facilitate weekly Student Center programming at USCF
• Support incarcerated Education Advocates in implementing programming through planning, communication, resource distribution, and coordination
• Assist off-site with center scheduling, materials preparation, and program logistics
• Help sustain the Student Center as a responsive, student-driven educational hub through ongoing off-site support and collaboration
• Participate in weekly UPEP meetings at USCF

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Ninely Continuously:
Office environment.

Ninely Continuously:
Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.

Often:
Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.

Seldom:
Bending, reaching overhead.

Associate''s degree in a related field, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience), plus two years of related experience required; ability to use logic and reasoning to prioritize tasks; computer skills including word processing, spreadsheet software, and/or database software preferred; demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills also required. Bachelor''s degree in a related field may be preferred.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

• bachelor''s degree or two years related professional experience
• Demonstrated interest in education justice, prison education, or carceral studies
• Evidence of strong