Training Officer

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

701 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
https://corrections.az.gov/

Salary: $52,200.00

Grade: 19

Closing Date: 09/18/2026

Are you an expert creating and presenting organizational training needs? If so, The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry is looking for you! We are seeking an energetic communicator with strong expertise in adult learning principles to perform as a TRAINING OFFICER I, who coordinates and delivers staff training, and develops programs within an assigned ADCRR Complex. In this position, you will also oversee initiatives such as Annual Training Plan, New Employee Orientation, Core Competency Testing, and Staff surveys.

• Supports employee training, and development activities for the assigned Complex
• Plans, and executes logistics
• Monitors registration, coordinates and tracks attendance, maintains AZ Learns courses and participant records
• Implements, and reports results of instructor and course evaluations
• Oversees Complex staff instructors, supervises initial training and certifications
• Evaluates ongoing performance
• Supports Staff Development and Training Bureau, Complex, or ADCRR wide projects and initiatives (e.g., curriculum development, process improvement) appropriate to the position
• Facilitates classes, workshops, and/or New Employee Orientation as needed
• Demonstrates best practices in training delivery applicable to a Corrections setting
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
• Drives on State business

• Instructional strategies
• Adult learning theory
• Project support and coordination
• Resource management
• Criminal Justice System (Corrections)
• Personal computers and various software used in the learning management system (AS Learns)

• Project management
• Presentation and facilitation
• Written and verbal communication
• Working autonomously
• Time management
• Implementing surveys
• Record keeping
• Data analysis and reporting
• Problem solving
• Decision making
• Leading meetings
• Desktop computer and software operation

• Lift/carry 20 lbs.
• Push/pull 10 lbs.
• Walk/run 1 mile
• Critically think and reason through issues as they apply to staff training
• Work in a prison environment

• The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor’s degree in related field to Training and Development (e.g., Adult Education, Communication, Organizational Development), or equivalent work experience
• Work experience in an ADCRR Complex, or other State Corrections environment is highly desirable

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and drug test.

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s…