Educational Teacher

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.

EDUCATIONAL TEACHER (CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM TEACHER)

Job Location :
Address:
Education Program and Community Reentry Division
Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) – Safford
896 South Cook Road
Safford, AZ 85546
(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Posting Details:
Salary: $54,003.00 - $91,670.00
Grade: 01
Open Until Filled

Job Summary:

Do you like being a teacher and watching your students succeed? Would you like to give back to your community by mentoring adults? Apply today, let’s get you started.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for a certified SPECIAL EDUCATION (SPED), ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE GRADES, or SECONDARY EDUCATION TEACHER to provide instruction in Elementary or High School academic subjects to inmates who have not achieved their high school diploma.

- Develops, implements, and services individual and teacher-designed education lesson plans
- Exhibits collaboration between classroom and Special Education teachers
- Makes academic assessments, tracks progress, and maintains accurate educational records
- Develops and corrects diagnostic tests
- Uses effective classroom management techniques and ensures the security of all testing instruments
- Provides monthly work evaluations to management and consults with highly qualified teachers on subject matter concerns or questions
- Escorts and supervises inmates, tutors, aids, or clerks in the educational building/classroom
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Laws, rules, regulations, and policies governing education and teaching
- Current instructional methodologies and counseling techniques
- Appropriate testing procedures and interpretation of specific tests
- Personal computer and software sufficient to perform daily tasks

Skill in:
- Written and verbal communication
- Teaching and facilitation
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
- Multi-tasking and organization
- Typing
- Time management

Ability to:
- Lift/carry 20 lbs.
- Push/pull 20 lbs.
- Walk/run .25 miles
- Work in a prison environment
- Workday and/or evening shifts
- Provide academic instruction and counseling to inmates
- Provide individual and group instruction and education counseling
- Work cooperatively with other education staff
- Learn and adhere to departmental rules, regulations, policies, and procedures

- Highly qualified status in Science, English, Physical Education, Social Studies, Language Arts, or Mathematics
- Structured English Immersion (SEI) endorsement
- Arizona Department of Education certified Special Education (SPED) teacher

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university. And a current valid Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Teaching Certificate in the approved area of Elementary, Secondary, or Special Education.

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

Effective August 1, 2019, an applicant’s employment will also be contingent on the successful completion of a medical/physical examination.

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 license, complete all required training, and…