What are the responsibilities and job description for the Education Coordinator (PCN 20-5427) position at State of Alaska?
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The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for an Education Coordinator for the Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC) located in Mackenzie Point, Alaska.Watch Alaska DOC's video here: DOC Extended Cut.mp4 (vimeo.com)What You Will Be Doing: Teaching and assisting prisoners with educational pursuits to include ABE, GED, and ESL.Approving and helping with correspondence courses, including test proctoring.Developing, instructing, and reviewing lesson plans for programs in conjunction with the University of Alaska CIOS program.Counseling prisoners in areas of career development, education, and vocational training. Our Mission, Values, and Culture: The mission of the State of Alaska Department of Corrections Division of Institutions is to promote public safety. Our division provides secure confinement, access to reformative programs, and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry.The Benefits of Joining Our Team: When working for Goose Creek Correctional Center, you’ll be a vital part of a collaborative team, with opportunities for extensive learning about correctional settings and processes. In addition, we offer: Flexible work schedulesOn-site amenities including a free on-site gym with locker rooms and showers for employee use onlyLow-cost lunches available 7 days a weekConvenient parking in a well-lit and maintained lot with winter plug-ins The Working Environment You Can Expect: Goose Creek Correctional Center is a minimum/medium custody facility that houses up to 1500 inmates and employs over 350 staff. You will be working in a classroom environment and interacting with other staff and inmates daily.Who Are We Looking For: We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies: Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.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, hosties, 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 response appropriately.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in education, counseling, social or behavior sciences or a closely related field;ANDOne 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.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Dorothy AndersonAdministrative Assistant 2907-864-8123dorothy.anderson@alaska.gov
The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for an Education Coordinator for the Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC) located in Mackenzie Point, Alaska.Watch Alaska DOC's video here: DOC Extended Cut.mp4 (vimeo.com)What You Will Be Doing: Teaching and assisting prisoners with educational pursuits to include ABE, GED, and ESL.Approving and helping with correspondence courses, including test proctoring.Developing, instructing, and reviewing lesson plans for programs in conjunction with the University of Alaska CIOS program.Counseling prisoners in areas of career development, education, and vocational training. Our Mission, Values, and Culture: The mission of the State of Alaska Department of Corrections Division of Institutions is to promote public safety. Our division provides secure confinement, access to reformative programs, and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry.The Benefits of Joining Our Team: When working for Goose Creek Correctional Center, you’ll be a vital part of a collaborative team, with opportunities for extensive learning about correctional settings and processes. In addition, we offer: Flexible work schedulesOn-site amenities including a free on-site gym with locker rooms and showers for employee use onlyLow-cost lunches available 7 days a weekConvenient parking in a well-lit and maintained lot with winter plug-ins The Working Environment You Can Expect: Goose Creek Correctional Center is a minimum/medium custody facility that houses up to 1500 inmates and employs over 350 staff. You will be working in a classroom environment and interacting with other staff and inmates daily.Who Are We Looking For: We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies: Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.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, hosties, 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 response appropriately.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in education, counseling, social or behavior sciences or a closely related field;ANDOne 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.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Dorothy AndersonAdministrative Assistant 2907-864-8123dorothy.anderson@alaska.gov
