TRAINING OFFICER III

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.

TRAINING OFFICER III

Job Location:

Address

Training & Personnel Division

701 East Jefferson Street

Phoenix, Arizona 85034

https://corrections.az.gov

Posting Details

Salary: $64,800.00 - $72,000.00

Grade: 21

Closing Date: 04/23/2025

Job Summary

Are you an expert instructional leader? We are looking for you!

As the Training Officer III, you will be supervising and providing team support for Training Officer I’s and staff to develop innovative learning and development activities (Instructor-led classes, e-learning, training aids) in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR). With a continuous improvement mindset, you will also be responsible for assisting the Annual Training Plan, Specialty Academies, Field Training Evaluation Program and leadership development.

Don’t miss this opportunity, Apply today and join our great team of instructors!

Job Duties

• Supervises and provides professional development in instructional design to all staff who are assigned to development curriculum
• Assists in the supervision of the research, development, pilot, maintenance and evaluation of all curriculum (computer based e-learning, classroom and blended) for ADCRR
• Researches, writes, edits, designs and publishes training materials to include computer based training
• Conducts formal and informal training needs assessments
• Leads, directs and monitors curriculum development, projects and problem solves to ensure time frames/deadlines are met
• Facilitates curriculum development meetings and other trainings as needed
• Provides communications and networking Staff Development and Prison Operations
• Travels to different institutions within assigned region/area of responsibility
• Reviews newly developed curriculum for quality of content, grammar, instructional methodology, etc. and present for final approval
• Establishes and maintains a system for regular review of existing curriculum to update or retire lesion plans
• Uses the Learning Management Systems to assign course number to approve curriculum
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
  
  

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Principles and practices of management and supervision
• Interpersonal relations
• Project management
• Verbal and written communications
• Leadership fundamentals, training philosophy and instructional design
• Criminal justice system (as it applies to corrections or law enforcement)
• Personal computer operations and software applications
  
  

Skill In

• Public relations
• Project management
• Conducting research
• Survey design
• Data analysis and reporting
• Working autonomously, presenting and/or facilitating
• Problem solving and decision making
• Personal computer operation
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Leadership application
• Supervision and administration
  
  

Ability To

• Critically think and reason through issues
• Effectively supervise staff
• Analyze and interpret data
• Adapt to rapidly changing requirements
  
  

Selective Preference(s)

• Bachelor's degree in fields related to instructional design, education, communications, business administration, public administration
• Supervisor or management experience
  
  

Pre-Employment Requirements

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 license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:

• Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
• Exceptional retirement program
• Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
• An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
  
  

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).

Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

Contact Us

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.