Nursing Education Coordinator jobs in Alaska

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for an Education Coordinator position, at the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center, located in Bethel, Alaska.

• Program developing, including designing programs and developing curriculum for inmate education in the areas of Adult Basic Education; General Equivalency Diploma (GED); Life Skills; Vocational Education; and Post-Secondary Education;
• Determining the appropriateness of programs to a correctional facility;
• Determining the educational needs, interests, and skills of the prisoners;
• Developing an annual facility education plan to provide to selected programs;
• Recruiting, utilizing, and coordinating for community educational and vocational programs and services and researching cooperative agreements with other state and federal agencies;
• Providing testing to determine academic and/or vocational aptitude, interest, and placement;
• Providing prisoner academic and vocational counseling, including information on pursuing post-secondary or other educational goals upon release; and
• Supervising and managing computer-based education and training systems, evaluating student progress and attendance, and providing documentation of student progress for facility files as well as reports for the Department of Education or other regulatory agencies.

• Vocational trade NCCER Certified Instructor experience i.e. Carpentry Plumbing, or Electrical;
  Excellent communication skills;
• Pattern of self-motivation and reliability on the job;
• Excellent team-work and interpersonal skills; and
• Ability to work effectively and calmly with individuals who may be offensive, upset, hostile, and dangerous.

• Health benefits, which includes employer contribution toward medical/vision/dental, employer paid Basic Life insurance, with additional coverage available.
• Paid sick leave, vacation, and holidays.
• Retirement, with Annuity and Deferred Compensation Plans.
• Optional long and short-term disability plans.
• Optional dependent and health care flexible spending accounts.

• Working knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Outlook, Excel).
• Positive attitude and ability to be flexible despite a high-speed environment with rapidly changing priorities and interruptions.
• Effective communicator: Demonstrates open, honest, and respectful written and verbal communication with people of all cultural backgrounds, ages and levels of education.
• Self-Starter who is well organized with a strong work ethic.
• Knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques of planning, teaching and evaluating the assigned educational subject matter area or specialized field of education, curricula development techniques, and basic educational budgeting.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Speak and write clearly and effectively.
• Learn operating policies and procedures.
• Convey information, orally or in writing, to a variety of students and others in understandable and precise terms.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate the work of others.
• Analyze administrative problems and make appropriate recommendations, participate effectively in conferences and interviews.
• Make accurate mathematical computations.
• Compile budget estimates.

Minimum Qualifications

Additional Required Information

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Applicants are required to provide the following documents at time of interview:

• A list of your current and past employers for the last ten years.
  • Please provide supervisor's names, addresses, current contact numbers, and corresponding dates of employment. Please explain any gaps in employment;
• Last three performance evaluations - please explain if you cannot provide;
• Copy of transcripts for highest level of education completed;
• Copy of professional certifications related to teaching/education/vocational trade (if applicable); and
• Copy of DD-214 if prior military - must show type of discharge (if applicable).

EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview, at the discretion of the hiring manager.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges, universities, or high schools may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution or high school. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience in your Applicant Profile, you must also provide the employer's name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full or part-time. Applicant Profiles will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported, and Minimum Qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMS
Please be aware – this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN)/Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN/ACOMS. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction, or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally, security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.

• Sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution;
• Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or
• Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.

FINGERPRINT NOTICE
All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.

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Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at:
Name: Nicole R. Brink
Email: nicole.brink@alaska.gov
Phone: (907) 543-5245 x239
Fax: (907) 543-3097

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
  • The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See https://drb.alaska.gov/help/plans.html for additional information.
    • AVTEC
    • Confidential
    • Correctional Officers
    • Marine Engineers
    • Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
    • Supervisory
    • Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatman's Union
    • Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)
  • The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.
    • General Government
    • Labor, Trades and Crafts
    • Public Safety Employees Association
    • Masters, Mates & Pilots
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

• Group-based insurance premiums for
  • Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
  • Long-term and short-term disability
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  • Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
  • Supplemental Survivor Benefits
• Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
• Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
• Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
• Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options

• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Eleven paid holidays a year