Statewide Training Manager

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Job ID: 26804

Agency: Department of Corrections - South Dakota State Penitentiary

Location: Sioux Falls

Salary: $62,306.00 to $85,000.00 - depending on experience

Pay Grade: GS-K

Closing Date: 4/30/2024

This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the Department of Corrections. For more information on the Department of Corrections, please visit https://doc.sd.gov/.

Working conditions or other specific requirements (physical, environmental, or other position requirements). standing for long periods, weather conditions during outdoor dynamic trainings

This position is responsible for direct management, leadership, and supervision of staff and curriculums that provide new and existing DOC employees with the core and advanced knowledge and skills needed to succeed as corrections professionals. This position will be responsible for overseeing DOC training activities for the entire state. There will be travel required. Serves as a management team member to improve systems, efficiency, and effectiveness that ensure current and future trainings are tailored to promoting a positive department culture. Duties will include:

• Conducts needs surveys and evaluations through reports, student feedback, and stakeholders.

• Collaborates with management to assess programs' effectiveness.

• Provides engaging communications about program information to encourage participation and highlight the value and benefits of training.

• Responsible for the safe, cohesive operations that contribute to the achievement of the mission, vision, and values of the South Dakota Department of Corrections.

• Oversee the daily operations for training while maintaining consistency across the divisions by collaborating with the Associate Director of Staff Training and Development, management, and stakeholders.

• Actively searches, creates, designs, and implements effective methods to educate and enhance training opportunities through the development of programs of studies that support the department mission, cultural responsiveness, instructor excellence, inclusive learning environments, and achieving learning outcomes that promote a continuous learning environment.

• Implement program quality standards, data driven needs assessments to ensure measurable training standards and instructor evaluations.

• Position requires a level of leadership skills needed to advance a positive culture within the South Dakota Department of Corrections.

• Provide oversight to support students with identified ADA and learning disabilities.

• Coordinate with Legal Services, Education, and other disciplines to develop, assess and implement appropriate learning accommodations protocols and practices.

• Provide assistance with developing instructional adaptations to assist students with suspected or documented learning disabilities.

• Initiate, review, and present performance planning, review, and evaluations for assigned staff-conduct second level review and signature.

• Ensure staff in your span of control are completing all performance management requirements.

• Meet with (check in) subordinate staff to discuss work-related topics such as scheduling.

• Meet with (check in) with AD of training to discuss work-related topics on a weekly basis at a minimum.

• Take a proactive approach in dealing with staff performance issues.

• Develop requests for administrative reviews, recommend corrective and disciplinary actions providing documentation to support the recommendation.

• Mentor and counsel staff in support of our greatest resource. Display professionalism at all times and ensure that staff follow and comply with South Dakota Department of Corrections (SDDOC) policy, expectations, and codified laws.

• Ensure subordinates and facility staff complete annual training requirements.

• Approve leave requests and complete vacation requests.

• Position may require additional shifts/hours or shift assignment rotation to ensure the SDDOC mission, vision, and values are upheld.

• Engage in effective correctional practices that produce measurable outcomes.

• Establish goals, objectives, and tasks for the SDDOC Training Department.

• Attend training meetings, passing valuable information to subordinate staff.

• Be available and engaged while staying apprised of operational and daily issues.

• Review and approve incident reports, inspection logs, inventories and other documentation as needed or assigned.

• Complete monthly and quarterly reports that go to the AD of Training by the last business day of the month.

• Inform the Associate Director of Staff Training and Development of any issues and make recommendations to resolve any issues as they arise.

• Randomly test staff knowledge of the facility Emergency Plan to ensure understanding and roles.

• Report emergencies and unusual incidents to the Associate Director of Staff Training and Development.

• Deliver correctional services with optimal efficiency.

• Provide budgetary planning, monitoring, and evaluation specific to the needs of the Training Department.

• Establish Guidelines and procedures for the purchase of supplies.

• Develop spending strategies that coincide with operating and strategic plans.

• Submit documentation to support budget and capital equipment requests.

• Responsible for oversight and effective management of assigned programs within training.

• Responsible for in-service/advanced/specialized training oversight to include quality assurance (facility training evaluations).

• Maintain appropriate credentials to instruct.

• Manage and oversight of the Cornerstone LMS system to include data entry, tracking, analysis, etc.

Licenses and Certifications:

• High School Diploma

• Certified Trainer credentials

The Ideal Candidate Will Have the following:

• Certified Trainer credentials;
• experience in training adult learners and an understand the dynamics of adult learning environments;
• public speaking and presentation experience;
• supervisory skills and have at least one year of supervisory experience;
• appropriate qualifications to teach firearms courses in line with departmental training goals and objectives;
• leadership abilities and can be a mentor and role model to new and senior staff within the department;
• good character, judgement, and decision-making abilities as evidenced by prior reviews, evaluations, commendations, etc.;
• working knowledge and understanding of correctional procedures and operations of correctional institutions to use as a frame of reference for training;
• developer of curriculum credentials;
• working knowledge of progressive discipline and how to utilize it in supervisory roles and to how to train it to other supervisors within the department;
• experience in writing or changing policy and procedures;
• working knowledge of the Cornerstone LMS system;
• experience in scheduling numerous classes across the state to run simultaneously.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• knowledge of correctional practices based on a global perspective;
• knowledge of correctional policy and how to modify and change policy to meet procedure;
• ability to safely supervise a firing range for SDDOC employees.

Additional Requirements: To be considered, please attach your cover letter and resume.

This position is exempt from the Civil Service Act.

This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation, and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

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You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources

Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us

http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus

"An Equal Opportunity Employer"