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 and Personnel Division

701 East Jefferson Street

Phoenix, Arizona 85034

https://corrections.az.gov

Posting Details:

Salary: $64,800.00

Grade: 21

Closing Date: 10/02/2024

Job Summary:

Are you an expert instructional leader? Do you have experience with training software and e-learning systems? Great, we're reimagining corrections. Apply today to join our professional training team.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry is seeking a Curriculum Design and Training Officer Supervisor to lead our professional training team. This management position involves supervising instructional designers and training officers, assessing training needs in collaboration with correctional staff, and overseeing the development and delivery of engaging, interactive courses. The supervisor will manage multiple projects, work with subject matter experts, and ensure the effective use of instructional technology while maintaining accurate training records within the State of Arizona Learning Management System. Additionally, this role emphasizes continuous improvement by leveraging feedback and data to enhance training practices, ultimately contributing to the professional development of our correctional workforce.

Job Duties:

• Supervises and provides professional development in curriculum development

• Supervises the research, development, maintenance, and evaluation of all curriculum (computer-based e-learning, classroom, and blended)

• Researches, writes, edits, designs, and publishes training materials

• Conducts formal and informal training

• Leads, directs, and monitors curriculum development and projects

• Problem solves to ensure time frames and deadlines are met

• Facilitates curriculum development meetings and other training

• Provides communications and networking between Staff Development and Prison Operations

• Reviews newly developed curriculum for quality of content, grammar, instructional methodology and presentation for final approval

• Establishes and maintains a system for regular review of existing curriculum to update or retire lesson plans

• Uses the Learning Management Systems to assign curriculum course numbers to approved curriculum

• Drives on State business to different institutions

• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of management and supervision

• Interpersonal relations

• Project management

• Verbal and written communication

• Leadership fundamentals

• Instructional design and adult learning styles

• Criminal justice system (as it applies to corrections or law enforcement) to include Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (AZPOST), policy, procedures, and standard work

• Computers and software applications

Skill in:

• Public relations

• Project management

• Conducting research

• Implementing surveys

• Conducting focus group

• Record keeping

• Data analysis

• Statistical reporting

• Working autonomously

• Presenting or facilitating

• Problem-solving and decision making

• Personal computer operation

• 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 management or related field

• Minimum two (2) years of work experience in all phases of curriculum development preferably in a correctional environment

• Knowledge of presentation software, e-learning and learning management systems

Pre-Employment Requirements:

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

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).

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.

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.