• Job Description

  Req#: 32641

  Agency: Department of Corrections - Stateville Correctional Center
  Closing Date/Time: 11/16/2023
  Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $7,917 - $9,167/month
  Job Type: Salaried Full Time
  County: Will
  Number of Vacancies: 1
  Plan/BU: Gubernatorial Exclusion 063

  Posting Identification Number: 32641

  ****************A RESUME IS REQUIRED FOR THIS JOB POSTING****************

  Please attach a DETAILED Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application. You WILL NOT be considered for the position if you attach a CMS100, CMS100b or any other document that is not a Resume or CV.

  Position Overview

  The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is looking for a Coordinator of Adult Education (Northern Region) that possesses a valid Professional Education License with a General Administrative Endorsement. This Coordinator position oversees the northern region adult education services provided within multiple correctional facilities and will also serve as a primary IDOC liaison and expert on academic post-secondary programming (often referred to as “college in prison programs”). This position oversees policy and supports the Correctional Educational Facility Administrators and will also be responsible for interfacing and problem-solving with IDOC’s various post-secondary education partners. This position requires extensive background knowledge of the higher education space, including enrollment, financial aid, and admissions. Additionally, this position will guide and direct any existing or new higher education program that provides educational services to individuals in custody in IDOC. This position requires extensive travel throughout the three regions of Illinois. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

  Job Responsibilities

  1. Serves as the primary liaison for academic post-secondary education programs statewide and provides input and guidance on the expansion of college in prison programs, to include how to best leverage state and federal aid, including Pell Grants.
  2. Serves as full line supervisor.
  3. Implements policy and procedures effecting program area.
  4. Travels to conduct Academic and Vocational Program audits and Administrative Directive audits.
  5. Maintains direct contact with educational program and facility administrators, educators and contractual employees.
  6. Approves and monitors test scheduling for high school equivalency test candidates.
  7. Prepares and submits grant applications for funding and requisite reports according to Illinois Community College Board timelines.
  8. Reviews and proposes revisions on all higher education programs.
  9. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

  Minimum Qualifications

  1. Requires Professional Educator License with a General Administrative Endorsement. (Type 75 or General Administrative Endorsement).
  2. Requires three (3) years of adult educational supervisory experience.

  Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Sigfnificance)

  1. Prefers at least two (2) years of professional teaching experience.
  2. Prefers a Master's Degree (M.A.) in Higher Education, Education, or a related field
  3. Prefers at least three (3) years of professional experience developing, implementing, maintaining, and evaluating educational programs.
  4. Prefers at least three (3) years of professional experience in financial aid management.
  5. Prefers at least two (2) years of professional experience with compliance exceptions and report findings with adult and higher education programs.
  6. Prefers working knowledge of higher education governing and accrediting bodies.
  7. Prefers two (2) years of professional experience working within a budget.
  8. Prefers knowledge of educational experience in a correctional setting.
  9. Prefers knowledge of adult educational curriculum and GED testing requirements.

  Conditions of Employment

  1. Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
  2. Requires the ability to carry a state cell phone.
  3. Requires the ability to carry a state issued laptop.
  4. Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
  5. Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of the position held, is prohibited.
  6. Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.

  The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

  About the Agency

  The Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion. This commitment is at the forefront of our operations, hiring, policies and procedures, and training. We recognize the benefit of workplace empowerment, the importance of diversity and fully support an environment where ALL employees are treated fairly, respectfully, and have equal access to opportunities and resources necessary to thrive and contribute to the agency’s success. IDOC genuinely values the differences of individuals in our custody and is committed to ensuring a healthy living environment where they feel valued, respected, and included.

  Through our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), we shall establish and uphold agency policies and practices conducive to eliminating all forms of exclusion including, but not limited to, racism, ageism, ableism, sexism, discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender, and religious oppression.

  The IDOC team works to serve justice in Illinois and increase public safety by promoting positive change in behavior of individuals in custody, operating successful reentry programs, and reducing victimization.

  Employees enjoy excellent benefits, including health, vision, and dental insurance; retirement plan and deferred compensation; state holidays and other benefit time off; and pre-tax benefit programs. The department also offers extensive training and career advancement opportunities.

  The Illinois Department of Corrections is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

  Work Hours: 7:30AM to 3:30PM Mon-Fri; Sat/Sun Off
  Work Location: Stateville Correctional Center: 16830 So. Route 53 Crest Hill, IL 60403
  Agency Contact:

  Demetria Greenwald

  Demetria.Greenwald@illinois.gov
  Job Family: Leadership & Management; Public Safety

  The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:

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