Assistant Director: Prison Education Program

Salt Lake Community College (UT); Taylorsville (UT); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College seeks an Assistant Director of the Prison Education Program to lead and grow on-site and in-prison education initiatives. The role engages SLCC administrators, faculty, corrections personnel, incarcerated students, and community partners to deliver rigorous curricula and supportive services.

The candidate will supervise staff, oversee scheduling, faculty development, student advising, and program evaluation while ensuring compliance with security and educational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a discipline taught in SLCC's General Education program
• At least 1 year of full/part-time work in jail, prison, or re-entry settings
• At least 2 years of higher education teaching experience
• Valid driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and coordinate with administrators, faculty, and external partners.
• Schedule courses and manage curricular agreements with other colleges.
• Recruit, train, and support faculty for prison education programs.
• Advise students and assess course quality and outcomes.
• Manage budgets, resources, and college-owned assets.
• Engage with stakeholders on and off campus to advance educational equity in corrections.

Skills

Stakeholder relations

Cross-cultural communication

Project management

Grant writing

Staff supervision

Educational technology

Budget management

Community partnerships

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a discipline taught in SLCC’s General Education program

Master’s degree in a discipline taught in SLCC’s General Education program

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Assistant Director of the Prison Education Program will engage with SLCC administrators, staff and faculty, Department of Corrections personnel, incarcerated students, community partners, and other stakeholders to develop and deliver SLCC classes/programs to incarcerated individuals in the Utah prison system. The emphasis of this position is on academics and curricula. The Assistant Director will contribute to regional and national conversations about educational equity, poverty, and incarceration and post-incarceration success. This is an at-will position.The Assistant Director of Prison Education is responsible for creating an effective educational program for incarcerated students. They will supervise staff, engage with stakeholders on and off campus, manage budgets and college-owned resources, serve on college and community committees, and complete projects in a timely manner. Given the job responsibilities, the ability to obtain and maintain clearance at the prisons will be a necessary condition of employment. The Assistant Director is directly responsible for course scheduling; faculty recruitment, training and support; student advising; course assessment and quality control; curricular agreements with other colleges; educational technology, and supervision of prison education program staff.

Important knowledge, skills and abilities for the Assistant Director position include:

• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with a broad group of stakeholders.
• Strong communication and cross-cultural skills.
• Knowledge pertaining to prison programs and educational systems.
• Knowledge and experience in a variety of pedagogical practices that can be employed inside a correctional facility.
• Detail oriented.
• Project-management skills.
• Proficiency with computers including Microsoft Office applications, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Experience in writing and ascertaining grant funding.
• Ability to successfully supervise others.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.
• Ability to work comfortably with incarcerated students in a supportive and non-judgmental fashion.
• The Assistant Director will split their time between the prison and the SLCC campus and will often need to work non-traditional hours.

• Bachelors degree in a discipline taught in SLCC’s General Education program.
• At least 1-year of part or full-time experience working full-time doing any kind of job in a jail, prison, or after someone gets out.
• At least 2-years of successful part or full-time teaching experience in higher education.
• Valid driver’s license.

• Master’s degree in a discipline taught in SLCC’s General Education program
• At least 1-year of successful higher education teaching in a corrections setting.
• At least 2-years of successful non-teaching work in a corrections or rehabilitation setting.
• Experience conducting quantitative or qualitative research.