MSUAASF Range C - TREC Coordinator

Metro State University of Minnesota; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan State University in St. Paul seeks a TRE C Coordinator as part of the College in Prison program, Transformation and Reentry through Education and Community (TREC). This full-time, unclassified position advances reentry education with community partners.

The role focuses on recruiting and coordinating instructors and volunteers, delivering student-centered services, and maintaining strong DOC relationships to ensure program sustainability and alignment with university goals.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree plus one year of professional experience in prison education programs.
• Bachelor’s degree plus two years of professional experience in prison education programs.
• Three years of professional experience in prison education programs.
• Equivalent combination of post-secondary training, education and/or professional experience relevant to prison education programs.
• Knowledge of practices and procedures specific to higher education in prisons.
• Demonstrated ability to accomplish objectives by integrating knowledge of multiple, complex systems, standards, or rules.
• Demonstrated ability to connect day-to-day functions to program and university goals.
• Communication skills (written & verbal) to communicate with a variety of persons and groups.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse environment.
• Demonstrated Development of Customer Service and/or Interpersonal skills needed for this position to work with students/staff/faculty.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to recruitment, preparation, and coordination of instructors and volunteers to ensure a highly qualified, ready and effective body of program contributors
• Provide student-facing services and maintain student-facing materials to ensure a high-quality, inclusive, and effective learning environment.
• Guide and support program constituents’ interactions with DOC facilities and maintain positive relationships with DOC leaderships to smooth operations and ensure program sustainability.
• Contribute to partnerships and relationships with community members to ensure the integration and alignment of the university’s program with multiple educational and other non-profit organizations.

Skills

Communication skills

Diversity awareness

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Terminal degree

Job description

All Job Postings will close at 12:01 a.m. CT on the specifiedClosing Date (if designated).

Working Title: MSUAASF Range C - TREC Coordinator

Institution: Metropolitan State University

Classification Title: MSUAASF Range C

Bargaining Unit / Union: 211: Minnesota State University Association of AdministrativeService Faculty

City: St. Paul

FLSA: Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time: Full time

Employment Condition: Unclassified - Unlimited Academic

Salary Range: $47,845.00 - $93,809.00

Job Description: Metro State University, Minnesota’s public, urban university, andfour-time recipient of the Insight Into Diversity Higher EducationExcellence in Diversity (HEED) Award is seeking to hire a TRECCoordinator. This is a full-time, probationary position within theCollege in Prison program, called Transformation and Reentrythrough Education and Community (TREC).

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to recruitment, preparation, and coordination of instructors and volunteers to ensure a highly qualified, ready andeffective body of program contributors
• Provide student-facing services and maintain student-facingmaterials to ensure a high-quality, inclusive, and effectivelearning environment.
• Guide and support program constituents’ interactions with DOCfacilities and maintain positive relationships with DOC leadershipsto smooth operations and ensure program sustainability.
• Contribute to partnerships and relationships with communitymembers to ensure the integration and alignment of the university’sprogram with multiple educational and other non-profitorganizations.

Salary Range: This is a Minnesota State University Association of Administrativeand Service Faculty (MSUAASF) Range C position with a salary rangeof $47,845 (minimum) to $93,809 (maximum). Salary is commensuratewith education and experience and is determined by the collective bargaining agreement between Minnesota State Colleges andUniversities (Minnesota State) and the MSUAASF organization.

* Employment for this position is covered by the collectivebargaining agreement for the MSUAASF which can be found: https://www.minnstate.edu/system/working/docs/contracts/msuaasf-contract.pdf

Minimum Qualifications:

• One of the following:
  • Master’s degree plus one year of professional experience inprison education programs.
  • Bachelor’s degree plus two years of professional experience inprison education programs.
  • Three years of professional experience in prison educationprograms.
  • An equivalent combination of post-secondary training, educationand/or professional experience relevant to prison educationprograms.
• Knowledge of the practices and procedures specific to highereducation in prisons.
• Demonstrated ability to accomplish objectives by integratingknowledge of multiple, complex systems, standards, or rules.
• Demonstrated ability to connect day-to-day functions to programand university goals.
• Communication skills (written & verbal) to communicate witha variety of persons and groups.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a diverseenvironment.
• Demonstrated Development of Customer Service and/orInterpersonal skills needed for this position to work withstudents/staff/faculty.

Preferred Qualification:

• A terminal degree plus two years of professional experience inprison education programs.
• Knowledge of Minnesota Department of Corrections policies,procedures, and strategic goals pertaining to highereducation.