Prison Education Program Lead (Odyssey Beyond Bars)

UWMSN University of Wisconsin Madison; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is seeking a Program Manager to develop and administer the Odyssey Beyond Bars academic program, with emphasis on communications with UW–Madison units involved in prison-based education, and with Department of Corrections staff and other partners. Odyssey Beyond Bars offers UW–Madison courses and advising to students incarcerated in Wisconsin prisons.

The role works with the Odyssey Project and Prison Education Initiative, supporting instructors, orienting new

Qualifications

• Excellent problem solving and independent decision-making skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Adaptable interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency working in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), Google Docs/Sheets, Salesforce or a similar CRM, Blackboard or a similar LMS, WordPress, and the Adobe Suite.
• Experience providing services to currently or formerly incarcerated people.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with prison-specific DOC staff.
• Collaborating with the Prison Education Initiative to plan and coordinate academic offerings.
• Developing processes to support our instructors in a rapidly expanding higher education landscape.
• Developing and maintaining tutor, volunteer, and intern support systems.
• Orienting new students each semester.
• Creating mechanisms to support program alumni and track program metrics.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Google Docs/Sheets

CRM (Salesforce)

LMS (Blackboard)

WordPress

Adobe Suite

Experience with incarcerated clients

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Google Docs/Sheets

Job description

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is seeking a Program Manager to develop and administer the Odyssey Beyond Bars academic program, with emphasis on communications with UW–Madison units involved in prison-based education, and with Department of Corrections staff and other partners. Odyssey Beyond Bars offers UW–Madison courses and advising to students incarcerated in Wisconsin prisons.

The role works with the Odyssey Project and Prison Education Initiative, supporting instructors, orienting new