TRAINING & CURRICULUM DIRECTOR 1 - 02232023-43531 Job at State of Tennessee
Job Information
State of Tennessee Job Information
Opening Date/Time
Thur 02/23/2023 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time
Wed 03/01/2023 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly)
$4,450.00 - $6,658.00
Salary (Annually)
$53,400.00 - $79,896.00
Job Type
Full-Time
City, State Location
Tullahoma, TN
Department
Correction
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, CORRECTION ACADEMY DIVISION, COFFEE COUNTY
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree and experience equivalent to three years of full-time professional closely related program or counseling work and one year of training, or related work with a state institutional program, children's services program or private agency that includes training duties.
Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in one of the above areas may be substituted for the required non-specialized experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time professional experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.
Other Requirements
Necessary Special Qualifications: None.
Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.
Job Overview
Summary: Under direction, is responsible for training programs management and curriculum development work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required.
Distinguishing Features: An employee in this class functions either as the director of training and curriculum development for the state institutional program, children's services program or as the assistant director of the same but larger program. Work involves developing the curriculum and the methods of program delivery and supervising the training staff. This class differs from that of Training and Curriculum Director 2 in that an incumbent of the latter supervises an incumbent in this class and directs a statewide training program, including curriculum development.
Work Activities
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People:
- Judges subordinates performance and allocates appropriate resources for needs.
Getting Information:
- Researches, evaluates, and prepares recommendations on curricula, instructional methods, and materials for academy training from internal and external sources.
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others:
- Interpreting a variety of current human resources rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and documentation for internal and external business partners to facilitate understanding, enhance documentation for internal and external business partners to facilitate understanding, enhance communications, and ensure compliance.
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization:
- Confers with external business partners to obtain knowledge of subject areas, and to relate curriculum materials to specific subjects, individual student needs, and occupational areas.
Thinking Creatively:
- Organizes production and design of curriculum material in various programs.
- Organizes and develops, or obtains, training procedure manuals, guides, and course materials.
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards:
- Interprets and enforces provisions of state policies and rules and regulations of the State of Tennessee.
- Plans and conducts training programs that meet accreditation standards and policy requirements.
- Evaluates and approves training materials prepared by instructors, such as outlines, text, or handouts.
Updating and using Relevant Knowledge:
- Maintains certifications and staying up to date on the best practices in the field of training design and methodology.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates:
- Confers with internal business partners to obtain knowledge of subject areas, and to relate curriculum material to specific subjects, individual student needs, and occupational areas.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships:
- Establishes interpersonal relationships with internal and external business partners to ensure compliance with standards.
- Maintains a professional working relationship with peers, with assigned subordinates, and with upper management to ensure smooth and effective team operations.
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings:
- Monitors all existing and future training initiatives to address the needs of the organization and enhance training curriculum.
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others:
- Makes recommendations for changes in operations which affect the economy, efficiency and quality of agency operations and services.
- Advises upper management on team standard operating procedures, best practices, and other workflow factors to inform strategy development and decision making.
Training and Teaching Others:
- Plans and conducts training programs and conferences dealing with new and established procedures.
- Presents information using a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercise, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
Developing Objectives and Strategies:
- Projects future training needs based on short and long term agency initiatives.
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others:
- Coordinates with upper management, peers, and assigned subordinates to facilitate equitable workload dissemination.
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, events, or Information:
- Estimates the needs for resource, training space and training materials on a weekly basis to ensure availability and advance preparation.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems:
- Makes decisions for proactive and correction actions utilizing a variety of information from analyzed data and/or reports.
- Approves travel, time and attendance, training and other related requests submitted by assigned subordinates to ensure compliance with departmental, state and federal laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, and procedures.
Analyzing Data or Information:
- Analyzes the data from the field to evaluate the effectiveness of the delivery of existing curriculum.
- Analyzes student evaluations to improve curriculum and to identify quality of service provided and future training needs.
- Analyzes test results to improve performance objectives and identify program strengths and weaknesses.
Coaching and Developing Others:
- Assesses training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers and instructors.
- Develops and approves plans, organizes and directs orientation and training for employees.
- Advises subordinates staff in curriculum development, use of materials and equipment.
Developing and Building Teams:
- Models effective performance for co-workers and assigned subordinates to provide a role model, encourage success in others, and enhance trust.
- Identifies developmental opportunities appropriate for assigned subordinates to improve team development.
Monitoring and Controlling Resources:
- Recommends orders and/or authorizes the purchase of instructional materials, supplies, and equipment.
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates:
- Guides, mentors, and sets performance standards in order to provide guidance to subordinates.
- Observes works of instructors to evaluate performance, and to recommend changes that could strengthen performance skills.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work:
- Delegates tasks to assigned subordinates based on the competencies they possess to ensure sufficient space to engage in supervisory work and ensure work is completed efficiently, accurately and timely.
- Incorporates last minute and unscheduled tasks into current workload to ensure timely and accurate completion of work.
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others:
- Investigates and settles disputes/complaints regarding participants and staff in order to maintain a harmonious learning environment.
Documenting/Recording Information:
- Submits a variety of reports including but not limited to statistical and cost projection for training needs.
- Records, documents, and maintains files for subordinates.
Processing Information:
- Reviews and approves lesson plans developed based on needs identified through annual training design.
- Oversees the creation and collation of a training syllabus manual for statewide curriculum.
- Codes individual lesson plans with course codes.
Scheduling Work and Activities:
- Schedules the use of classroom usage and facilitator coverage as well as availability.
- Selects and assigns instructors and events for master schedule.
Staffing Organizational Units:
- Conducts interviews and makes recommendations for hires and promotions.
Performing Administrative Activities:
- Approves time, leave/overtime requests for subordinates into the appropriate databases.
- Responds to e-mails, phone calls, and other correspondence as required.
- Prepares for meetings and trainings such as making copies.
Competencies (KSA'S)
Competencies:
- Technical Learning
- Innovation Management
- Directing Others
- Process Management
- Managerial Courage
- Confronting Direct Reports
- Drive for Results
- Organizational Agility
- Building Effective Teams
- Ethics and Values
Knowledge:
- Administration and Management
- Communications and Media
- Computer and Electronics
- Education and Training
- Law and Government
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Telecommunications
Skills:
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Writing
- Instructing
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex Problem Solving
- Quality Control Analysis
- Time Management
Abilities:
- Category Flexibility
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Selective Attention
- Time Sharing
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Auditory Attention
- Speech Clarity
- Speech Recognition
Tools and Equipment Used
- Personal Computer
- Telephone
- Printer
- Copy Machine / Fax Machine
- Motor Vehicles
- ATV Equipment
- Batons
- Electronic Restraint Devices
- Handcuffs
- Leg Irons
- Firearms
- Chemical Agents
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