Position: KDOC Adult Education Navigator
Department: Workforce Development & Continuing Education
Type of Position: Full-time Hourly
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Work Schedule, Hours per week: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, 40 hours per week
Opportunity for hybrid schedule: No
Starting Salary Range: $20.93 - $26.94 and determined based on relevant years of work experience provided on application and resume.
Position Summary: The Adult Education Navigator supports incarcerated and returning citizens in accessing adult education, vocational training, and postsecondary opportunities. This position plays a critical role in helping individuals navigate educational pathways during incarceration and reintegration, ensuring continuity of services, and coordinating with KDOC staff and community partners. This is a full-time, 40-hour per week position, located at Lansing Correctional facility. This position will report to Lansing Correctional Facility Education Coordinator.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in education, social services, criminal justice, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in adult education, reentry services, case management, or related work.
- Availability for occasional travel and flexible scheduling as needed.
- The incumbent must be able to lift 25 pounds.
- Ability to pass a KDOC background check and work onsite at Lansing Correctional Facility.
Position details include but are not limited to:
- Student Transition and Support Services:
- Supports individuals in transitioning into community-based adult education programs, vocational training, apprenticeships, and postsecondary degree programs.
- Provides information on enrollment, financial aid, and community resources. Coordinates with community partners to ensure continuity of educational progress after release.
- Engages students who complete their high school equivalency to explore further education, training, or workforce opportunities.
- Assists students with obtaining high school and postsecondary transcripts while maintaining confidentiality of student records.
- Reentry and Education/Employment Pathway Development:
- Collaborates with counselors, reentry navigators, community corrections staff, and multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized education and employment pathways for incorporation into reentry plans, aligned with students' career interests, credentials, and long-term goals.
- Employment and External Partner Coordination:
- Coordinates with career navigators, parole officers, and community partners to support students' transition from education into employment aligned with their training and skills.
- Educational Continuity Across Facilities:
- Coordinates with receiving facilities to transfer educational information and documentation when a student transfers, ensuring uninterrupted continuation of the student's education.
- Documentation, Data Reporting, and Professional Participation:
- Reviews monthly education assistance data reports to identify and conduct outreach to individuals nearing release.
- Documents case notes, navigation services, and student competency in Athena, Chronos, and LACES in accordance with KDOC standards.
- Participate in monthly facility meetings, statewide education network meetings, and quarterly KDOC meetings and trainings to coordinate services and share program updates.
- Other duties as assigned:
- Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be updated at any time at the discretion of management.
To be considered for this position we will require an application, resume, and cover letter.
*Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.
Benefits Category
For Full‑time Employees:
- Health insurance with some employer paid options.
- Life insurance & AD&D (employer provided)
- Retirement plans (403(b), 457(b), and KPERS)
- Employer paid 8% contribution into a 403(b) no match required
- Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal, and floating holidays)
- 14 days of paid holidays
- Full tuition reduction for JCCC credit courses (for employee and eligible dependents)
- Tuition reimbursement / assistance for non‑JCCC courses for employee
- Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
- Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center
- And many more!
About JCCC:
Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That's five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture – not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.
Mission: JCCC inspires learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.
Vision: JCCC will be an innovative leader in equitable student access, learning and success.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
JCCC is an equal opportunity employer and equal access institution. JCCC does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, religion, marital status, parental status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other factors that cannot be lawfully considered in its programs and activities, which includes employment and admissions, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act, the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination and all other applicable civil rights and nondiscrimination laws.
Inquiries concerning JCCC's compliance with its nondiscrimination policies (including Title IX, Title VI and Section 504 inquiries) may be referred to a Title IX Coordinator (TitleIX@jccc.edu), or Director of Human Resources, or the Dean of Students and Learner Engagement at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210, 913-469-8500; or to Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office, U.S. Department of Education, One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City, MO 64106, Telephone: 816-268-0550, Facsimile: 816-268-0559, Email to: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov.
Disclosure:
If you need any assistance throughout the search process, please reach out to the HR@jccc.edu. In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.
Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be updated at any time at the discretion of management. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.
If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email HR@jccc.edu.
