Title: Assistant Superintendent - School Operations: Central Administration #ED0002

State Role Title: Education Administrator III

Hiring Range: $91,294 - $168,893

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location: DOC Headquarters

Agency Website: www.vadoc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

To provide quality educational programs that enable incarcerated adults to become responsible, productive, tax-paying members of their community.

To provide assistance to the Superintendent of the Correctional Education for the Virginia Department of Corrections. Provides leadership in the areas of School operations, program planning, evaluation, and implementation of federal and state requirements; develops agency-wide training initiatives for educational staff. Monitors and evaluates the activities of multiple professional, school administrators.

Minimum Qualifications

Endorsement in one or more areas of education and/or endorsement in educational administration and supervision; experience developing and monitoring department or division-wide budgets, establishing new programs, tracking, and evaluating programs; master's degree in education, and extensive years’ experience working as an administrator of correctional education programs. Must be eligible for the endorsement as School Superintendent desirable. In depth knowledge of current trends and practices in correctional education; knowledge of curricular content of a wide variety of educational programs; skill to plan new education programs and assist in projecting their costs; demonstrated ability to define problem and apply problem solving techniques to complex educational issues; ability to manage the completion of projects, set schedules timelines for projects; communicate effectively with all audiences; to effectively present complex information to technical and lay audiences in writing and orally.

Additional Considerations

Endorsement as School Superintendent desirable.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

If selected as a finalist with the VADOC, candidates can expect the following:

Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.

Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver’s License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.

Application Requirements: Application and/or résumé for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from the electronic application and/or résumé.

Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.

VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply. Click here for more information: Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program - Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-641-9840

Email: EMAILED APPLICATIONS/RÉSUMÉS / WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS POSITION

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.