PROFESSIONAL TEACHER
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- Location
- Angie, Louisiana
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About this role
About the Department
Louisiana Department of
Public Safety & Corrections –
Corrections Services
RAYBURN CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Angie, LA
At the Louisiana Department of Corrections, our mission is to promote public safety and strengthen communities through fair, professional, and responsive corrections services. We are committed to protecting the people of Louisiana with integrity, accountability, and a deep respect for the rights and dignity of all.
This is an opportunity to become part of a dedicated team supporting public safety, working in a correctional facility where professionalism, resilience, and teamwork are essential.
Rayburn Correctional Center is seeking a dedicated and dynamic Professional Teacher to provide high-quality instruction to the inmate population within a secure correctional environment. This position plays a vital role in supporting rehabilitation by delivering meaningful educational opportunities that promote personal growth, skill development, and successful reentry. The ideal candidate brings strong classroom management skills, a passion for teaching diverse learners, and a commitment to fostering a positive and structured learning environment
- Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
- Growth: Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
- Benefits: DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post-retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10’s MAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.
Please visit our website by clicking here to learn more about DOC, our facilities, and our mission.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: UNCLASSIFIED
JOB DUTIES:
- Prepare male inmates at a medium security facility for the HiSet Exam.
- Review TABE scores and make recommendations concerning continuation of education for Pre-HSE.
- Observe tutors in lecture style and in group work. Evaluate teaching ability. Note how the tutors work on-on-one with students during assigned work time.
- Report to the education director any tutor who is unable to teach the information.
- Plan monthly tutor training in areas identified that are specific to HSE/Pre-HSE tutors.
- Evaluate materials used for teaching and effectiveness of lesson plans, recommending to the education director or principal any needed changes.
- Counsel new students assigned to her classrooms and develop long range plans.
- Evaluate tutors every 12 months and submit them to Education Coordinator.
- The incumbent will work with a diverse group of skilled professional teachers in a unique setting.
- Monitor the HSE and Pre-HSE classrooms.
- Monitor Student Progress.
- Administer Practice HSE test and develop lesson plans for students in the HSE classroom.
- The incumbent of this position would work with other professional teachers and security/non-security staff.
COMPENSATION:
Salary will be determined by the Washington Parish School Board pay plan for a 2080-hour work year, which will be based upon experience, certification, and education level.
Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections (DPS&C)/ Rayburn Correctional Center (RCC), located in Angie, LA, is currently seeking a full-time Teacher for the Education Department.
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Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
EXAMS AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
A current, valid Louisiana Teacher's Certificate in an academic content area with an Adult Education endorsement or take six semester hours per academic year approved by the Education Director to renew an expired or to acquire a Louisiana teaching certificate with an Adult Education endorsement.
Failure to provide licensure information may result in the disqualification of your application.
If you have any college credit, a degree, and/or teacher certification, you may attach a transcript and/or teaching certificate to your application so that it may be included in the review of your qualifications and experience.
Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire. Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
An attached resume will not replace a completed application; failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.
Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision.
Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.
WORK HOURS:
This position will be expected to work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 12 months a year, excluding state holidays for a total of 2080 work hours.
OTHER INFORMATION:
In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to be considered for employment.
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For further information about this vacancy contact:
Linda Brockhaus
Human Resources Department
Ph: (985) 661-6389
Fax: (225) 342-5968
OR
Kailey Sharp
Human Resources Department
Ph: (985) 661-6389
Fax: (225) 342-5968
Benefits
Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.
Agency Information
EmployerState of LouisianaAddress 1201 N 3rd StBaton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 Phone(866) 783-5462
Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm