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Program Planner 3

Salary

$60,548.80 - $92,185.60 Annually

Location

Des Moines - 50219 - Polk County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-01263

Agency

238 Corrections - Central Office

Opening Date

11/12/2025

Closing Date

11/23/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Point of Contact

[email protected] or (515) 314-2645

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Job Description

This position is responsible for assisting the Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC) correctional education programs, secondary and post-secondary, for individuals who are incarcerated in Iowa's prisons, as well as working with community-based corrections to assist the flow and follow up of any post-secondary education completed while incarcerated.

The position is also responsible for assisting, through support of and contribution to, the success of the IDOC's Registered Apprenticeship Program.

Primary duties include, but are not limited to:

Assist in oversight of secondary and post-secondary correctional education in the nine prisons in Iowa, including monitoring monthly secondary correctional education reports, responding to kiosk messages from the incarcerated population, attending all correctional education graduations, functioning as a member of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) team, and serving as an active member of the Iowa Correctional Education Advisory Council (ICEAC)

Assist in oversight of secondary correctional education assessment centers at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women (ICIW) and the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC)

Establish a program review process, implementation plan, and continuous quality improvement for secondary and post-secondary correctional education programs

Collaborate with secondary and post-secondary correctional education partners to provide support, guidance, and continuous quality improvement to ensure understanding of and compliance with Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC) policies and procedures

Identify strategies and design projects that provide innovative and corrections-specific professional development for secondary and post-secondary correctional education partners

Establish a technology request process, implementation plan, and continuous quality improvement for secondary and post-secondary correctional education partners

Understand local, state, and federal financial aid opportunities and processes for access for the incarcerated population

Oversight of secondary correctional education statistical workbook/data and post-secondary correctional education data to comply with state and federal reporting requirements

Provide assistance to support and contribute to the success of the IDOC Registered Apprenticeship Program, including enrolling apprentices who are incarcerated into the Department of Labor RAPIDS database, collecting/updating apprenticeship hours, and checking exams/entering scores into the IDOC registered apprenticeship program database

Collaborate with IDOC Public Information Officer for social media highlights of achievements of the incarcerated population secondary and post-secondary correctional education and registered apprenticeship programs

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) Seven years of full-time work experience in the administration or operation/execution (i.e., providing consultation and/or technical assistance to stakeholders, research and analysis, or enforcement of program guidelines/policies/procedures) of a program (i.e., the provision of a service or an administrative oversight/enforcement responsibility).

2) All of the following (a, b, and c):

a. One year of full-time work experience in the administration or operation/execution (i.e., providing consultation and/or technical assistance to stakeholders, research and analysis, or enforcement of program guidelines/policies/procedures) of a program (i.e., the provision of a service or an administrative oversight/enforcement responsibility); and

b. A total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and

c. A total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

3) Graduation from an accredited school of law.

4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes nine months of full-time work as a Program Planner 2 or twenty-seven months of full-time work as a Program Planner 1.

For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class\_and\_pay/JobClassDescriptions/ProgramPlanner3-04023-94023.pdf) .

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Do you understand that the information provided on your application and resume must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your knowledge?

Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.

+ Yes - I understand and agree

+ No

02

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq?

+ No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

+ Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

03

How many years do you have of full-time work experience performing the administration or operation/execution (i.e., providing consultation and/or technical assistance to stakeholders, research and analysis, or enforcement of program guidelines/policies/procedures) of a program (i.e., the provision of a service or an administrative oversight/enforcement responsibility)?

+ No experience

+ Less than seven years' in the specified areas

+ Seven years' or more in the specified areas

04

Do you have ALL of the following:: A) One year of full-time work experience in the administration or operation/execution (i.e., providing consultation and/or technical assistance to stakeholders, research and analysis, or enforcement of program guidelines/policies/procedures) of a program (i.e., the provision of a service or an administrative oversight/enforcement responsibility); AND B) A total of four years of post high school/college education and full-time experience (experience as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; AND C) A total of two years of GRADUATE-level education and full-time experience (experience as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience? ***The experience used to count for A, B and C must be separate and unique experience. The same experience CANNOT be counted for A, B and C.

+ Yes

+ No

05

Have you graduated from an accredited school of law?

+ Yes

+ No

06

Are you a current State of Iowa employee (executive branch)? IF YES - How many months of experience do you have in the classification of Program Planner 1 for the State of Iowa?

+ I am not a State of Iowa employee

+ I do not have any experience in the classification of Program Planner 1 for the State of Iowa

+ Less than 24 months of experience in the classification of Program Planner 1 for the State of Iowa

+ 24 to less than 27 months of experience in the classification of Program Planner 1 for the State of Iowa

+ 27 months or more of experience in the classification of Program Planner 1 for the State of Iowa

07

Are you a current State of Iowa employee (executive branch)? IF YES - How many months of experience do you have in the classification of Program Planner 2 for the State of Iowa?

+ I am not a State of Iowa employee

+ I do not have any experience in the classification of Program Planner 2 for the State of Iowa

+ Less than six months of experience in the classification of Program Planner 2 for the State of Iowa

+ Six months to less than nine months of experience in the classification of Program Planner 2 for the State of Iowa

+ Nine months or more of experience in the classification of Program Planner 2 for the State of Iowa

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Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

238 Corrections - Central Office

Address

Jessie Parker Building

512 E 12th St

Des Moines, Iowa, 50319

Website

https://doc.iowa.gov/

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