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Working Title: Facility Education Director

Job Class: Institution Educational Supervisor

Agency: Corrections Dept

+ **Job ID** : 90747

+ **Location** : Oak Park Heights/Stillwater

+ **Telework Eligible** : No

+ **Full/Part Time** : Full-Time

+ **Regular/Temporary** : Unlimited

+ **Who May Apply** : Open to all qualified job seekers

+ **Date Posted** : 12/11/2025

+ **Closing Date** : 12/19/2025

+ **Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit** : Corrections Dept / Corr-Oak Park Heights-MMA

+ **Division/Unit** : Minn Corr Facl - Oak Park Hgts / OPH Education Director

+ **Work Shift/Work Hours** : Day Shift

+ **Days of Work** : Monday - Friday

+ **Travel Required** : Yes - Between Oak Park Heights and Stillwater Facilities

+ **Salary Range:** $39.54 - $59.07 / hourly; $82,559 - $123,338 / annually

+ **Classified Status** : Classified

+ **Bargaining Unit/Union** : 216 - Middle Management Association/MMA

+ **FLSA Status** : Exempt - Executive

+ Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

The Department of Corrections is hiring a Facility Education Director for the Oak Park Heights and Stillwater facilities. This position exists to provide effective leadership and supervision of education programs and resources at both Oak Park Heights and Stillwater, with the goals of establishing a campus-wide commitment to high standards and success for all students, while supporting a person-centered approach to correctional education service delivery.

This position has direct contact with individuals who are incarcerated.

Minimum Qualifications

To be qualified for and considered for this position, applicants must meet all of the minimum qualifications listed below. Ensure that your resume contains descriptions of your work experiences sufficient for comparison against the requirements stated below and indicate the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

+ Possession of a valid Professional Minnesota teaching license.

+ Three years of teaching experience.

+ Demonstrated leadership experience. Leadership experience can include experience as a supervisor, lead worker, team lead, project lead, or completion of a State of Minnesota Leadership program (e.g. ELI or SLI), or comparable leadership program.

Preferred Qualifications

The following qualifications are strongly desired of applicants seeking consideration for this position:

+ Bachelor or Master's degree in Education or related

+ Possession of a valid Minnesota Administrative license.

+ Experiencing designing and implementing successful programming and academic activity positively impacting student results and outcomes in urban or First Nation/Reservation, and/or Cultural Education settings

+ Administrative leadership experience in a higher education setting.

+ Experience guiding and counseling individuals and groups of students through the development of educational and career plans.

+ Experience supervising educational staff.

+ Experience coordinating data management activity and reporting for academic and operational outcomes reporting for various stakeholder groups.

+ Experience developing training curriculum for professional educators.

Physical Requirements

The selected finalist is required to review and sign a Physical Demands Analysis (PDA) for this position and may be required to complete a tuberculosis screening prior to hire. For a copy of the PDA, please email Ali Baumgart at [email protected]

Additional Requirements

The selection process may include screening the top candidate(s) on their criminal history, predatory offender registration, offender associations and/or other applicable background information in accordance with Department of Corrections’ policy. Top candidate(s) must pass a criminal history check which includes successful completion of all sentencing and/or restitution requirements of law enforcement jurisdictions, including probation.

Employment history/reference checks, including incidents of sexual harassment, will also be conducted on the top candidate(s) in accordance with Department of Corrections’ policy. This may include a review of job performance and discipline records.

New employees will be fingerprinted within the first 30 days of employment.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) does not participate in E-Verify. The DOC will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [email protected] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.