Job Description:

Arizona Department of Education

The Arizona Department of Education is a service organization

committed to raising academic outcomes and empowering parents.

Office of Indian Education Program Specialist

Job Location:

Office of Indian Education Section

Phoenix Location

Posting Details:

Salary: $67,000 - $71,000

 Grade: 21 

 Closing Date: 2/9/25 

Job Summary:

• This position is charged with supporting grantees that serve Native American students.
• Responsible for providing technical assistance and support to Johnson O'Malley (JOM) and Raising Indigenous Success in Education (RISE) grantees; as well as building the capacity of grantees to ensure effective implementation of grant goals and objectives that result in high academic achievement by Native American students.

·        Occasional in-state and rare out-of-state travel is required for this position.

The Arizona Department of Education currently utilizes a hybrid work environment, with up to two days of remote work (contingent upon business needs).  Candidates should apply with an ability and willingness to work in-office up to five days per week as business needs necessitate.

Job Duties:

• Maintain communication, provide support and technical assistance for JOM grantees
• Review grant applications and budgets, monitor progress, create reports, and collect data including student counts
• Plan, develop, and implement capacity-building events and activities for Indian Education Committees, JOM coordinators, and staff supporting JOM students
• Become familiar with the JOM Act, regulations, history, eligibility, objectives and documents
• Maintain communication, provide support and technical assistance for RISE grantees
• Review grant applications and budgets, monitor progress, and collect reports from RISE grantees
• Provide presentations for and in conjunction with RISE grantees
• Collaborate and build supportive relationships with OIE team members, other sections within ADE, and external partners to coordinate technical assistance, professional development, monitoring and alignment of resources for grantees to close achievement gaps and increase student academic outcomes
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge in:

• General Grant Coordination and Compliance
• Knowledge of Tribal, local, state, and federal government
• Cultural literacy on Tribal Nations and understand their educational history
• Professional experience at the federal, state, tribal, or Local Education Agency (LEA) level (including work at communicty-based organizations) related to education of PreK-12 settings and/or interventions inside/outside the classroom setting
• Johnson O'Malley Act
• A Bachelor’s degree in education, a related field, or equivalent experience to substitute for the degree, is required

Skills in:

• Strong oral and written communication to convey a wide variety of information to diverse audiences
• Strong inter-personal communication and emotional intelligence
• Team collaboration-establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships
• Articulate and support the goals of the department to staff and external entities
• Intermediate Microsoft Outlook, Work, Excel, and Internet browser skills
• Training/Webinar applications, software, and tools for facilitating trainings
• Planning, developing and monitoring budgets

Ability to:

• Understand the "big picture" in a project while simultaneously being detail-oriented
• Multi-task, to meet urgent/critical deadlines
• Communicate effectively in large-group and one-on-one interactions
• Evaluate situations and provide a timely and tactful responses
• Develop rapport with a variety of stakeholders

Selective Preferences:

Preference will be given to those applicants with a Master’s degree in education or a related field.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

• Offers are contingent upon successful completion of all background and reference checks, required documents and, if applicable, a post-offer medical/physical evaluation.
• If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Driver’s License Requirements.
• All employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Retirement:

You will be required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) upon your 27th week of employment, subject to waiting period. On or shortly after, your first day of employment you will be provided with enrollment instructions and effective date.

Benefits:

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

·        Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans

·        Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans

·        10 paid holidays per year

·        Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years

·        Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly

·        Deferred compensation plan

·        Wellness plans

For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Contact Us:

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.  Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-3186 or emailing Human.Resources@azed.gov.  Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. 

To submit your resume, click the "APPLY NOW" button below.

Having trouble applying for this position?

Email HRIShelpdesk@azdoa.gov or call (602) 542-4700 for assistance. 

Please apply at www.azstatejobs.gov

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Job ID: 531581

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Closing Date: 02/09/25