Program Coordinator, Restorative Justice (RJ) Lab

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Description

This position is responsible for supervising and coordinating the duties of the Restorative Justice Lab including project management, project implementation, meeting facilitation, data reporting, grant writing, grant reporting, and budget reporting. The person in this position will also communicate and coordinate with stakeholders at the university, Limestone Correctional Facility, and grant funders.

The Restorative Justice Lab is a collaborative and interdisciplinary hub for rethinking justice through community-building, mutual aid, and restorative practices that prevent, reduce, and transform harm. Our work is generated from and around prisons in Alabama.

This is a 2-year grant funded position under the RJ Lab’s Identifying and Scaling Programmatic Technical Assistance Resources in Higher Education in Prison grant award. Under this grant award, the RJ Lab will develop a series of toolkits on community-building for other higher education in prison programs. In addition to supervising the RJ Lab’s duties, the program coordinator will ensure that progress is made toward these deliverables.

*This position is a grant-funded position. Initial and continued employment in this position is contingent up on funding by the sponsoring agency.*

Essential Job Duties

Supervise the RJ Lab’s graduate teaching assistant and program volunteers;

Create and maintain databases for program data collection;

Connect former inside students from the RJ Lab with community resources;

Work with the Office of Student Conduct and other university stakeholders to create a process for students who leave Limestone CF and want to continue their education at UNA;

Order program supplies and report program activities;

Manage the current grant awards that support the RJ Lab, including budgets;

Assist with grant writing, grant reporting, and identifying new grant opportunities;

Set meetings and communicate with RJ Lab faculty and contractors to ensure progress toward grant outcomes;

Coordinate with stakeholders from various institutions that support the RJ Lab, including UNA administration, Limestone Correctional Facility staff and administration, and grant funders;

Recruit outside students for RJ Lab coursework delivered through the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program;

Recruit and coordinate volunteers to help staff the program’s study hall sessions;

Assist the RJ Lab faculty in scheduling courses and advisement sessions for students at Limestone CF;

Coordinate with administrative assistants and department chairs in PJLP, English, and Psychology/Sociology for course scheduling;

Coordinate with institutional research on data collection;

Maintain and organize student records for SACSCOC reporting;

Visit the Limestone Correctional Facility to meet with current and former students in the RJ Lab, including the newly formed Student Advisory Council;

Perform outreach duties to engage local communities in the work of the RJ Lab;

Perform other duties as assigned.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:

Prepare and conduct workshops at Limestone Correctional Facility to facilitate outcomes for the Identifying and Scaling Programmatic Resources award. The Alabama Department of Corrections requires background checks and training prior to entering the facility.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree is required;

Willingness and ability to visit the prison as requested, required;

Experience with program coordination, academic support services, or student services in an educational setting is preferred;

Experience working with grants is preferred;

Experience in an administrative role involving project planning, execution, and budgeting is preferred;

Familiarity with data collection, management, and reporting is preferred;

Applicants with experience in visual arts are strongly preferred.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, OR REGISTRATIONS:

None

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Ability to work effectively with students in a prison setting;

Ability to collaborate effectively with external constituencies and stakeholders;

Ability to follow university, sponsoring agency, and prison policies and procedures;

Knowledge of current technologies for communication, data storage, data collection, specifically Microsoft office (365) applications;

Ability to monitor fiscal compliance and prepare detailed program budget reports;

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written, and to relate to others in a professional, helpful manner;

Excellent interpersonal skills;

Ability to multi-task and organize, prioritize, and follow multiple projects and tasks through to completion, with attention to detail and little direct supervision;

Ability to effectively identify and resolve problems and to maintain strict confidentiality related to sensitive information;

Ability to analyze problems, identify solutions, and take appropriate action using independent judgment and decision-making processes;

Knowledge of and ability to write, manage, and report on grants;

Ability to travel to Limestone Correctional Facility.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants must upload a cover letter and resume at the time of application, as well as provide contact information for at least three professional references. For questions, please email or call and select option #2. Selecting an option other than #2 will result in a delayed response.

UNA is an equal opportunity employer. We seek a wide range of applicants for our positions so that our core values will be affirmed.