Prison Education Program Advisor

General Summary

The Prison Education Program Advisor will be responsible for advising, tracking, and managing registration/study hall with the students in the Prison Education Program. This position will be required to visit assigned prisons on a scheduled basis.

Advising PEP students - 50%

• Student Academic Support - 10%
• Monitoring Student Progression - 10%
• Visiting Prisons for Registration/Study Hall - 20%
• Other duties as assigned - 10%

• Baccalaureate degree required
• Higher education experience
• Must meet the Department of Corrections requirements for entry into the prison facilities
• To enter any of the Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC) facilities, you must comply with all MODOC security requirements, including full-body scanner, walk-through metal detector, handheld detectors, and X-ray baggage scanners.

• Frequently stand and/or sit for several hours consecutively.
• May work in buildings without elevator access, requiring routine use of stairways to move between floors.
• May work in areas of a facility without air conditioning.

• Office products experience (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, others as needed)
• Web conferencing/Zoom experience
• Strong communication skills

• Weekly travel to assigned prisons (2-3 days per week within a 100-mile radius)
• This will require a personal vehicle (mileage will be reimbursed monthly)
• Remote position in the Jefferson City area
• CMU employees provide collegial, collaborative contributions to their areas and the University as a whole. They should stimulate a harmonious, productive and inviting work environment that is customer service oriented.
• Each must maintain a commitment to the mission and purposes of Central Methodist University. Central Methodist University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities associated with it. CMU management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.