Adobe Mountain School/Education
2800 W. Pinnacle Peak Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85027
https://adjc.az.gov/

Salary: $34,221.00 - $47,800.00

*Salary dependent upon experience and education 

Grade: 18

Closing Date: 11/10/25

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) is seeking a Program Project Specialist 1 (Testing Coordinator) at Adobe Mountain School to perform a blend of administrative, educational and testing duties. This includes the responsibility of administering the GED and other educational assessments, managing procurement for testing, overseeing state-mandated standardized testing, performing basic data analysis and maintaining student records.

Administering the GED & Other Local Education Agency Assessments: This is a key part of the role, where the coordinator becomes certified to proctor official GED tests and manages other assessment programs with outside vendors. This includes pre- and post-testing the students using the Tests of Adult Basic Education. The Testing Coordinator learns how to manage the testing interfaces to create users, assign tests, receive testing results, and other duties required to operate a functional testing center. This position maintains testing security and adheres to ADJC and the outside vendors policies.

State Mandated Standardized Testing: The Testing Coordinator is responsible for administering the state’s standardized tests- ACT, AZELLA, Aspire, AZSCI, and the AASA. Duties include completing annual training, managing testing systems, coordinating the education staff to maintain a secure testing environment, and other duties as required.

Procurement: Follow the state’s procurement policies to order testing vouchers from multiple outside vendors. Occasionally, the Testing Coordinator will perform other procurement duties for the Education Bureau.

Basic Data Analysis: Collaborate with education administrators with the process of systematically inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data to discover useful information, identify patterns, and make informed decisions. This involves defining objectives, collecting and cleaning data, performing exploratory analysis and statistical methods, visualizing the findings, and then communicating the results. The goal is to gain insights that can solve problems, improve performance, and support future actions or predictions.

Student Records Technician: This job involves managing and maintaining official education records, ensuring the accuracy, security, and accessibility of data. Key responsibilities include overseeing student registration and graduation processes, maintaining databases, preparing reports and transcripts, and ensuring compliance with ADJC policies and state regulations.

Performing other duties as assigned

Knowledge of:

• Characteristics of adjudicated youth and the correctional setting
  
• Educational systems, organizational structure, and mission
• Principles and practices of administration and office management
• State and federal laws related to Education and Special Education
  
• State procurement procedures and regulations.

Skill in:

• Verbal and written communication, including adequate documentation, grammar, and spelling
• Maintaining positive interpersonal relationships and prioritizing job assignments
  
• Analyzing and interpreting data
  
• Troubleshooting, problem-solving, and developing reports
  
• Planning, analyzing, and coordinating activities and schedules
  

Ability to:

• Work with staff and students professionally in a correctional environment
  
• Present information concisely in both verbal and written form and speak clearly
• Treat all people with dignity, fairness, respect, and equality
• Meet deadlines and maintain confidentiality in all forms
  
• Learn and apply agency policies and procedures, and prioritize various projects
  

Experience working with at-risk students in group settings; experience in behavioral management skills working with youth, strong communication/motivational skills and ability to relate to students of all ages.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function on the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license records checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked or suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.010).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a behavioral assessment, comprehensive background investigation and drug screening and pre-employment physical examination. No Felony Convictions.

Current State of Arizona employees: In order to be considered for this position, it requires acceptable performance history as demonstrated by not have been issued a letter of suspension or have been involuntarily demoted within one year preceding this job posting close date, and have an overall rating of “meets expectations” or higher on the most recent employee performance evaluation.

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

• Affordable medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability 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 Program
• Wellness Plans

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

This position participates in the  Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)

• New membership begins the 27th week of employment
  
• Immediately vested in retirement contributions
  
• Defined Benefit
  

Attention current State of Arizona employees: Please contact our Human Resources Office at employment@azdjc.gov if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 364-1023. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

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