ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

WORKFORCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST

(INDUSTRIAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST)

Job Location:

Address:

Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI)
Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) – Lewis
26700 South Highway 85
Buckeye, AZ 85326
https://corrections.az.gov/

Posting Details:

Salary: $45,786.00 

Grade: 17

Closing Date: 04/05/2026

Job Summary:

Make your law enforcement, correctional, military, or security experience work for you. This rewarding career opportunity is waiting for you. Apply today!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is hiring individuals with supervision experience to oversee workforce participants and/or inmates' activities at ACI sites and in the community. This role involves supervising production in a manufacturing setting, maintaining security, and fostering a safe and efficient work environment.

For further information about the Arizona Correctional Industries, visit: https://aci.az.gov/

Job Duties:

- Supervises workforce participants and community-based work crews at ACI work sites
- Maintains the safety and security of participants and work crews through site, vehicle, pat, and stripte searches
- Conducts continuous observations and accountability headcounts
- Oversees production activities and workforce conduct in manufacturing centers
- Coordinates with the designated Regional Operations and Workforce Development Managers to align workforce efforts with production schedules and operational needs
- Reviews work output, provides coaching, and administers performance evaluations and discipline when necessary
- Maintains safe, orderly, and productive work sites and supervises civilian work crew leaders where applicable
- Ensures timely completion and submission of reports related to incidents, work performance, and operational issues
- Assists participants in gaining industry-recognized credentials and accessing apprenticeship programs
- Monitors contractors for compliance with ACI contract obligations
- Partners with ACI’s Training and Education Manager to help participants secure post-release employment
- Drives / operates State vehicles to transport participants, attend to worksite needs, or on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
- Federal, State, and agency laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relevant to the assignment
- Principles and practices of inmate management and supervision
- Problem-solving and conflict resolution techniques
- Inventory controls
- Search techniques

Skill in:
- Applying laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
- Written and verbal communication
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
- Problem-solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making
- Inventory control and search techniques
- Attention to detail
- Prioritization and time management
- Leadership and supervision

Ability to:
- Lift/Cary approximately 20 lbs.
- Push/Pull approximately 20 lbs.
- Walk/Run approximately .25 miles
- Establish and maintain security, order, and discipline measures
- Work with and supervise inmates
- Maintain security and control of tools, equipment, and confidential information
- Diplomatically and tactfully respond to issues
- Establish and maintain professional working relationships with employees and inmates
- Administer work evaluations and work production reviews
- Evaluate documentation for accuracy and completeness
- Conduct various types of searches
- Work independently with minimal supervision, make sound