Correctional Teacher I
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Pottawatomie County
Posted Sep 11, 2026
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Job description
Job Posting Title Correctional Teacher I Agency 131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Supervisory Organization DOC Education Job Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank. Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above. Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank) Full/Part-Time Full time Job Type Regular Compensation Statutory – Salary subject to the state teacher pay scale $82,302.00 - This salary is non-negotiable. Job Description Location: Education/Mabel Bassett Correctional Center This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work. Required: Please upload your Oklahoma Teaching Certificate. Statutory – salary is based on education and experience. Bas i c Purpose : Pos i t i ons w i th i n th i s job fam i ly are ass i gned respons i b i l i t i es for perform i ng profess i onal teach i ng work at the elementary or secondary level i n a correct i onal i nst i tut i on or fac i l i ty; appl i es spec i al methods and techn i ques i n the hab i l i tat i on of i nmates. Typ i cal Funct i ons : Conducts classes i n elementary or secon dary s chool subjects, such as sc i ence, b i ology, Engl i sh, soc i al stud i es, mathemat i cs, f i ne arts, commerc i al arts, pract i cal arts and phys i cal educat i on; conducts classes i n language and language development and speech and speech read i ng for spec i al pup i ls. Plans and lays out courses of study for subjects taught; g i ves i nstruct i o ns; has a spec i f i c f i eld or grade level; prepares and adm i n i sters e x am i nat i ons; prepares var i ous reports, such as progress reports, da i ly attendance reports and report cards. Dev i ses an d uses spec i al i nstruct i onal mater i als or teach i ng a i ds for subjects taught i n regular elementary and secondary school programs; g i ves i nd i v i dual i nstruct i ons, encouragement, counsel i ng and gu i dance to students as necessary. Ma i nta i ns classroom and corr i dor d i sc i pl i ne; adv i ses and ass i sts i n plann i ng and superv i s i ng class and student club act i v i t i es; prepares and grades e x am i nat i on papers; prepares reports on attendance, progress a nd capab i l i t i es of each pup i l for adm i n i strat i ve purposes. Attends teachers meet i ngs and part i c i pates i n the plann i ng, schedul i ng and development of the school program. Ma i nta i ns i nventory of books and suppl i es. Part i c i pates i n staff meet i ngs and staff development tra i n i ng sess i ons; attends staff i ngs to prov i de i nput on students’ progress. Level Descr i ptor : Th i s i s the career level where i ncumbents are ass i gned to perform program del i very of educat i onal programs to i nmates at the full performance level. I ncumbents at th i s level w i ll not prov i de funct i onal or d i rect superv i s i on to others. Knowledge, Sk i lls, Ab i l i t i es, and Competenc i es : Knowledge, Sk i lls and Ab i l i t i es requ i red at th i s level i nclude knowledge of modern pr i nc i ples, pract i ces and mater i als i n the spec i al i zed f i eld of educat i on; of the content matter i n the area of i nstruct i on; and of accepted methods of teach i ng students w i th spec i al needs. Ab i l i ty i s requ i red to superv i se and i nstruct pup i l s; to estab l i sh and ma i nta i n cooperat i ve relat i onsh i ps w i th others; to organ i ze and present facts and op i n i ons clearly and conc i sely, both orally and i n wr i t i ng; and to develop and present a curr i culum. Educat i on and E x per i ence : Educat i on and E x per i ence requ i rements at th i s level cons i st of a bachelor’s degree and possess i on of a current Oklahoma Teach i ng Cert i f i cate. Equal Opportunity Employment The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub . If you are needing any extra assistance or have any questions relating to a job you have applied for, please click the link below and find the agency for which you applied for additional information: Agency Contact