Are you ready to help lead an academy that empowers young people to grow through discipline, leadership, and education? As the Deputy Director for the Keystone State Challenge Academy (KSCA) within the Department of Military & Veterans Affairs (DMVA), you will help our students strive towards academic progress, personal discipline, and physical growth. This role supports essential programs that shape cadets into confident and capable leaders. You will have the opportunity to work closely with staff to build an environment where students can achieve their goals. If you are searching for a meaningful career which allows you to strengthen a mission that changes lives, we want to meet you!
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This position supports the leadership, academic planning, coordination, and operational performance of the Keystone State Challenge Academy while ensuring programs follow all state and federal requirements. As a Deputy Director, you will perform the following duties:
- Program Leadership: Supervise academic, operational, admissions, and student support functions across the Academy
- Staff Development: Oversee onboarding, training, and professional skill-building for newly hired and current employees
- Educational Compliance: Help maintain curriculum alignment with state and federal standards and participate in curriculum review
- Audit Coordination: Support external inspections, audits, and assessments and assist with required corrective action plans as necessary
- Policy Management: Develop and revise residential policies related to health care, safety, fitness, and education
- Budget Review: Analyze financial plans and recommend budget allocations that support program quality and operational goals
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment, 37.5 hours/week
- Work hours are 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 45-minute lunch.
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Five years of professional elementary, secondary, or career and technical education, or youth counseling experience; and a master’s degree in education, school counseling, educational administration, social work, business administration, public administration, or a related field; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Additional Requirements:
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Legal Requirements:
- You must pass a background investigation.
- A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
- This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
- Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
Veterans:
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.