We are looking to fill a unique position in our Driver Central Program Manager Team! Our office is looking to hire a Driver’s License Hearing Officer to serve as our Mobility Manager as a part of the Motor Vehicle Division’s (MVD) Central Programs Bureau on the Driver Central Programs team. The majority of job duties (often 100% each week) will be on-site at Iowa Correctional Facilities while working independently and subject to normal daily security procedures at each institution. This position will serve North Central Correctional Facility, Rockwell City and Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, Fort Dodge.
As a Mobility Manager partnering with Iowa Correctional Facilities, you will provide equitable identity and mobility-related access to Iowa's offender population. You will also be assisting Iowa's offender population obtain driver's license reinstatement or state identification. This will include creating a personal plan for mobility prior to their release from the Iowa Department of Corrections and ensuring the plans follow all requirements, sanctions, payment plans, laws, and alternative transportation plans. You will partner with other outreach/ mobility services and partnering agencies, including but not limited to the Department of Corrections, Workforce Development, Department of Human Services, Department of Public Health, and Department of Education, as well as community groups and nonprofit organizations groups.
Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.
Location: Iowa Department of Corrections – NCCF/Rockwell City and Fort Dodge Iowa Correctional Facilities.
**This position may serve at a single institution or multiple institutions in a given week or month and may also require travel to Ames and Ankeny for training and organizational support. The team member will be responsible for his/her own transportation with certain travel costs reimbursable after Iowa Department of Transportation establishes a headquarters location for the employee.
Shift: Flexible Schedule; Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Your responsibilities as a Mobility Manager:
- Track information for the offender re-entry mobility program which will be reviewed and assessed by agency leadership, as well as other state government agencies, stakeholders, and community groups.
- Understand broadly internal, state, and federal policy, rules, and regulations specific to transit and identity issuance processes and can convey critical information to customers and external entities in a way someone without a technical background or knowledge can comprehend.
- Review all driver and identity-related documentation including driving record, sanctions, medical and vision reports, prior to meeting with each customer in person.
- Analyze circumstances and driving record for drivers seeking reinstatement of driving
privileges. Communicate administrative actions, including sanctions, hearing outcomes, and resulting restrictions.
- Determine applicant eligibility and issue either a driver's license or non-driver identification card to customer utilizing the DOT's mobility issuance kits.
- Review all payment plan options and assist with establishing payments, when possible, based on customer record and any outstanding fines/sanctions.
- Review mobility options as part of the mobility planning process, available to the customer if a suspension, denial, cancellation, or revocation are in place; reviewing and offering alternative modes of transportation available within the area in which customer resides or will be residing. Coordinating efforts with local transit agencies to organize travel training, route planning and obtaining bus passes.
- As part of the re-entry program, establishes means to follow-up with offenders after re-entry to provide ongoing assistance to their mobility and transportation needs to increase successful transition into society and assisting in reducing recidivism rates.
- Additionally, as part of the Driver Central Programs team, the position is responsible for ensuring resources are effective and consistently provided to customers, striving for materials that are clear, comprehensive, accurate and accessible. Coordinating with the division's lead program managers regarding program updates, awareness, education, training, and outreach opportunities, and acting as support and extension of program support in the field.
- Responsible for ensuring courteous, competent, consistent, accurate and professional delivery of services; demonstrating a commitment to helping all customers and treating all customers with dignity and respect; and is responsive to serve a diverse customer base and customers of limited English proficiency.
- Additional responsibilities of this position include:
- Making presentations to groups such as civic and/or service organizations and agencies to promote the outreach/mobility program.
- Attending meetings and network with various community organizations.
- Obtaining Travel Training certification and attend other related trainings.
- Identifying internal training and educational opportunities for DOT employees.
- Identifying offender-specific needs and bring to the attention of appropriate DOT leaders.
- Successfully completing all necessary training with the Department of Corrections or other entities
- required for interaction with the offender community.
NOTICE: This position is a covered position under the REAL ID Act of 2005, 49 U.S.C. § 30301 note, as further defined in 6 CFR Part 37.
Special Requirements:
- Valid driver’s license necessary.
- Have at least four (4) years of experience with driver license and non-driver identification card issuance.
- Have at least four (4) years of experience with evaluating driving records and driving exams.
What we offer YOU: ?
- Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance?
- Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment. 2024 health and dental insurance premiums can be found here.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development?
- Paid time off?effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year
- Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match?
- Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
- Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)
We encourage you to view more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website!
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If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your request to the Affirmative Action & Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Officer at: aa-eeo@iowadot.us
Reasonable accommodation such as: interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment / devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) Five years of full-time work experience in public administration (e.g., public-sector management, program oversight, strategic planning, or auditing).
2) All of the following (a and b):
a. One year of full-time work experience in public administration (e.g., public-sector management, program oversight, strategic planning, or auditing); and
b. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where 30 semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
3) Graduation from an accredited law school.
4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to four years of full-time work as a Driver & Identification Service Center Consultant or Administrative Assistant 2.
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