Title: Off-Site and Virtual Program Instructor
State Role Title: Trainer and Instructor II
Hiring Range: Anticipated starting salary $50,107 comm w/ experience
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs
Location: Wilson Wkfc Rehab Ctn
Agency Website: https://www.wwrc.virginia.gov/
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
About the Agency
Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center provides people with disabilities comprehensive, individualized services to realize personal independence through employment.
About the Position
Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) is seeking an Off-Site and Virtual Program Instructor. This position serves as the Off-Site and Virtual Program Instructor and is responsible for coordinating, facilitating, and providing/monitoring the delivery of virtual instructional services and off-site partnership programming for WWRC participants enrolled in community college, technical school, and other external training programs. The instructor ensures that participants receive the instructional support, remediation, and accommodations necessary to successfully engage in partner-based training and progress toward meaningful employment outcomes. The role also works with supervisors to create a comprehensive program schedule for participants when they are off site, as well as a remediation schedule for when they are onsite at WWRC.
Key Responsibilities:
Instruction of Virtual and Off-Site Programs
Coordinates and delivers virtual and off-site instructional support for WWRC participants enrolled in community colleges, technical schools, and other partner programs. Monitors student progress, provides remediation, ensures accommodations, and serves as the primary contact for partner institutions.
Key Duties
Curriculum Development
Develop orientation materials and supplemental instruction to support virtual learning readiness and partner program requirements. Ensures processes and supports are current and effective.
Key Duties
Partnership Development, Marketing & Customer Service
Promotes WWRC's virtual/off site programming and maintains strong relationships with partner institutions.
Key Duties
Team Participation & Professional Development
Actively contributes to team efforts, committees, and agency initiatives while maintaining compliance and professional growth.
Key Duties
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of career and technology skills and competencies in the multiple industries, teaching methods and techniques, special education regulations, behavior modification techniques, employment adaptations and accommodations, disability characteristics, assessment techniques.
Skill in classroom management, industrial design and development, communication, curriculum implementation, planning, and instruction.
Ability to: teach students with disabilities, work with others, make decisions, perform problem solving, work independently, obtain and maintain work-based learning sites with local businesses and employers, develop individualized educational plans
Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification Required for Entry into Position:
A Collegiate Professional License or Technical Professional License issued by the Virginia Department of Education (or equivalent issued by another state). A combination of education and experience will be considered but the applicant must be eligible to obtain the required licensure within a three-year period.
Additional Considerations
Ability to obtain and maintain work-based learning sites with local businesses and employers. Endorsement in Career and Technical Education, adult education, or Special Education.
Special Instructions
This position has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code § 2.2 1201.1.
Benefits:
WWRC offers a comprehensive benefits package to include your choice of health insurance plans, flexible spending accounts, VRS retirement, employer paid basic group life insurance, employee paid optional group life, 13 paid holidays, Sick Leave, Annual Leave, Family Personal Leave, employee discount programs, and much more!
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.
Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.
To Apply:
Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's New Recruitment Management System. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé are submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources
Email: Recruitment@dars.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.