DOC Parole Staff Developer and Trainer

Job Requisition ID: 48875 
Closing Date: 08/13/2025
​Agency: Department of Corrections
Class Title: STAFF DEVELOPMENT SPEC I - 41771 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $5,928/month; CBA Applies; Full Range: $5,928 - $8,876/month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME

 

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

 

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

 

Why Work for Illinois?

 

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Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Corrections is looking for a dynamic, energetic, and detail-oriented person to serve as a Staff Development Specialist I (SDS). This Specialist will participate in the development and presentation of orientation and in-service training programs for the Department of Corrections’ Parole Unitemployees regarding all applicable Training Academy curriculums. The individual will conduct research and evaluate current training programs, as well as assist subject matter experts by coordinating training programs. We are looking for someone with a strong training, public speaking, and research background. We encourage all people to apply.

Essential Functions

• Participates in the development and presentation of orientation and in-service training programs for Department of Corrections’ Parole Unit employees regarding all applicable Training Academy curriculums.  
• Prepares training aides and written materials for instructional programs and assists in the applications and usages of audio and visual training aids.
• Participates in professional development through Training Academy training(s), outside training both private and state to enhance instructional and knowledgeable skills.
• Serves as the responsible specialist in gathering training data.
• Assists the supervisor by informing the supervisor of training material and equipment.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Specialized Skills

• Requires four (4) years of experience working in a State of Illinois Correctional Center or Juvenile Justice Center.
• Requires completion of the IDOC Instructional Methods training or substantially similar training or one (1) year of training/teaching experience.
• Requires working knowledge of Illinois Department of Corrections Administrative Directives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college. Academic course work should include quantitative measures (introductory statistics or business mathematics or social science analytical tools), educational methods, psychology of individuals, organizational or group behavior, labor relations or equivalents.
• Requires two (2) years of professional experience in e