VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTOR (Option C - General/Multiple Areas)

Agency :  Department of Human Services 

Opening Date: 07/17/2024
Closing Date/Time: 07/30/2024 
Salary:   Anticipated Salary $4,412-$5,991/month ($52,944-$71,892 year)  
Job Type:   Salaried 
County:   Cook  
Number of Vacancies:   1  
Plan/BU: RC028   

 

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.

While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended. When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Human Services must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.

 

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

 

Posting Identification Number  39185

 

Position Overview

 The Division of Rehabilitation Services is seeking to hire a Vocational Instructor at the Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education – Roosevelt in Cook County. This position coordinates classroom instruction with workforce market experience to develop practical job skills and knowledge in students with disabilities. The Vocational Instructor assembles classroom equipment and supplies and organizes training materials so that instruction follows a lesson plan or teaching outline, and is thus presented systematically; Develops program and student evaluative measures and reports; maintains progress records on each student including individual skill application proficiency, workplace social skills and etiquette, assistive technology and work-skill portfolios; Advises students on individual problems of shop or trade practices to develop and improve their work skills; Attends Pre-Employment Preparation (PEP) staff committee meetings and work group meetings for the planning, development and improvement of the overall PEP program.   

Job Responsibilities

1. Coordinates classroom instruction with workforce market experience to develop practical job skills and knowledge in students with disabilities.

2. Assembles classroom equipment and supplies and organizes training materials so that instruction follows a lesson plan or teaching outline and is thus presented systematically.

3. Develops program and student evaluative measures and reports.

4. Advises students on individual problems of shop or trade practices to develop and improve their work skills.

5. Attends Pre-Employment Preparation (PEP) staff committee meetings and work group meetings for the planning, development, and improvement of the overall PEP program. 

6. Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires two (2) years of practical journeyman experience in the trade or occupational area for which instruction is given.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Two (2) years of professional experience working with the practices, methods, tools, and materials of Business Software Application trades.
2. Two (2) years of professional experience preparing reports and evaluating training progress using suitable performance measures.
3. Two (2) years of professional experience coordinating occupational instruction and preparing lesson plans for transition aged youth with severe physical disabilities on entry and mid-level skills to develop knowledge