Driving Instructor - #WWRH0017

Title: Driving Instructor - #WWRH0017- Wage

State Role Title: Trainer and Instructor II

Hiring Range: The anticipated hourly rate is up to $32/hour, commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs

Location: Wilson Wkfc Rehab Ctn

Agency Website: http://wwrc.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties:

Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) provides people with disabilities comprehensive, individualized services to realize optimal personal independence and employment. We strive to be the preferred provider of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation for Virginians with Disabilities.

The Occupational Therapy (OT) Department at WWRC seeks a qualified individual to serve as a driving instructor on a part-time/hourly basis (hours per week could vary depending on client caseload demands and/or coverage needs for other driving staff who are scheduled to be off but will not exceed 1500 hrs./yr). The position will involve instructing students in Driver Education and Traffic Safety, enabling them to obtain a Virginia Learner's Permit and/or Operator's License; This will be achieved through the use of the WWRC Driver Education curriculum, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Operator's Manual, related materials, and hands-on driving instruction; reinforce with each student appropriate behaviors and attitudes that are consistent with work readiness and/or safe driving practices using applicable WWRC policies, procedures, and information, as described in the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicle Operator's Manual; maintain a safe and orderly environment for students enrolled in the Driver Education course by stressing safety in instruction with each student and by making clear expectations and consistently enforcing them.

To meet the expectations of the clinician, the incumbent must have access to personally identifiable and confidential information about agency consumers and/or agency staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

Knowledge/Experience:
• Knowledge of driver education and traffic safety curriculum and instruction requirements and rules of the road
• Knowledge of disabling conditions and understanding of disability impact on driving functions
Skills/Abilities:
• Skill in instructing students in driver education and traffic safety
• Able to conduct on-the-road instructional sessions
• Ability to organize and manage a program of instruction

Additional Considerations:

N/A

Special Instructions:

• This has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code § 2.2-1201.1.
• A fingerprint-based criminal history check will be required of the finalist candidate.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, Americorp, 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. PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is 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, and February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.