Driving Instructor - #WWRW0071

(Previous applicants need not apply.)

Title: Driving Instructor - #WWRW0071

State Role Title: Trainer and Instructor II

Hiring Range:

Anticipated starting salary low $50,000s up to mid $60,000s comm w/exp

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 with 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 is seeking to hire a qualified individual to serve as a driving instructor. 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

Required for entry into the position:

· In compliance with Department of Motor Vehicles requirements for Driver Training Schools, instructors must be at least 21 years of age.

· Must be able to document with driving records at least five years of licensed driving experience, two years of which shall be completed in the United States or a territory thereof.

· Driving records must exhibit the individual’s name, driver’s license number, the date of issue, the issuing jurisdiction, the date of expiration and notations of any convictions, license withdrawals, suspensions, revocations, cancellations, disqualifications, or restrictions.

· Must have and maintain a driving record with no more than six demerit points.

· If driving instruction will be provided to students under 19 years of age, then employee must successfully complete six semester hours in driver education approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles consisting of 3 semester hours of “Introduction to Driver Education: Driver Task Analysis and, 3 semester hours of “Instructional Principles of Teaching Driver Education” within a reasonably timeframe or have a valid Virginia teaching certificate with a driver education endorsement.

· Commercial Driver Training License (requires Criminal History Check annually) or be eligible for the Commercial Driver Training License and be able to maintain the Commercial Driver Training License each year.

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.