Step into a creative, mission‑driven role where your instructional design talent directly strengthens safety education across campus. The Instructional Design Associate and Trainer plays a key role in elevating Public Safety learning by creating engaging, accessible, and learner‑focused training experiences that support students, faculty, and staff.
Job Description
The Public Safety Division has a critical role in supporting the well-being of our community. Comprised of the Police Department, Environmental Health & Safety, the Office of Emergency Management, Hokie Passport, and the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad, we are committed to fostering a safe and supportive environment for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors that maximizes everyone’s opportunity for success. Through collaboration, dedication, training, and community engagement, we strive to provide a comprehensive and responsive approach in our public safety programs. Our mission of advancing safety, security, health and preparedness is anchored by the Virginia Tech Principles of Community. These fundamental values; mutual respect, civility, and service, are foundational to our programs and are exemplified in our interactions with the campus community.
The Instructional Design Associate and Trainer is a versatile and creative professional responsible for the development and delivery of high-quality instructional and outreach materials for Public Safety. Reporting to the Public Safety Operations team, the Instructional Design Associate and Trainer is a contributing member of the training team, dedicated to development and delivery of learner-centric instructional content. Training development includes different learning modalities, instructional design principles, synchronous and asynchronous media development, graphics, simulations, and the use of different content management platforms.
The Instructional Design Associate and Trainer has a broad knowledge of instructional design learning management systems and best practices for content development and learner engagement. The incumbent develops, revises asynchronous e-learning components consistent with the various safety and compliance programs within Public Safety, consistently applying VT brand guidelines and best practices for accessibility. The Instructional Design Associate and Trainer may deliver in-person and hybrid training programs for select program areas. The incumbent works with stakeholders collaboratively to ideate and develop content, identify gaps in knowledge and uses that information to develop new training or revise existing training as needed. As part of the operations team, the Instructional Design Associate and Trainer researches and integrates new technologies, media formats, and methodologies into public safety training.
As part of the training team, the Instructional Design Associate and Trainer works with program managers, departmental representatives, faculty, and graduate assistants to evaluate training gaps within the student curriculum and develop/revise training to close identified gaps. The incumbent also identifies opportunities to create and implement training tracks for faculty, staff, and students, and engages with student groups and organizations on public safety issues.
The incumbent also performs other duties as requested; takes initiative to support a healthy work environment; strives to fulfill the terms in the Standards of Business Conduct; exemplifies the Virginia Tech Principles of Community; and supports the university’s motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).