Title: Training Supervisor (Re-Entry, Programs, & Treatment Services Unit): ASD Central #00123

State Role Title: Trainer and Instructor III

Hiring Range: $61,765.00 - $101,291.00

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location: Academy for Staff Dev Central

Agency Website: https://vadoc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

The Training Supervisor for the Reentry, Programs, and Treatment Services Unit at the Virginia Department of Corrections’ Academy of Staff Development is responsible for leading the design, coordination, and delivery of specialized and mandated training for institutional and community-based treatment providers. This position supervises a team of training professionals, ensuring high-quality instruction aligned with evidence-based practices, adult learning principles, and departmental standards. The Training Supervisor collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to assess training needs, develop curricula, and support strategic initiatives that enhance reentry and treatment outcomes. Strong leadership, communication, and facilitation skills—both in-person and virtual—are essential, along with a solid understanding of correctional practices and treatment models.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must have experience working in a correctional setting, preferably with the Virginia Department of Corrections, and a solid understanding of reentry, programs, and treatment services. Strong leadership and supervisory skills are essential, along with experience developing and delivering training for adult learners. Candidates should be familiar with evidence-based practices, ACA and DCJS standards, and possess excellent communication and facilitation skills—both in-person and virtually. Proficiency with computers and instructional technology is required.

Additional Considerations

Ideal candidates will hold a DCJS General Instructor Certification and have experience leading training initiatives within a correctional or criminal justice environment. A background in curriculum development, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration is highly desirable. Familiarity with adult learning theory, instructional design, and virtual training platforms. Experience supporting reentry, treatment, or transitional services programs, along with demonstrated success in managing complex projects and teams, will strengthen a candidate’s competitiveness.

Special Instructions

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.

If selected as a finalist with the VADOC, candidates can expect the following:

Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.

Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver’s License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.

Application Requirements: Application and/or résumé for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from the electronic application and/or résumé.

Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.

VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply. Click here for more information: Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program - Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-659-8424

Email: EMAILED APPLICATIONS/RÉSUMÉS / WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS POSITION

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- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.