Title: Training Standards and Curriculum Specialist

State Role Title: Trainer and Instructor III

Hiring Range: The starting salary range is $72,000 to $80,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Criminal Justice Svcs

Location: Washington Building

Agency Website: www.dcjs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES ADVERTISEMENT
ROLE TITLE: Trainer and Instructor III      
Working Title: Training Standards and Curriculum Specialist     
Pay Band: 5    
Position #: CJS00341  

The Department of Criminal Justice Services is seeking a collaborative and innovative team player to serve as a full-time Training Standards and Curriculum Specialist in Richmond, Virginia. This position supports the Division of Law Enforcement. Public service offers the opportunity to do important rewarding work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. If you want to be part of an agency that cares about our constituents, rigorously advocates and promotes opportunities for all Virginians, we’d love to have you join us!

What you will do:
• Coordinate and facilitate Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) meetings to develop, revise, and maintain training standards and performance outcomes for regulated criminal justice professionals.
• Analyze and evaluate proposed changes to training standards to ensure alignment with the Code of Virginia, Virginia Administrative Code, and Department policy.
• Draft, review, and revise performance outcomes, training standards, and associated documentation to ensure clarity, consistency, and measurable learning objectives.
• Monitor legislation, regulatory changes, and emerging trends to identify impacts on training standards and recommend necessary updates.
• Ensure training standards are operationally relevant, legally sufficient, and reflective of best practices in criminal justice training.
• Coordinate with internal staff and external stakeholders to gather input and build consensus on proposed training standards and revisions.
• Develop briefing materials, summaries, and supporting documentation related to training standards for leadership, stakeholders, and legislative purposes.
• Development of model lesson plans/curriculum for Basic Law Enforcement, Basic Jail Officer, Basic Dispatcher in collaboration with subject matter experts.
• Development of lesson plans/curriculum for specialized training topics and in-service topics in collaboration with subject matter experts.
• Prepare final drafts of the model curriculum for review and deployment.
• Develop model lesson plans and curriculum for in-service and advanced training across all regulated criminal justice professions in collaboration with subject matter experts.
• Develop and update curriculum for specialized and emerging training topics to address evolving operational, legal, and professional requirements.      

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of project planning and management.
• Ability to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously.
• Knowledge of the statutory and regulatory process.
• Knowledge of the Virginia Code.
• Knowledge of adult learning theory.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to think strategically and cross culturally, and independently implement new initiatives and projects.
• Ability to articulate, both orally and in written form, clear and concise program objectives and goals and summarize achievements of programs in reports and other documents as requested.     
• Documented experience in working both as an active and contributing team member as well as independently.
• Demonstrated ability to meet critical deadlines, handle multiple assignments, changing priorities, and ensure timeliness and quality of completed assignments.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in the administration of criminal justice job task analyses.
• Extensive experience working with Virginia criminal justice agencies.
• Experience in developing criminal justice performance outcomes.
• Experience with lesson plan and/or curriculum development.
• Experience with project management.
• Experience with meeting facilitation.

Special Instructions

Interview candidates may be required to demonstrate the skills and abilities necessary for satisfactory performance of work. The candidate selected for the position must successfully complete a criminal background investigation and complete and submit a Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) which will be entered into the Federal E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization. The individual may also be responsible for submitting an annual Statement of Personal Economic Interest. In addition, the selected candidate who begins original employment or re-employment in this position must serve a 12-month probationary period effective from the date of employment. The starting salary range is $72,000 to $80,000 plus the state’s benefits package.

Applications for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System at https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home. All applications should be submitted by 11:55 pm on April 23, 2026. The application and supplemental questions must be completed in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position. Fax, email, or mail applications will not be accepted. Résumés and cover letters may be attached to the online application.

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at (804) 225-4399 to notify us of any needs related to completing the job application. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply. The Department also encourages and invites veterans to apply.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to your account at https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home for the status of your application and this position.

Contact Information

Name: Kourtney Dudley

Phone: (804) 786-5491

Email: kourtney.dudley@dcjs.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- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.