Instructor

Job Requisition ID: 50169

Opening Date: 09/26/2025
Closing Date: 10/09/2025
​Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTOR - 48200
Skill Option: General/Multiple Areas
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary $4,586-$6,228/month ($55,032-$74,736/year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC028 Paraprofessional Human Services Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:

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This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended. When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Human Services must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Why Work for Illinois?

Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion, equity, and dedication that define our state. Whether you’re helping to improve schools, protect our natural resources, or support families in need, you’re part of something bigger—something that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home.

No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.

Position Overview

The Division of Rehabilitation Services is seeking to hire a Vocational Instructor at the Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education-Roosevelt located in Chicago, Illinois. This position c oordinates classroom instruction with workforce market experience to develop practical job skills and knowledge in students with disabilities; assembles classroom equipment and supplies and organizes training materials so that instruction follows a lesson plan or teaching outline and is thus presented systematically; develops program and student evaluative measures and reports; advises students on individual problems of shop or trade practices to develop and improve their work skills; and attends Pre-Employment Preparation (PEP) staff committee meetings and work group meetings for the planning, development, and improvement of the overall PEP program.

Essential Functions

• Serves as Instructor and coordinates classroom instruction with workforce market experience to develop practical job skills and knowledge in students with disabilities.
• Assembles classroom equipment and supplies and organizes training materials so that instruction follows a lesson plan or teaching outline and is thus presented systematically.
• Develops program and student evaluative measures and reports.
• Advises students on individual problems of shop or trade practices to develop and improve their work skills.
• Attends Pre-Employment Preparation (PEP) staff committee meetings and work group meetings for the planning, development, and improvement of the overall PEP program.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires two (2) years of practical journeyman experience in Heat Press Operations and Graphic Design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of professional experience working with the practices, methods, tools, and materials of Heat Press Operations and Graphic Design.
• Two (2) years of professional experience preparing reports and evaluating training progress using suitable performance measures.
• Two (2) years of professional experience coordinating occupational instruction and preparing lesson plans for transitioning aged youth with severe physical disabilities on entry and mid-level skills to develop knowledge and experience in retailing.
• Three (3) years of professional experience facilitating a sequential program to develop graphic design skills.
• Two (2) years of professional experience providing instruction in the specialized knowledge and skills of products, and the use of a variety of printers, presses, cutters, punchers, etc. to customize products per customer requests.
• Two (2) years of professional experience assembling equipment and organizing instructional materials and teaching aids needed for special education of the students.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description

Work Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm, 30 minute unpaid lunch.

Work Location: 1950 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, Illinois, 60608-1245

Division of Rehabilitation Services

Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education-Roosevelt

Pre-Employment Preparation Program (PEP)

Agency Contact: [email protected]

Posting Group: Education; Social Services

About the Agency:

The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
• Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

For more information about our benefits please follow this link:

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.

If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.

State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the homepage in the blue ribbon.

Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.

If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:

State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the

Non-State employees: on – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.

State employees should include temporary assignment in the application profile. Temporary assignment verification forms can be uploaded to the Additional Documents section.

The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:

• [email protected]
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