Workforce Instructional Career Coach

Piedmont Virginia Community College; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

Piedmont Virginia Community College ( PVCC ) in Charlottesville, VA, seeks a Part-time Workforce Instructional Career Coach to support RSVP healthcare credential programs by embedding workplace readiness and digital literacy into credential training. The role collaborates with TJACE staff to promote participant persistence, training completion, credential attainment, and employment transitions.

The position provides in-class and supplemental learner support, aligns instruction with program

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching, training facilitation, career coaching, or workforce development.
• Ability to collaborate with instructors, program managers, and staff.
• Knowledge of digital literacy and workplace readiness in credential programs.
• Strong communication, organization, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide contextualized workplace-readiness and employability instruction within RSVP healthcare credential programs, including goal setting, growth mindset, digital literacy, time management, teamwork, test-taking strategies, workplace communication, professionalism, and other competencies relevant to training completion and healthcare employment.
• Collaborate with the TJACE Career Coach, Healthcare Workforce Development instructor, FastForward Career Coach, and other Workforce Development staff to assess participant workplace-readiness and employability skills and digital literacy needs and identify strategies for addressing needs that may affect credential completion.
• Work with healthcare subject matter expert instructors to embed relevant workplace-readiness and employability skills and employability competencies into technical curricula and develop or adapt contextualized lesson plans, activities, scenarios, and instructional resources.
• Support SME instructors in teaching, reinforcing, and assessing workplace-readiness skills within technical instruction and in identifying opportunities for participants to demonstrate those skills through authentic learning activities.
• Develop and implement assessment strategies and tools that measure participant development of workplace-readiness and employability skills, digital literacy, and workplace-readiness competencies and provide evidence of skill development and instructional effectiveness.
• Develop, organize, and maintain integrated instructional materials, learning activities, and assessments within Canvas and support instructors in effectively using those resources.
• Coordinate with the FastForward Career Coach to align embedded instruction with individualized career coaching and employment preparation and connect participants who need additional career coaching or supportive services with appropriate resources, as well as develop activities for students that provide opportunities for students to demonstrate workplace readiness.
• Use participant needs, performance, assessment results, and instructor feedback to strengthen curriculum and instructional practices and contribute to continuous improvement of workplace-readiness and employability skills integration within FastForward programs.
• Maintain required documentation and participate in program planning, professional development, evaluation, and other activities supporting RSVP and healthcare FastForward program outcomes.

Skills

Teaching experience

Career coaching

Workforce development

Instructional design

Digital literacy

Communication skills

Tools

Canvas

Job description

Workforce Instructional Career Coach

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

Posting Details

• Working Title Workforce Instructional Career Coach
• Role Title Education Support Specialist III
• Role Code 29144-SW
• FLSA Nonexempt
• Pay Band
• Position Number 282W0097
• Agency Piedmont Virginia Community College
• Division Piedmont Virginia Community College (Div)
• Work Location Charlottesville - 540
• Hiring Range $31.56/hour
• Emergency/Essential Personnel No
• EEO Category 5-Paraprofessionals
• Full Time or Part Time Part Time
• Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs-
• Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference?
• Work Schedule 29 hours or less per week. Schedule may vary based on program and training schedules and may include occasional evening hours. This is a part-time (non-exempt) position providing services in-person at college and community locations.
• Sensitive Position No

Job Description Position Description – Workforce Instructional Career Coach

Piedmont Virginia Community College ( PVCC ) is a public, open access institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System whose main campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is home to the Charlottesville Historic Downtown Mall, The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, and the John Paul Jones Arena ( JPJ ). As a comprehensive community college, the College provides quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities for the residents of the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. For more information, please visit: pvcc.edu PVCC is known throughout the community and the Virginia Community College System for its exceptional faculty and staff, the quality of its programs and services, and the success of its students. PVCC seeks to attract, welcome, and retain individuals who reflect the communities we serve. Position Title: Workforce Instructional Career Coach Department: Workforce Development Employment Type: Part-time, non-benefitted, grant-funded and contingent upon continued funding. Purpose The Workforce Instructional Career Coach supports participants in the Road to Success in Virginia Program ( RSVP ) who are enrolled in healthcare FastForward programs by strengthening the integration of workplace readiness, employability skills, and digital literacy into credential training. Operating within Thomas Jefferson Adult Career Education’s ( TJACE ) Integrated Education and Training ( IET ) model, the position collaborates with the TJACE Career Coach, Healthcare Workforce Development Instructor, FastForward Career Coach, program managers, instructors, and other Workforce Development staff to support participant persistence, training completion, credential attainment, and successful transition to employment. As a primarily instructional and curriculum-support role, the Workforce Instructional Career Coach works directly with program managers and instructors to embed workforce readiness throughout the curriculum and student experience. The position provides in-class and supplemental learner support; delivers contextualized workplace readiness, employability skills, and digital literacy instruction aligned with healthcare credential content and program timelines; assists in assessing participants’ workforce readiness and skill-development needs; and collaborates with instructors to integrate, reinforce, and evaluate workplace readiness competencies within technical coursework.

Department: Workforce Development

Employment Type: Part-time, non-benefitted, grant-funded and contingent upon continued funding.

Purpose

The Workforce Instructional Career Coach supports participants in the Road to Success in Virginia Program ( RSVP ) who are enrolled in healthcare FastForward programs by strengthening the integration of workplace readiness, employability skills, and digital literacy into credential training. Operating within Thomas Jefferson Adult Career Education’s ( TJACE ) Integrated Education and Training ( IET ) model, the position collaborates with the TJACE Career Coach, Healthcare Workforce Development Instructor, FastForward Career Coach, program managers, instructors, and other Workforce Development staff to support participant persistence, training completion, credential attainment, and successful transition to employment.

As a primarily instructional and curriculum-support role, the Workforce Instructional Career Coach works directly with program managers and instructors to embed workforce readiness throughout the curriculum and student experience. The position provides in-class and supplemental learner support; delivers contextualized workplace readiness, employability skills, and digital literacy instruction aligned with healthcare credential content and program timelines; assists in assessing participants’ workforce readiness and skill-development needs; and collaborates with instructors to integrate, reinforce, and evaluate workplace readiness competencies within technical coursework.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide contextualized workplace-readiness and employability instruction within RSVP healthcare credential programs, including goal setting, growth mindset, digital literacy, time management, teamwork, test-taking strategies, workplace communication, professionalism, and other competencies relevant to training completion and healthcare employment.

• Provide in-class and parallel learner support aligned with healthcare credential content and training timelines to help participants develop and apply skills that contribute to successful training and credential attainment.
• Collaborate with the TJACE Career Coach, Healthcare Workforce Development instructor, FastForward Career Coach, and other Workforce Development staff to assess participant workplace-readiness and employability skills and digital literacy needs and identify strategies for addressing needs that may affect credential completion.
• Work with healthcare subject matter expert ( SME ) instructors to embed relevant workplace-readiness and employability skills and employability competencies into technical curricula and develop or adapt contextualized lesson plans, activities, scenarios, and instructional resources.
• Support SME instructors in teaching, reinforcing, and assessing workplace-readiness skills within technical instruction and in identifying opportunities for participants to demonstrate those skills through authentic learning activities.
• Develop and implement assessment strategies and tools that measure participant development of workplace-readiness and employability skills, digital literacy, and workplace-readiness competencies and provide evidence of skill development and instructional effectiveness.
• Develop, organize, and maintain integrated instructional materials, learning activities, and assessments within Canvas and support instructors in effectively using those resources.
• Coordinate with the FastForward Career Coach to align embedded instruction with individualized career coaching and employment preparation and connect participants who need additional career coaching or supportive services with appropriate resources, as well as develop activities for students that provide opportunities for students to demonstrate workplace readiness.
• Use participant needs, performance, assessment results, and instructor feedback to strengthen curriculum and instructional practices and contribute to continuous improvement of workplace-readiness and employability skills integration within FastForward programs.
• Maintain required documentation and participate in program planning, professional development, evaluation, and other activities supporting RSVP and healthcare FastForward program outcomes.

Special Assignments May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's/Required Qualifications

Experience in teaching, training facilitation, career coaching, workforce development, instructional design, curriculum development, or a related field. Demonstrated ability to facilitate engaging, learner-centered, and applied learning experiences for adult learners. Knowledge of digital literacy, workplace readiness, employability skills, and career development competencies, with the ability to contextualize and integrate those skills within occupational training programs. Ability to collaborate effectively with instructors, subject matter experts, career coaches, program managers, and other workforce development staff. Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills. Strong organizational, follow-up, record-keeping, and documentation skills. Proficiency with instructional technologies and digital tools, with the ability to learn and use the College’s learning management and workforce information systems.

• Experience in teaching, training, facilitation, career coaching, workforce development, instructional design, curriculum development, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate engaging, learner-centered, and applied learning experiences for adult learners.
• Knowledge of digital literacy, workplace readiness, employability skills, and career development competencies, with the ability to contextualize and integrate those skills within occupational training programs.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with instructors, subject matter experts, career coaches, program managers, and other workforce development staff.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, follow-up, record-keeping, and documentation skills.
• Proficiency with instructional technologies and digital tools, with the ability to learn and use the College’s learning management and workforce information systems.

Additional Considerations

Experience in instructional design, curriculum development, and/or learner assessment. Experience using Canvas or another learning management system to develop, support, or deliver instruction. Experience teaching or facilitating digital literacy, workplace readiness, employability skills, career readiness, or related workforce preparation content. Experience in career coaching, career development, workforce advising, employment services, or job readiness programming. Experience developing competency-based, performance-based, or skills-based assessments, rubrics, and other measures of learner progress and skill attainment. Experience collaborating with subject matter experts and instructors to integrate workplace readiness and employability skills into occupational or technical curricula. Knowledge of Integrated Education and Training ( IET ) or similar models that integrate adult education, workforce preparation, and occupational skills instruction. Experience in healthcare education, healthcare workforce development, healthcare training, or healthcare employment settings. Experience supporting adult learners from under-resourced, underserved, or barriered populations. Familiarity with FastForward, RSVP , TANF , SNAP , or similar workforce development, education, and supportive-services programs. Virginia Career Coach Certification or comparable career development credential or training.

• Experience using Canvas or another learning management system to develop, support, or deliver instruction.
• Experience teaching or facilitating digital literacy, workplace readiness, employability skills, career readiness, or related workforce preparation content.
• Experience in career coaching, career development, workforce advising, employment services, or job readiness programming.
• Experience developing competency-based, performance-based, or skills-based assessments, rubrics, and other measures of learner progress and skill attainment.
• Experience collaborating with subject matter experts and instructors to integrate workplace readiness and employability skills into occupational or technical curricula.
• Knowledge of Integrated Education and Training ( IET ) or similar models that integrate adult education, workforce preparation, and occupational skills instruction.
• Experience in healthcare education, healthcare workforce development, healthcare training, or healthcare employment settings.
• Experience supporting adult learners from under-resourced, underserved, or barriered populations.
• Familiarity with FastForward, RSVP , TANF , SNAP , or similar workforce development, education, and supportive-services programs.
• Virginia Career Coach Certification or comparable career development credential or training.

Operation of a State Vehicle

• No

Supervises Employees

• No

Required Travel

• college service area

Other Details

• Posting Number WGE_3464P
• Recruitment Type General Public - G
• Number of Vacancies 1
• Position End Date (if temporary)
• Job Open Date 09/21/2026
• Job Close Date 10/26/2026
• Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services ( DARS ), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired ( DBVI ). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

Additional Information

Background Check Statement Disclaimer The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

EEO Statement The Virginia Community College System ( VCCS ) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.

ADA Statement The Virginia Community College System ( VCCS ) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts ( ADA and ADAAA ), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.

E-Verify Statement VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.

Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/101493