Workforce Instructional Career Coach

About the Role

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is seeking a part-time, non-benefitted Workforce Instructional Career Coach to support participants in the Road to Success in Virginia Program (RSVP) enrolled in healthcare FastForward programs. This grant-funded position operates within Thomas Jefferson Adult Career Education’s (TJACE) Integrated Education and Training (IET) model, collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance participant persistence, training completion, credential attainment, and employment transition.

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, and professionalism.
• Offer in-class and supplemental learner support aligned with healthcare credential content and training timelines.
• Collaborate with TJACE Career Coach, Healthcare Workforce Development Instructor, FastForward Career Coach, and other staff to assess participant needs and develop strategies for addressing them.
• Work with healthcare subject matter experts to embed workplace-readiness and employability skills into technical curricula and develop contextualized lesson plans and resources.
• Support instructors in teaching, reinforcing, and assessing workplace-readiness skills within technical instruction.
• Develop and implement assessment strategies to measure participant development of workplace-readiness skills and instructional effectiveness.
• Organize and maintain integrated instructional materials within Canvas and support instructors in using these resources.
• Coordinate with the FastForward Career Coach to align instruction with career coaching and employment preparation.
• Use participant data and feedback to strengthen curriculum and instructional practices.
• Maintain documentation and participate in program planning, professional development, and evaluation activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching, training, facilitation, career coaching, workforce development, instructional design, 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.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with instructors, subject matter experts, career coaches, and program managers.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency with instructional technologies and digital tools, including learning management systems.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in instructional design, curriculum development, and/or learner assessment.
• Experience using Canvas or another learning management system.
• Experience teaching or facilitating digital literacy, workplace readiness, or related workforce preparation content.
• Experience in career coaching, career development, or workforce advising.
• Experience developing competency-based assessments and rubrics.
• Knowledge of Integrated Education and Training (IET) models.
• Experience in healthcare education or workforce development.
• Experience supporting adult learners from under-resourced or underserved populations.
• Familiarity with FastForward, RSVP, TANF, SNAP, or similar programs.
• Virginia Career Coach Certification or comparable credential.

Schedule

29 hours or less per week. Schedule may vary based on program and training needs, including occasional evening hours. This is a part-time, non-exempt position providing in-person services at college and community locations.

This position is grant-funded and contingent upon continued funding.