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Ohio Department of Youth Services

Academy Training Developer

🇺🇸 Orient, Ohio 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $33 - $47 per Hour 💻 Learning & Development 🗓️ November 11th, 2026

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The Ohio Department of Youth Services is hiring an Academy Training Developer. This role involves independently assessing training needs, scheduling trainers, conducting training sessions, and ensuring compliance with certification standards to support juvenile justice professionals and improve outcomes for youth offenders.

Highlights
  • Develop, modify, and update instructional training programs for various delivery methods.
  • Assess training needs and schedule certified trainers accordingly.
  • Conduct training sessions and monitor participant projects.
  • Ensure compliance with American Correctional Association (ACA) training requirements.
  • Provide consultation and technical assistance to site managers and program participants.
  • Coordinate continuing education unit (CEU) processes and audit training records.
  • Experience required: 48 months of training delivery or equivalent experience.
  • Compensation ranges from $33.32 to $47.47 per hour, with annual pay from $69,305.60 to $98,737.60 depending on step.
  • Must have a valid driver's license and willingness to travel using state-owned vehicles.
  • Final candidate will undergo background check and pre-employment drug screening.

Academy Training Developer Full Description

Academy Training Developer

Orient, OH, United States

All job postings will expire at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the application deadline. 

Organization: Youth Services - Central Office

Agency Contact Name and Information: Bridgette Cox, [email protected]

Work Location:
11781 State Route 762
Orient, Ohio, 43146
United States

Compensation: $33.32 - $47.47

Schedule: Permanent - Full Time

Work Hours: 40 hour work week

Classified Indicator: Unclassified

Union: Exempt from union

Primary Job Skill: Training

Futures Start Here!
Connection | Collaboration | Commitment | Correction

About Us…
We are a dedicated team of juvenile justice professionals committed to transforming and saving young lives. We believe in a future where every young person thrives and contributes to a safer, stronger Ohio!

DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohio's 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS, youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

Our Values…
·         Connection: We respect everyone. We don’t tear them down.
·         Collaboration: We work together. We don’t go alone.
·         Commitment: We step up. We don’t give up.
·         Correction: We create change. We don’t stay the same.

To learn more about DYS, please visit our website here.

What You'll Do…
DYS is seeking aTraining Developer to develop, modify and update agency developed instructional programs for a variety of delivery Methods. This position will be located at the DYS Training Academy in Orient, Ohio.

Duties include, but are not limited to: 
  •  Independently assesses all training nees for specific target population or subject matter for ODYS and plans training activities to meet those needs.
  • Schedule certified trainers for subjects within area of assigned responsibility.
  • Conduct Trainings
  • Ensure ongoing compliance with all training requirements of the Amercan Correctional Association (ACA).
  • Oversee staff participation in training and provide written & oral feedback and evaluation to site managers on participation.
  • Monitor & evaluate participant projects
  • Provide consultation & technical assistance to site managers and program participants.
  • Conduct needs assessments for continuous updating of training modules.
  • Prepare computer-generated statistical reports and other reports as assigned.
  • Coordinate CEU process (administer credits to licensed professionals, work with Bureau Chiefs to ensure CEWU credits are awarded based on completion of training).
  • Assist with auditing employee training records at all DYS locations.

Months of Employment | At Hire | 6 Months | 18 Months | 30 Months | 42 Months | 54 Months | 66 months | 78 months
Pay Range 12 Exempt | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8
Hourly | $33.32 | $35.21 | $37.09 | $39.14 | $41.31 | $43.57 | $45.35 | $47.47
Annual | $69,305.60 | $73,236.80 | $77,147.20 | $81,411.20 | $85,924.80 | $90,625.60 | $94,328.00 | $98,737.60
Additional Information
This position will serve in the unclassified service pursuant to 124.11 (A)(9) of the Ohio Revised Code.
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED: selected candidate must have a valid driver's license and be able to drive a state owned vehicle.

BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE:
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check that includes results from BCI, FBI, Public Safety, and Ohio Dept. of Taxation. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug screening
DYS is a “qualifying employer” for purposes of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness [PSLF] program.

Why Work for the State of Ohio:
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
  • Medical Coverage
  • Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
  • Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
  • Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
  • Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
  • Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications:
48 mos. exp. in delivery of training or instructional programs commensurate with area to be assigned based on approved Position Description on file. Note: for positions assigned to train in Adult Parole Authority (APA) Firearm certification/re-certification, must be certified OPOTA Trainer per Ohio Administrative Code 109:2-1-06.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications noted above.

Job Skills: Training

ADA Statement:
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Drug-Free Workplace:
The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.