University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Instructional Designer - School of Social Work
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Urbana, IL
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $62K
💻 Instructional Design
🗓️ July 29th, 2025
SCORM
Storyline
WCAG
Edtech.com's Summary
The University of Illinois is hiring an Instructional Designer for the School of Social Work. The role involves designing and implementing innovative learning curricula for Illinois child welfare professionals, managing multiple projects, and utilizing instructional technology to enhance training effectiveness.
Highlights
- Design, develop, and implement curricula aligned with state and federal mandates, including ADA guidelines.
- Create professional skills training based on learning paths and competencies related to child welfare.
- Manage multiple projects using project management tools to ensure timely delivery.
- Support and facilitate transfer of training and facilitator preparedness.
- Leverage and recommend instructional technology to meet diverse learning needs.
- Proficiency in Articulate Storyline and Microsoft Office Suite required.
- Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, or related field required.
- Preferred two years of experience with training needs assessment, eLearning, and SCORM implementation.
- Salary is $62,000, full-time, 12-month appointment.
- Position supports state-wide Illinois child welfare workforce development and compliance with ADA and WCAG 2.1 level AA guidelines.
Instructional Designer - School of Social Work Full Description
Instructional Designer - School of Social Work
Urbana, IL, United States
Instructional Designer - School of Social Work
Office of Workforce Development
Located Statewide in Illinois
Job Summary
Collaborates with team members, subject matter experts, and facilitators to develop and implement creative, engaging, and high-quality learning and development solutions for professionals and caregivers within Illinois child welfare services.
Duties & Responsibilities
Content Design and Development:
• Design, develop and implement innovative and impactful curricula using advanced learning theory and technologies that comply with state and federal mandates such as Title II ADA guidelines.
• Design core professional skills solutions based on learning paths and level-specific competencies, across service lines.
• Review and enhance learning content to ensure level appropriateness and consistency with learning objectives related to child safety, permanency and well-being.
• Research best practices, content, rules, policies, and procedures for ensuring up to date content is included in training material, and that training material is in alignment with Illinois child welfare related rules and procedures.
• Advise on best practices for content creation and execution using innovative organizational development and/or adult learning techniques, principles, theory, and online learning technologies.
• Convert and format learning materials to fit learning outcomes and assist in the development of learning paths.
Project Management:
• Plan, organize, and prioritize tasks to efficiently manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Use project management tools, workflows, and methodologies to track progress, and adjust schedules to ensure timely delivery of project milestones, program deliverables, and expectations.
Transfer of Training:
• Assist with facilitator preparedness and effectiveness, and onsite learning facilitation, as needed.
Technology Management:
• Support the design of learning content and experiences that leverages technology to meet the needs of a diverse set of learning styles, through learning and proficiency of available instructional technology, researching and recommending new instructional technology as needed, and collaborating with other Workforce Development staff to ensure functionality and quality user experience of instructional technology.
• Assist with implementing instructional technology for effective and efficient training delivery.
Other duties as assigned
Travel Requirements
Statewide travel required
Minimum Qualifications
Office of Workforce Development
Located Statewide in Illinois
Job Summary
Collaborates with team members, subject matter experts, and facilitators to develop and implement creative, engaging, and high-quality learning and development solutions for professionals and caregivers within Illinois child welfare services.
Duties & Responsibilities
Content Design and Development:
• Design, develop and implement innovative and impactful curricula using advanced learning theory and technologies that comply with state and federal mandates such as Title II ADA guidelines.
• Design core professional skills solutions based on learning paths and level-specific competencies, across service lines.
• Review and enhance learning content to ensure level appropriateness and consistency with learning objectives related to child safety, permanency and well-being.
• Research best practices, content, rules, policies, and procedures for ensuring up to date content is included in training material, and that training material is in alignment with Illinois child welfare related rules and procedures.
• Advise on best practices for content creation and execution using innovative organizational development and/or adult learning techniques, principles, theory, and online learning technologies.
• Convert and format learning materials to fit learning outcomes and assist in the development of learning paths.
Project Management:
• Plan, organize, and prioritize tasks to efficiently manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Use project management tools, workflows, and methodologies to track progress, and adjust schedules to ensure timely delivery of project milestones, program deliverables, and expectations.
Transfer of Training:
• Assist with facilitator preparedness and effectiveness, and onsite learning facilitation, as needed.
Technology Management:
• Support the design of learning content and experiences that leverages technology to meet the needs of a diverse set of learning styles, through learning and proficiency of available instructional technology, researching and recommending new instructional technology as needed, and collaborating with other Workforce Development staff to ensure functionality and quality user experience of instructional technology.
• Assist with implementing instructional technology for effective and efficient training delivery.
Other duties as assigned
Travel Requirements
Statewide travel required
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in instructional design or technology, graphic design, organizational development, behavioral psychology, education, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Two (2) years of demonstrated experience assessing training needs and developing related content. Experience with eLearning resources and authoring tools and implementation thereof, including SCORM.
- Proficiency in Articulate Storyline authoring software.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to learn basic social work terminology and to garner industry knowledge.
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational, interpersonal, teaming, and communication skills.
- Knowledge and/or the ability to learn and research the ADA online education requirements (Strong understanding of WCAG 2.1 level AA guidelines).
- Ability to take initiative, demonstrate adaptability, act in a self-directed manner, and to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Innovative and solutions-oriented thinker with excellent judgment and professionalism.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word).
Appointment Information
This is a 100% full-time Academic Professional position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after the search positing closes. The salary for this position is $62,000. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience while also considering internal equity. Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. Hybrid work options may be available for this position with the ability to be on-site as needed per the University's Workplace Flexibility policy.
Application Procedures & Deadline Information
Applications must be received by 6:00 pm (Central Time) on Monday August 11th, 2025. Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. Upload your cover letter, resume and names and contact information for three professional references. For further information about this specific position, please contact SW-HR@illinois.edu. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.
The University of Illinois offers a very competitive benefits portfolio, depending on the position. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.
Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Accommodations may also be requested on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions, or religion. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu.
Requisition ID: 1031002
Job Category: Education & Student Services
Apply at: https://jobs.illinois.edu
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