Vocational Machining Instructor Jobs in Dothan, AL

Requisition No: 877696 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTOR II - SES - 67011760 - SUNLAND - CENTRALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67011760 

Salary:  $35,838.40 - $39,422.24 

Posting Closing Date: 06/18/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Vocational Instructor II - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

POSITION NUMBER: 67011760

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

*This is an ANTICIPATED VACANCY*

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

The hiring salary may exceed the maximum posted salary.  

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

This position is in Centralized Support Services

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$35,838.40 - $39,422.24 Annually                       $1,378.40 - $1,516.24 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

The most important responsibility of the Vocational Instructor II SES is to implement programs for the developmentally disabled adults living at Sunland in the area of work options and consumer services.  Areas of primary responsibility include but are not limited to Post Office, Bank, Clothing, Coffee Shop, etc.

The Work You Will Do 

Perform work of a technical nature which may require certification or license.  This may include but is not limited to the following: operating a computer, sewing machine(s), skill saw, air compressor, driving a vehicle, postage meter, postage scales, kitchen appliances, cash register, etc.

Provide functional supervision of work trainees.  Assume inventory responsibility as well as maintaining a clean and orderly environment.   This position may provide acquisition programming to assigned workers.

In the areas of work training, the Vocational Instructor II SES is required to inventory transactions daily and compile as a unit monthly for accountability purposes.  Prepare statistical reports as deemed necessary for the Center to accomplish its mission as well as department goals.

The Vocational Instructor II SES is required to complete at least annually assessments and develop objectives for active treatment plans.  This also includes writing summaries of progress reports and addendums as necessary to Support Plans and discharge summaries.  Attend Support Plan and Active Treatment meetings as required.

Designing and implementing work training programs to assist individuals accomplish goals and objectives as identified in their Support Plan.  This includes safety, health and social skills that relate to their work assignments.  This will also include functional supervision of trainees.  Additionally, assisting with community contract development.

Conduct in-service training to Vocational Instructor I’s and other staff utilizing modeling and demonstration techniques to ensure that the work training programs are properly accomplished.

Regularly monitor training programs as well as consumer services to ensure continuity and promote generalization of the skill learned.  This monitoring includes providing pertinent feedback to all staff.

Keeping abreast and maintaining a working knowledge of applicable APD and Center policies, including applicable articles of the AFSCME contract.

Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Preferred: At least one year of supervisory experience over employees
• Preferred: At least one year of experience working with individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities.
• Preferred: At least one year of experience working in a deli, café, or food service environment that includes experience preparing and cooking.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.
• Knowledge of a skilled vocation such as industrial arts, shoe repair or general maintenance.
• Skill in performing a skilled vocation such as industrial arts, shoe repair or general maintenance.
• Ability to work in a training capacity with people in individual and group settings.
• Ability to collect, record and evaluate data relating to the training of individuals.
• Ability to prepare and maintain records and other instructional materials.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to speak clearly and correctly to individuals and groups.
• Ability to listen effectively.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to vocational instruction.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.

Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Recruiting Contact

Lizzie Holland

Human Resource Specialist/Recruitment Manager

Sunland Human Resources

Division of Administration and Facility Operations

Email: lizzie.holland@apdcares.org

3700 Williams Drive 

Marianna, FL. 32446

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.