Developmental Training Instructor
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 8, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 6, 2026.
Make a Difference Every Day
What if your career could give you the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in someone's life every day?
At Misericordia, Developmental Training Instructors (DTIs) do much more than lead a classroom. You develop lesson plans, goals, and objectives, build relationships with community partners, and help residents live active, fulfilling lives with as much independence as possible.
As a DTI, you will work closely with residents and community partners to create meaningful learning opportunities, interacting with ease and confidence while helping ensure residents' rights and highest quality of life are protected.
Misericordia is actively hiring for 2 Developmental Training Instructors.
Why Join Misericordia?
- Meaningful work: Develop lesson plans, goals, and objectives that help residents grow and thrive.
- Make an impact: Build relationships with community partners that create real-world learning opportunities for residents.
- Supportive team: Work alongside DT team members committed to meeting Misericordia's high environmental, safety, personal care, and active treatment standards.
- Career growth: Take advantage of a paid training program and opportunities to grow throughout the organization.
- Education support: Take advantage of tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.
As a Developmental Training Instructor, You Will:
- Develop lesson plans, goals, and objectives
- Create and maintain relationships with community partners
- Interact with community members and volunteers with ease and confidence
- Ensure the rights of the residents are upheld
- Meet Misericordia's high environmental, safety, personal care, and active treatment standards
- Organize, manage resources, meet deadlines, and work independently
- Meet DT essential functions
Training and Professional Development
Misericordia is committed to helping employees continue to learn and grow.
DTIs must be able to complete 4 weeks of training upon hire.
You will work with experienced professionals across Misericordia while gaining hands-on experience supporting people with intellectual disabilities.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree required
- Minimum of one year of experience working with persons with intellectual disabilities
- Valid driver's license and good driving record required; must be comfortable driving vehicles of all sizes
- Ability to interact with community members and volunteers with ease and confidence
- Ability to organize, manage resources, meet deadlines, and work independently
- Ability to meet DT essential functions
- Ability to demonstrate reliability, flexibility, adaptability, professionalism, and work independently/without supervision
- Commitment to ensuring the rights of the residents
- Availability to work Monday through Friday, full-time (8:00 am to 4:00 pm)
Pay
Base Pay
- Developmental Training Instructor: $21.00-$22.00 per hour
Job Type
- Full Time
Benefits
- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) with company matching
- Roth 401(k) with 2% match and tax-free withdrawals after retirement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Referral bonus
- Professional training and development opportunities
- Opportunities for career growth
- Referrals to state-funded resources that provide childcare support
About Misericordia
Misericordia Heart of Mercy is a home to over 600 children and adults with mild to profound developmental disabilities. Misericordia offers a community of care that maximizes potential for persons with mild to profound developmental disabilities, many of whom are also physically challenged.
Misericordia offers a continuum of care to meet residents' diverse needs and aspires for each individual to live as independently as possible in the highest level of community integration feasible. At Misericordia, we value our employees' fostering opportunities for growth and development, generous benefits, competitive pay, and a supportive work environment. Misericordia employees contribute to the mission and the community with their presence and focus on making residents' lives a life worth living.
Misericordia is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) according to Title 44, Ill. Administrative Code, and Subpart C Section 750.150.