Instructional Developer

Date: Aug 20, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more. Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage.

Functional Title: Instructional Developer Job Title: Training & Dev Specialist V Agency: Health & Human Services Comm Department: CTD Posting Number: 20360 Closing Date: 09/03/2026 Posting Audience: Internal and External Occupational Category: Education Training and Library Salary Range: $5,098.66 - $5,500.00 Pay Frequency: Monthly

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-23 Shift: Day

Additional Shift Telework: Eligible for Telework Travel: Up to 15% Regular/Temporary: Regular Full Time/Part Time: Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt

Facility Location: Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 909 W 45TH ST #633 BLDG 3

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The Health and Specialty Care System (HSCS) serves 27 facilities in Texas with over 18,000 employees who provide care to individuals with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.

Benefits Of Working For HHS

• Medical insurance paid at 100% for eligible full-time employees and 50% for eligible dependents
• 15 paid holidays per year
• 8 hours of sick leave accrued monthly for full-time employees
• 8 hours of vacation leave accrued monthly for full-time employees (increasing with years of service)
• Defined benefit pension plan with lifetime annuities
• Professional development opportunities

For more information, see ERS Benefits at a Glance HSCS Competency, Training, and Development (CTD) is part of the Staff Support Services (SSS) team in the Business Operations Unit.

The HSCS CTD team supports facility CTD Departments by providing in-person, virtual, and hybrid training content as requested; creating and maintaining instructor-led and computer-based training and curriculum; responding to inquiries; providing guidance based on state mandates and HHS/HSCS policies and procedures; keeping accurate and up-to-date materials and records; managing and reporting data; certifying facility instructors; and facilitating division-wide training.

As part of the HSCS CTD team, the Instructional Developer will provide exceptional customer service to the HSCS facilities by collaborating with a team of instructional designers, subject matter experts and other stakeholders to update, create, manage, and deliver eLearning courses. The ideal candidate will ensure online content is managed, regular maintenance checks are performed, and technical issues are quickly resolved. In addition to using knowledge of adult learning theory to create engaging, accessible computer-based training (eLearning) content for multi-generational and multi-cultural facility staff, the developer may be asked to develop materials for instructor-led courses. Responsibilities include performing research on effective content delivery with user-friendly interfaces. The ideal candidate has strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills, is extremely proficient with software programs used for instructional development, and values innovation, creativity, and continuous process improvement. This individual will thrive when working independently and as part of a team and stay up to date with current eLearning best practices.

An in-basket exercise will be part of the interview process.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs) Plans, revises, designs, and develops engaging, interactive, user-friendly eLearning content to meet identified objectives while using adult learning principle…