Senior Training Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform some or all of the activities described below.

• Reviews applicable technology and literature, surveys agency/department personnel, and confers with management to determine training needs.
• Determines employee and agency training and professional development needs through surveys, interviews, or other sources; reviews and analyzes special requests for training courses and professional development.
• Designs and implements training programs for adults to maximize student acquisition and retention of knowledge, skills, abilities, and perspectives.
• Assesses training program effectiveness and revises programs accordingly.
• Evaluates training program content and recommends modifications.
• Writes lesson plans, curriculum, handouts, and other training materials.
• Prepares curriculum, designs participant manuals, collects appropriate videos and other materials, and conducts or facilitates training, meetings, seminars or other discussions in various settings
• Coordinates and acts as liaison with higher learning centers, training institutes and individuals to develop training courses and ensure expertise in a variety of specialized areas.
• Conducts classroom or other types of training using adult education and training principles and techniques; evaluates results and makes changes or adjustments as needed.
• Counsel employees and supervisors concerning training problems and provides information about educational opportunities and eligibility requirements.
• Monitors the training budget to ensure adequate program funding.
• Maintains a library, records and files of training courses, registrations, course attendance, materials, and other information.
• May supervise other staff.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Job Specifications 

• Knowledge of curriculum development methods and techniques, specifically adult instructional course development, research, and practice.
• Knowledge of applicable statutory training standards, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of adult instructional course development and classroom presentation methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of applicable subject matter current trends and developments.
• Skill in the application of managerial and supervisory techniques.
• Skill in designing training programs to achieve objectives.
• Skill in presenting training courses to adult classes.
• Ability to organize and coordinate training activities with other organizations and individuals
• Ability to plan and organize adult education courses and facilitation activities; and to plan and evaluate training activities
• Ability to assess staff training needs, and design appropriate training programs.
• Ability to measure training effectiveness, compile results and take appropriate action.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
• Ability to collect, organize and evaluate data and to develop logical conclusions.
• Ability to work effectively with others.

Physical Requirements

• This job is performed in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Work Category

• Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.  If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Graduation from an accredited four-year degree granting college or university; AND
• Two years of experience in adult teaching or coordinating adult training programs; OR
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above.