Training Specialist Education

Training Specialist Education

Participates in all phases of short- and long-range training program development planning, implementation, and evaluation in conjunction with other facility education staff.

Serves as the point of contact for routine training and development matters.

Develops and/or modifies procedures, courses, training guides and plans, and seeks alternative training sources for an organization having a fairly well-defined and readily understood mission.

Develops innovative program activities to address special educational needs that have not been satisfied by traditional educational methods.

These innovative program designs apply to a broad range of training areas.

Reviews available resources and educational materials for appropriateness and selects or modifies these materials to address existing educational problems and needs.

Develops new training materials and activities where none exist.

Prepares internal office instructions governing local training development programs.

Works with all facility staff to identify and develop continuing education programs for facility quality improvement.

Conducts formal and/or informal in-service and continuing education programs based on identified needs.

Provides training to Health Care facility staff, utilizing adult learning principles and appropriate teaching aids when applicable. Reviews, analyses, and evaluates training courses and programs to assess their quality and effectiveness.

Follows up on training to determine successful completion of courses.

Ensures that assigned training/development meets requirements outlined in agency self-assessment guidance.

Works with Section Chief and employee development staff to analyze and evaluate training programs, identifying problems and deficiencies and developing workable solutions.

Implements improvement plans to meet established goals and objectives.

Independently develops specific training needs surveys to focus on special areas for problem identification, and analyzes the data to identify appropriate interventions.

These surveys are used to appraise operations and program results in training and development, and to enhance long-term outcomes.

Monitors current educational activities to ensure compliance with the strategic plan and to identify activities for revision when evaluations indicate true needs are not being met.

Conducts "train-the-trainer" workshops, participates in new employee orientation, and conducts training for staff that will use the Talent Management System (TMS) education tracking system in their services.

Performs duties as the TMS Domain Manager.

Independently identifies and contracts appropriate resources and faculty.

Projects appropriate budgetary requirements and maintains schedules consistent with accomplishment of organizational missions.

Provides leadership and services as educational advisor and consultant for all levels of the organization.

Performs duties as the Education Service Contracting Officer Representative.

Work Schedule:

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Compressed/Flexible:
May be Authorized

Telework:
This position may be authorized for Ad-Hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#:
Training Specialist Education/ PD803830

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO):
Not Authorized