Training Specialist

Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

This position serves as a member of the Statewide Payroll Training team and provides a wide variety of training, development, and consultative services to state agencies, state employees, and other audiences in relation to payroll and human resources for the State of Alaska.

The Division of Finance provides the highest quality accounting, payroll and travel services for the State of Alaska.

We are a welcoming community of accountants, analysts, technicians, and payroll specialists who conduct the State's financial business with integrity, accountability, and a spirit of continuous improvement.

• You will be part of a collaborative and supportive team where your work makes a real, statewide impact.
• You will be working in an environment that values innovation and continuous learning, giving you opportunities to grow and bring new ideas forward.
• As a member of the Division of Finance, you will gain unique exposure to a broad range of statewide fiscal practices and operational procedures that strengthen your professional skill set.
• You will be part of an inclusive and respectful workplace that empowers you to excel.
• Joining our team means contributing to a mission-driven organization dedicated to serving Alaska with excellence.

• You will enjoy a workplace with a view of Juneau’s beautiful downtown scenery.
• Located in the State Office Building, you are within close walking distance to coffee shops, restaurants, and numerous nature trails.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Knowledge of compensation concepts, principles, and practices, including pay and leave administration and compensation flexibilities.

Knowledge of teaching, training, research, making presentations, lecturing, testing, and other instructional methods.

Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications.

Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Teaching Others

  Helps others learn through formal or informal methods; identifies training needs; provides constructive feedback; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor.

• Interpersonal Skills

  Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and…