OCR Training Assistant *Remote​/Hybrid

OCR Training Assistant

The Office of the Child's Representative (OCR) mission is to give children and youth a voice in Colorado legal proceedings through high-quality legal representation that protects and promotes their safety, interests, and rights.

OCR values accountability, efficiency, and empowerment.

OCR is an independent agency within the State of Colorado Judicial Branch that supports and oversees attorney guardians ad litem (GAL), child's legal representatives (CLR), and counsel for youth throughout the state.

The OCR Training Assistant is exempt from overtime under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, serving at the pleasure of the Executive Director of the Office of the Child's Representative. All prospective employees of the Colorado Judicial Branch are subject to background investigation prior to hiring.

OCR's training program ensures that attorneys remain current in state and federal law and regulations, social science research, and evidence-based practices impacting the representation of children and youth. The Training Assistant will provide project management along with technical and administrative support to the Training Director.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in the development and maintenance of a comprehensive training program ensuring attorneys remain current in state and federal law and regulations, social science research, and evidence-based practices impacting the representation of children and youth.
• Complete administrative tasks as assigned that contribute to the efficient and effective maintenance and delivery of the training program.
• Develop, implement, or maintain internal systems to maximize training delivery efforts, track attendance and training compliance.
• Work with staff to plan and implement new and ongoing training policies and procedures.
• Manage mentor program logistics and tracking.
• Assist in the delivery of in-person and virtual trainings that are timely, accessible, and innovative.
• Effectively execute pre, post and day-of training and administrative tasks for all training events.
• Coordinate scheduling and communications on trainings with attendees, vendors, and venues.
• Lead technical facets of OCR trainings such as advertising, logistics, registration, and AV support as applicable.
• Organize and coordinate efforts to deliver OCR's 2 new contractor orientation trainings annually.
• Assist with the coordination, development and/or finalization of training agenda and materials to meet the unique need of each training.
• Support OCR's efforts to ensure training is accessible remotely by hosting virtual trainings on a variety of virtual platforms.
• Stay abreast of relevant programs, technology changes, enhancements, features, accessibility.
• Assist with OCR's learning management system as assigned.
• Assist in maintaining OCR's training resources and website.
• Create institutional memory by maintaining all training related issues, needs, materials and correspondence
• Ensure all training related materials and relevant supplemental resources are readily available to OCR attorneys
• Maintain, update, and enhance the OCR website as necessary
• Maintain, update, and distribute a monthly training email bulletin
• Support OCR contract attorneys and staff by working collaboratively in all aspects of OCR's mission.
• Lend assistance to other staff as needed in completing tasks and meeting deadlines in a manner effective and efficient for the staff.
• Assume responsibility for additional tasks as necessary consistent with instructions provided by staff and the Training Director.
• Support OCR programs, priorities, and goals.
• Execute tasks effectively to meet the needs of OCR programs, processes, and procedures.
• Ensure information for all events and program maintenance is accurate, complete, and up to date.
• Ensure accuracy and thoroughness in finalizing projects.
• Effectively consider and address the user experience in tasks and assignments.
• Ensure processes, tracking, policies, and program maintenance are aligned with OCR's existing agency-wide processes, resources, and systems.

Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado. Non-residents must be willing to move to Colorado upon hiring.

Minimum educational/professional qualifications:

Applicants must have a bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.) in business, public or court administration or related field from a four-year accredited college or university or an associate degree and two years of relevant administrative assistant or training experience or graduation from high school or equivalent and five years of relevant administrative assistant or training experience.

The ideal Training Assistant will have:

• Demonstrated experience with the planning, coordination and/or execution of training or other event types
• Proficiency in the following platforms and programs:
  Zoom Meeting, Zoom Webinar, Camtasia, Canva (or other graphic design…