Training Specialist

Job Description

We are hiring in Pawtucket, Rhode Island! Join us at Easterseals Rhode Island for a rewarding job opportunity as a Training Specialist.

As a Training Specialist you will report to the Director of Quality Assurance and will be responsible for identifying, developing, coordinating and facilitating staff and client training programs designed to enhance operational efficiencies and program outcomes.

• Design, administer, analyze and report the results of staff and client training needs assessments.
• Develop, coordinate and facilitate staff training programs in response to the results of training needs assessments, as well as internal and external audits.
• Research, identify and recommend external trainers and training curriculum in response to identified staff and client training needs.
• Host all external trainers and training events.
• Develop training evaluation instruments to measure and assess the impact of staff training on operational efficiencies and program effectiveness.
• Carry out special program development projects, as directed.

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in teaching, curriculum development, human resources development, or a related field of study. A master’s degree in one of these fields is preferred.
• Not less than three (3) years of satisfactory full-time teaching or training experience, of which at least 1 year must have included curriculum research and development.
• Extensive public speaking, moderation and group facilitation experience.
• Experience working with public assistance recipients, the homeless, formally incarcerated people, and/or those affected by the challenges associated with poverty.

Easterseals Rhode Island provides services for individuals with IDD who are referred through the RI Bureau of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) and the Office of Rehabilitative Services (ORS). Each participant has a comprehensive Individual Service Plan (ISP), which outlines their specific goals for participation in job preparation, employment, and community integration.

The Fedcap Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We are an EEO employer committed to diversity, M/F/D/V.