Professional Development Trainer

• Pay or shift range: $45,670 USD to $54,912 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Behavioral Health Network (BHN) is a leading statewide provider of behavioral health services and a Certified Great Place to Work. Since 1938, BHN has been dedicated to helping individuals, families, and communities thrive through compassionate, high-quality care and support services. With deep roots in Western Massachusetts and a growing presence across the Commonwealth, we are currently seeking a Professional Development Trainer to join the Center for Education & Professional Excellence.

This is an exciting opportunity to support staff and community partners through engaging, skills-based training that builds confidence, competence, and readiness in essential professional and emergency response practices.

• Purpose-Driven Work – Help employees and community partners build skills that support safe, high-quality behavioral health care.
• Meaningful Training Impact – Deliver learning that strengthens confidence, competence, and preparedness across BHN and the communities we serve.
• Variety & Engagement – Facilitate in-person, virtual, and hybrid learning for diverse audiences with different roles, experiences, and learning needs.
• Professional Growth – Continue developing your expertise in facilitation, adult learning, workforce development, and emergency response training.
• Supportive Team Culture – Join a collaborative workplace guided by our HEART values:
  Humanity, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork.
• Stability & Opportunity – Build your career with a well-established organization that has served Massachusetts communities since 1938.
• Comprehensive Benefits – Generous PTO, 403(b), tuition reimbursement, medical, dental, vision, employee assistance programs, and more.
• Certified Great Place to Work – Work for an organization recognized for creating a positive and engaging employee experience.

• Support New Employee Orientation (NEO) by facilitating assigned topics and helping new employees complete ongoing training in the Learning Management System (LMS).
• Deliver mandated and ongoing professional development for staff and community partners, including certification, recertification, and remediation training as needed.
• Facilitate engaging in-person, virtual, and hybrid training sessions using approved curricula, learning materials, and instructional strategies.
• Adapt training delivery to meet the needs of diverse audiences with varying learning styles, roles, and levels of experience.
• Maintain current knowledge of assigned content, organizational policies, regulatory requirements, adult learning practices, and workforce development best practices.
• Create a supportive, professional learning environment that promotes participant confidence, competence, and successful outcomes.
• Assess participant performance and provide clear, constructive feedback to support successful certification and skill development.
• Complete course documentation, certification cards, rosters, and related reporting accurately and on time.
• Ensure training equipment is properly maintained and functional while promoting compliance with organizational and health and safety requirements.
• Serve as a training resource to staff and leadership, including helping users navigate the LMS and troubleshoot relevant Microsoft applications.
• Collaborate with The Center team on training initiatives, participate in ongoing professional development, and travel to designated BHN training sites as required.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Strong facilitation and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage learners from varied backgrounds and disciplines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to create a supportive learning environment and respond professionally to differing perspectives or conflict within groups.
• Ability to assess participant performance and provide clear, supportive, and actionable feedback.
• Proficiency with computers, Microsoft…