Learning And Development Specialist (Remote - Minnesota)

Position Summary:

The Learning & Development Specialist will coordinate, produce, and facilitate developed training programs for leaders and individual contributors within the organization, as well as update and review all content and materials. This position will maintain accurate records in our LMS and employee files, monitor employee progress, generate reports, and ensure that employees are enrolled in required and relevant trainings in a timely manner.

Day in the life: In a typical day, a Learning and Development Specialist can expect to...

• Administration: Manage the logistical aspects of training initiatives, overseeing the creation of an annual training calendar, coordinating participant registration, facilitating communication plans, managing technology integration, overseeing materials distribution, ensuring adequate space allocation, and handling all associated factors for seamless training execution.
• Content and Materials Maintenance: Format, brand, and update existing materials to fit brand style guidelines, accuracy, and relevance.
• LMS Support: Upload and organize training content within the LMS.
• Facilitation and Production: Produce live internal training sessions, supporting internal and external presenting partners and learners with technology.

Job Pay & Perks:

• Typical starting pay range: $25.00 - $30.00 
• Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota prioritizes work-life balance. Many roles are hybrid, and we offer competitive pay, flexible hours, a variety of benefit options and an employee discount.
  • Work/life balance: This role is eligible to work remotely but must be locally based / available to be on site as needed.

• Benefits: Generous paid time off (PTO) program, competitive medical, dental and vision plans, employer-paid life insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee discount!
• Opportunities for career development and advancement

About You:

Required Knowledge & Skills:

• Detail oriented, delivers consistent and high-quality results.
• Organized, develops specific goals, and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
• Excellent written and technical communication, conveys information clearly and concisely.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills, both in-person and virtually.
• Collaborative, works effectively with one or more individuals to complete projects or tasks
• Reliable judgement and decision making, handles confidential information with the utmost discretion and escalates issues when appropriate.
• Adept with a variety of multimedia authoring, publishing, and conferencing software. (Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, BrainShark, Screencast-O-Matic, ZOOM, MS Teams)
• Administrative experience with LMS and/or HRIS software. (UKG Pro Learning, UKG Pro)

Prior Experience & Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in training and work experience
• At least 1-2 years of related job experience

About Us:

• Leadership recognizes the importance of varied backgrounds and racial diversity contributing to our organization’s goals and future. Read more about us here.
• Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that offers job training and customized career support to eliminate barriers to work and independence.
• Proceeds from thrift retail, e-commerce, grants and financial contributions fund our nearly 20 customized services that help Minnesotans get equitable access to jobs, create stable careers and realize the power of work.
• Shopping and donating items divert over 65 million pounds from local landfills annually and have helped us connect people to jobs since 1919. 

Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota (GESMN) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. GESMN will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based upon a person’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, age, sexual or affectional orientation, gender identity, familial status, ancestry, local human rights commission activity, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other protected class.