Staff Development Specialist

The Staff Development Specialist provides supports and avenues for employee relations throughout the agency by maintaining positive relationships, acting as a role model, and maintaining open lines of communication with all agency staff. The Staff Development Specialist along with the Coordinator of Staff Development, coordinates the new employee orientation, facilitates staff training, actively surveys the needs for staff training throughout the agency, supports the development and implementation of the Career Ladders, and ensures that quality Staff Development services are carried out throughout the agency.

QUALITY OF LIFE EXPECTATION FOR ALL STAFF:
To actively further the agency's mission to optimize quality of life (QofL) for individuals served by monitoring and implementing systems that promote the QofL of the individuals in our care.

Responsibilities:

• Provides Supports and avenues for employee relations throughout the agency by maintaining positive relationships, acting as a role model, and maintaining open lines of communication with all agency staff.
• In collaboration with the Coordinator of the Staff Development Department, coordinates the new employee orientation. Liaisons with Human Resources (HR) and others for the preparation of schedules, review of content and implementation of new employee orientation.
• Facilitates and provides staff training in an effort to give staff the necessary tools to perform their jobs. Arranges periodic observations in all areas to evaluate efficacy of staff training identifying any quality of care issues.
• Facilitates in-house and off-campus training opportunities and actively surveys the needs for staff training throughout the Agency.
• Represents Staff Development /agency in various forums.
• In conjunction with HR proper, supports the development and implementation of the Career ladder/Learn & Earn Program.
• Coordinate, supports, and continues to develop an agency-wide mentoring program.
• Will take direction from the coordinator of Staff Development to ensure that quality Staff Development services are carried out throughout the agency.

Requirements:

• BA in Human Services or related field with sufficient experience to perform the responsibilities of the position.
• Physically able to demonstrate crisis intervention techniques.
• Experience in Articulate Storyline, Learning Management Systems, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoints preferred.
• Must maintain qualifications in the crisis intervention procedure of the agency.
• Must be capable at all times of initiating or assisting in all components of the crisis intervention of the agency.
• Must be capable at all times of assisting occupants in the orderly evacuation of the facility, by both primary and secondary paths in the event of fire or other emergency.

Benefits:

• Up to 6 weeks of paid time off your 1st year (vacation, sick, holiday, etc.)
• College partnerships that provide discounts
• Scholarships available!
• 403B with company match
• Agency Sponsored activities (Volleyball, Bowling, etc)
• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA
• And much more, see link below

Anderson Center for Autism offers our Employees with a Generous Benefits Package:https://www.andersoncenterforautism.org/benefits

This position description in no way states or implies that the responsibilities listed are the only duties to be performed by the person filling this position. The person in the position may be required to perform other duties as necessitated by the situation or requested by his/her supervisor.

EOE

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