Learning Specialist (Training)

Description

Are you a training professional with experience supporting, implementing, planning, and coordinating trainings? Do you enjoy improving job performance? Does your experience include working within the mental health or developmental disabilities field?

If the above describes your passion, you could be the Learning Specialist that Devereux Pocono is looking for!

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Pocono Center provides programs and services for adults with developmental disabilities. Located in Newfoundland, PA, the Learning Specialist schedules and delivers training and development to Devereux employees using a variety of instructional strategies and activities suited for adult learners. The Learning Specialist will coordinate, facilitate, monitor, evaluate, and record training activities as well as assist in creating and developing training materials.

Being a Learning Specialist at Devereux Pocono has its Advantages! You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

• A chance to be part of something that supports the community you live in
• A fun and fast-paced environment
• A group of like-minded peers to share knowledge, thoughts, and ideas within the field of Behavioral Health
• A collaborative working environment with a multidisciplinary team
• The ability to interface with many levels of Leadership
• A robust tuition assistance and development program
• An excellent benefits package

Pay rate: $19.11/hr - $21.79/hr dependent upon experience

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills, and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to fifteen thousand dollars annually for undergraduate and twenty-five thousand dollars annually for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

Learn more about the Pocono Center!

Learn more about Devereux's Brand New ASCEND Program, Benefitting Our Hard-Working Healthcare Heroes!

Keywords: (training, learning, new hire orientation, behavioral health, trainer, presenter, non-profit, CPR)

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in development, education, training, or related field preferred. A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience working within a behavioral healthcare setting. At least 1 year of experience conducting staff training and development, preferably in a healthcare or social services setting. Instructor's certification in First Aid, CPR, and Crisis Prevention/Intervention preferred. Experience with learning management systems and data collection/analyzing platforms (Absorb, MyAvatar, and/or other internal and external software applications pertinent to the position) preferred.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse occurring in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.