Field Training Specialist — Onboarding & Coaching (Hybrid)

Aspire Living & Learning; Hamden (CT); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health, Dental, & Vision

FSA/HSA options

Lifestyle Spending with JOON

403(b) Employer Match

Generous Paid Time Off

Professional Growth Opportunities

Life & Disability Insurance, EAP, Tele

More employee benefits

Job summary

Aspire Living & Learning seeks a Training Specialist to design, deliver, and monitor practical learning solutions across multiple formats for diverse roles. You will partner with leadership to implement onboarding programs, coach staff, and support quality and compliance initiatives.

The role requires strong facilitation, adaptability, and independent decision-making, with regular field-based travel and a hybrid work arrangement in the Hamden area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in training, education, human services, organizational development, business, or a related field is required or equivalent experience.
• Two to three years of experience in human services, employee training, education, quality assurance, organizational development, or a related field required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training in multiple formats (in-person, virtual, onsite, small-group).
• Support onboarding programs (All On Board and other new-hire training).
• Adapt facilitation methods for frontline, clinical, educational and administrative staff.
• Provide coaching, observational feedback, and skill-building support to employees and managers.
• Participate in agency-wide learning initiatives, including micro-trainings during community meetings.
• Train to be a CT Investigator.
• Support supervisors with practice observations, feedback, and competency assessment.
• Share observations with leadership and QA to support follow-up and continuous improvement.

Skills

Facilitation

Coaching

Relationship-building

Data-driven training

Tech-savvy

Independence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in training/education/related field

2–3 years experience in human services/training

Tools

Therap

Relias

UKG

Microsoft 365

Job description

Aspire Living & Learning seeks a Training Specialist to design, deliver, and monitor practical learning solutions across multiple formats for diverse roles. You will partner with leadership to implement onboarding programs, coach staff, and support quality and compliance initiatives.

The role requires strong facilitation, adaptability, and independent decision-making, with regular field-based travel and a hybrid work arrangement in the Hamden area.