Learning Specialist (Training)

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; Newfoundland (PA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Learning Specialist to enhance the training and development of its dedicated team. This role involves scheduling and delivering impactful training sessions tailored for adult learners, fostering a collaborative environment, and working closely with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have experience in behavioral healthcare and a strong background in training coordination. Join a supportive community that values professional growth and offers robust tuition assistance programs. This is a unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of individuals within the developmental disabilities field.

Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Collaborative Work Environment

Career Accelerator Program

Excellent Benefits Package

Fast-Paced Environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in behavioral healthcare settings.
• Experience in conducting staff training and development.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and deliver training to Devereux employees.
• Coordinate and evaluate training activities and materials.

Skills

Training Coordination

Instructional Strategies

Behavioral Healthcare Knowledge

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Development or Education

Tools

Learning Management Systems

Absorb

MyAvatar

Job description

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 to create and develop training materials.

Advantages of Being a Learning Specialist at Devereux Pocono

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
• Working environment that is collaborative with a multidisciplinary team
• The ability to interface with many levels of Leadership
• A robust tuition assistance and development program
• Excellent benefit package

Payrate: $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 annually for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

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 experience working within a behavioral healthcare setting. At least 1 year of experience conducting staff training and development, preferably in a health care 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 to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.