Senior Learning & Development Specialist

Four Oaks Family & Children Services; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k Retirement plan

Growth & advancement opportunities

Competitive wages

Paid leave time

7 paid holidays

Business casual environment

Educational discounts

Fitness center discounts

Job summary

Four Oaks Family & Children Services in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Training & Development Specialist. The role focuses on providing training and development, plus internal and external customer support across the organization, delivered in-person, virtually, or in-program.

The position involves classroom instruction, coaching staff, maintaining LMS systems, and ensuring regulatory compliance and accreditation standards are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in social work, education or related field with group facilitation/training experience.
• AA and 3 years' experience in the field with group facilitation/training experience.
• 6 years experience in the field with group facilitation/training experience.
• Iowa Teaching License and/or BD/LD Strat II preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provides in-person training of company curriculum to employees in an engaging manner that promotes learning.
• Coaches, mentors staff in the implementation of skills learned in the classroom environment.
• Continuously evaluates and improves the quality and effectiveness of training.
• Assesses enterprise training needs & develops appropriate training resources.
• Provides technical assistance to programs in the development/implementation of training activities.
• Gathers & analyzes agency training documentation, including regulatory compliance.
• Utilizes and updates the agency Learning Management System (LMS).
• Manages and maintains employee training files.
• Demonstrates knowledge & understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
• Establishes and maintains quality improvement initiatives to assure regulatory compliance and accreditation standards.
• Identifies and proactively resolves issues/barriers to compliance & standards achievement.
• Provides proactive support & technical direction to agency personnel to support best practice service delivery.

Skills

Team collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Attention to detail

Training / classroom instruction

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work/education

Associate degree + 3 years experience

6 years field experience

Job description

Four Oaks Family & Children Services in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Training & Development Specialist. The role focuses on providing training and development, plus internal and external customer support across the organization, delivered in-person, virtually, or in-program.

The position involves classroom instruction, coaching staff, maintaining LMS systems, and ensuring regulatory compliance and accreditation standards are met.