Training Specialist

Child Care Associates; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Child Care Associates in Denton, TX seeks a Training Specialist to boost staff performance and compliance. You will identify training needs with leadership, develop tailored programs, and implement materials for early education and developmental services.

The role emphasizes onboarding, policy updates, and ongoing staff development across the organization. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s in child development or related field, with experience in adult education or CCMS support, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in child development or related field.
• At least 1 year full-time work in adult education or training, or 3 years in CCMS support with high school diploma.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and multimedia training platforms.
• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Authorized to work in US/TX and pass background checks.

Responsibilities

• Assess training needs with leadership, surveys, and audits.
• Develop and deliver tailored training programs.
• Create training materials, manuals, guides.
• Present trainings using diverse formats.
• Maintain training records and testing results.
• Assist management with staff development plans.
• Facilitate onboarding with a 90-day program.
• Stay updated on policy changes and update training materials.
• Perform other related duties.

Skills

Adult education

Communication skills

Office software

Training program design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in child development

High school diploma or equivalent with CCMS experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Child Care Associates is an equal opportunity employer who offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, mental or physical disability, political affiliation, beliefs, protected veteran status in accordance with applicable federal laws, or any other protected class.

The Training Specialist serves as a dynamic and results-driven individual with a focus on enhancing staff performance, compliance, and organizational effectiveness. He/She will be responsible for identifying training needs through collaboration with leadership, surveys, and internal audits. The Training Specialist will design and implement tailored training programs aligned with the organization’s goals, emphasizing early education and developmental services.

• Assess training and development needs through communication with leadership and managers, surveys, and audits.
• Develop unique and appropriate training programs to fulfill organization’s needs improve job skills, or overall quality assurance and compliance.
• Create and/or acquire training materials, including procedure manuals, guides, and training materials.
• Present training and development programs using diverse formats of adult training including group discussion, lectures, simulations, and videos.
• Maintain records of training and development activities, attendance, results of tests or assessments, and retraining requirements.
• Responsible for assisting management personnel with the development of training plans for continued staff development.
• Facilitate onboarding for new staff with a 90-day training program for all new employees.
• Conduct ongoing training while working as a Client Service Specialist to support clients in receiving child services.
• Stay up to date with policy and procedure changes and implement new training materials.
• Other related duties as assigned.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in child development or a closely related field.
• A minimum of one-year full-time work experience in adult education or training, customer service, or social work OR high school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of three years’ work experience in a CCMS support position.
• Computer proficiency required including Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to utilize a variety of multimedia training platforms and methods.
• Excellent demonstrated organizational, verbal and written communication skills including the ability to interact effectively with all levels of personnel, parents and external vendors with professionalism and diplomacy.
• Must be legally authorized to work in US/TX.
• Position subject to successful completion of background checks.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods.
• Repetitive use of hands for reaching, handling, and turning.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds; includes light lifting of supplies and materials.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to twist, turn, kneel, bend, and stoop as needed.