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Texas Health and Human Services · 1 day ago

Training and Development Specialist II

Brenham, TX

Contract

Onsite

Entry Level

$3,581.33/mo - $5,372.41/mo

1+ years exp

Texas Health and Human Services is committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. The Training and Development Specialist II is responsible for planning, designing, organizing, conducting, and evaluating training programs to ensure employees are effectively trained in their competencies.

Health Care

No H1B

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes, and conducts training classes as assigned in group class -type settings or computer lab environments to include New Hire Orientation, refresher training and continuing education classes to ensure trainees' competency

Evaluates employee competencies and skills as outlined in policy and/or course requirements

Acts as a substitute trainer for other FCTD team members in case of absences to ensure constant delivery of training classes when scheduled

Promotes training quality and effectiveness; customizes HHS FCTD standardized training to increase trainee perception of relevance to the facility's environment and uses creativity and/or other training techniques to inject interactivity and interest to increase trainee engagement and retention of training modules; ensures all aspects of training support the delivery of services to the facility's patients and/or clients while providing safety for the employee

Maintains accurate and complete training records as required in order to correctly document staff training and to develop and provide reports of training due or delinquent

Ensures proper attendance records are completed for all assigned classes and submitted to the appropriate FCTD team member and/or entered in all applicable record-keeping systems

Assists with FCTD team's development of curriculum materials, including multimedia presentations, as needed for classes in order to utilize all available resources including state-of-the-art techniques in training

Demonstrates an awareness of safety and infection control practices to ensure safe work experiences

Maintains department equipment per guidelines so that equipment remains clean and in good repair

Reports any problems with equipment in a timely manner

Assist facility managers and other FCTD team members with identification of needed training and/or training issues arising in classes or identified by participants, and development of training responses to those needs or improvement of training delivery

Conducts post-orientation (on-the-job) training assessments once new employees have been trained in the residential setting, when needed, and completes required documentation

Maintains necessary certifications to teach assigned classes including specialty HHS classes developed for interaction with SSLC individuals such as trauma-informed care, response blocking (Ukeru) and Safe Use of Restraints (SUR) and/or general public response classes such as CPR

Serves as a Master Trainer to train other trainers, as assigned

Serves as a subject matter expert on training curriculum

Attends and participates in facility meetings as assigned to provide training perspectives, quality improvement recommendations or discussions of training for facility's programs, and reports of training statistics of the facility's employees

Conducts needs assessments and program assessments to determine training sufficiency and areas for improvement

Performs other duties as assigned in order to ensure services are provided

Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation

Qualification

Training proceduresAdult education principlesCPR instructor certificationCurriculum developmentInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsJudgmentTeamworkCreativityFlexibility

Required

High school diploma or equivalent is required

At least one (1) year of experience providing services to persons with developmental disabilities in an institutional/residential setting or paid experience facilitating/ conducting competency-based training to employees or adult learners in a classroom or on-the-job setting is required

Must possess valid Texas driver's license or obtain it no later than 90 days after hire date

Applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check, pre-employment drug screen, and registry checks including the Client Abuse/Neglect Reporting System (CANRS), Nurse Aide, Medication Aide and Employee Misconduct and HHS List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for employment at a state-operated facility

Preferred

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university is preferred

Have both experience providing services to persons with developmental disabilities and experience facilitating/ conducting competency-based training to employees or adult learners in a classroom or on-the-job setting