Employee Trainer

Cornerstone Support Services, Inc. • Harrisonburg, VA

8d • $55,000 - $60,000

About The Position

Cornerstone Support Services is seeking an Employee Trainer based in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with regular travel to Roanoke. The role provides onboarding, orientation, ongoing training, and hands-on skills instruction for employees at both locations. Working within Human Resources and in close collaboration with the training leader and program teams, the trainer helps employees understand and apply Cornerstone’s approved training in their daily work. The position primarily delivers established training, assesses employee understanding, maintains training records, and shares feedback to help improve courses.

Experience supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in residential and day support settings is preferred. Experience training, teaching, mentoring, coaching, providing direct support, or supervising employees in disability services is also preferred. The role requires regular travel between Harrisonburg and Roanoke and occasional evening or weekend training to accommodate employee schedules.

Requirements

• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to explain information clearly, lead group learning, and provide constructive feedback.
• Strong organization, time management, and recordkeeping skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with Human Resources, supervisors, and program teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and ability to learn training and recordkeeping systems.
• Ability to travel regularly between Harrisonburg and Roanoke.
• Availability for occasional evening or weekend training to accommodate employee schedules.
• Ability to obtain and maintain certifications needed to teach assigned courses.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, particularly in residential and day support settings.
• Experience training, teaching, mentoring, or coaching employees.
• Experience providing direct support or supervising employees in disability services.
• Current instructor credentials in CPR/First Aid/AED or Therapeutic Options.

Responsibilities

• Conduct engaging training for new and current employees in Harrisonburg and Roanoke.
• Use approved materials, group discussions, demonstrations, videos, and practice activities to support employee learning.
• Coordinate training schedules with Human Resources and program supervisors.
• Evaluate employee understanding and skills, provide additional instruction, and identify retraining needs.
• Maintain accurate records of attendance, course completion, assessments, and training renewals.
• Collaborate with residential and day support teams to identify training needs and connect instruction to daily responsibilities.
• Share employee questions, feedback, and suggestions with the training leader.
• Prepare training spaces, materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Maintain certifications and instructor credentials applicable to assigned courses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed