Learning & Development Specialist - Inland Empire
About The Position
The Learning and Development Specialist plays a vital role in shaping the early employee experience at Woodcraft Rangers. This position leads and facilitates all components of the New Employee Welcome Series, ensuring new hires are engaged, supported, and set up for success from day one through their first day on site. This position is responsible for leading and facilitating all aspects of the New Employee Welcome Series, through internal systems, coordinating onboarding experiences such as in-person training, online learning, cycle planning, and shadow days, and ensuring all compliance requirements are met, and provides ongoing support to new hires . In addition, the Onboarding Specialist continuously evaluates and improves onboarding processes, tools, and resources to enhance efficiency and create seamless, welcoming, and mission-aligned experience for all new employees. While maintaining strong communication across departments. In addition, the Onboarding Specialist evaluates and improves onboarding processes, tools, and resources to enhance efficiency and create a seamless, welcoming, and mission-aligned experience for all new employees. The Learning and Development Specialist plays a hands-on role in welcoming and supporting new employees as they join the organization. This position is responsible for facilitating the New Employee Welcome Series, coordinating onboarding logistics, and serving as a primary resource for new hires as they navigate their first weeks at Woodcraft Rangers. The Onboarding Specialist ensures that every new team member feels informed, supported, and set up for success from day one, creating welcoming and inclusive experiences that reflect the organization's mission and culture.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Communications, or a related field
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in Human Resources or Learning & Development or Training Facilitation, onboarding, preferably in a fast-paced, high-volume, or nonprofit setting.
- Strong understanding of onboarding best practices, HR compliance, and employment lifecycle processes.
- Experience with LMS platforms (Absorb preferred), document management tools, and collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams).
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with hiring managers, IT, and other departments to deliver seamless onboarding experience.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.
Responsibilities
- New Employee Welcome Session Facilitation
- Facilitate weekly New Employee Welcome Sessions, creating an engaging and welcoming experience for all new employees
- Prepare and organize all materials, logistics, and communications for New Employee Welcome Sessions
- Present key organizational information, policies, and expectations aligned to Woodcraft Rangers' mission and culture
- Communicate company policies and ensure new hires understand expectations and organizational procedures
- New Employee Welcome Series Coordination & Improvement
- Coordinate New Employee Welcome Series logistics in collaboration with hiring managers, HR, and internal teams
- Participate in Learning & Development and New Employee Welcome Series meetings to evaluate onboarding effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities
- Continuously improve New Employee Welcome Series processes, tools, and resources to enhance efficiency and employee experience
- Gather feedback from new hires and hiring managers; track trends and share insights with Human Resources, Learning & Development, and Program teams
- Shadow Day & Site Management
- Identify and maintain model sites; coordinate logistics and scheduling for shadow days
- Manage and coordinate shadow day assignments to new hires
- Collect, verify, and process shadow day paperwork and documentation
- Learning Management & Portal Support (Absorb & Resource Portal)
- Manage and assign online courses through Absorb, ensuring timely completion of assigned courses for new employees
- Manage Cycle Planning progress through the Resource Portal, ensuring timely completion of Cycle Plans
- Support new hires in onboarding into the Resource Portal and Absorb LMS, ensuring access and navigation support
- Serve as a primary point of contact for new hires when utilizing the Resource Portal and Absorb
- New Hire Progress Tracking & Check-ins
- Conduct when needed check-ins with new hires to confirm completion of cycle plans, shadow day experiences, and required online courses
- Support 30/60/90-day check-ins, tracking milestones, goals, and integration into teams
- Partner with Human Resources to finalize individualized onboarding plans and assess new hire progress
- Ongoing New Hire Support
- Provide ongoing support to new hires as they transition into their roles
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Competitive salary – $28.84-$34.00 per hour (based on experience and qualifications)
- Paid vacation & sick time – generous time off to recharge
- Lifecraft program – free college & career advancement for all staff
- Upward mobility – promote-from-within culture
- Health, dental & vision – comprehensive benefits coverage
- 403(b) retirement plan – invest in your future
- Pet insurance – because your whole family matters
- Mission-driven work – impact 30,000 + young people annually
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
