Trainer & Instructor II

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Staunton, VA

6d • $58,647 - $80,933 • Onsite

About The Position

The Trainer and Instructor II coordinates the implementation of New Employee Orientation (NEO) programming, ensuring that topics and materials covered are compliant with mandatory DBHDS and COV training requirements. This role maintains the master NEO Binder with the most up-to-date materials and ensures all NEOs are scheduled and stakeholders are notified at least one week prior to the start. The position also coordinates with presenters to ensure adequate training and substitutes as necessary. Additionally, this role is responsible for the full implementation of CCCA's Therapeutic Options, UKERU, DEFUSE, and First Aid/CPR training programs, including maintaining active trainers, ensuring curriculums are current, scheduling classes, and maintaining training records. The Trainer and Instructor II serves as a primary trainer for Therapeutic Options & First Aid/CPR programs and acts as a back-up trainer for other staff. This role develops curriculum for identified required training topics, possibly with committee assistance, and is responsible for implementing and providing agency-specific training. The position also identifies, recruits, and trains additional trainers as needed, coordinates and publicizes training schedules, and ensures records of attendance and proficiency are maintained and communicated. Finally, the role facilitates 1:1 or small group staff professional development training as needed.

Requirements

• Excellent planning, organization, and coordinating skills
• Superior presentation and teaching skills
• Demonstrated analytical and creative abilities in order to design and implement training programs and educational activities that provide necessary skills to improve employee performance and job satisfaction
• Able to communicate and interact with people at all levels of the organization as well as other stakeholders
• Excellent computer skills, esp. PowerPoint, Publisher, Word, Excel, and willingness and ability to learn new applications as necessary

Nice To Haves

• Must be able to achieve CPR/First Aid, Therapeutic Options, DEFUSE Trainer Certifications, as well as other necessary certifications to train on specific required policies, procedures, programs, software, etc.
• Experience in mental health or related field with emphasis on education and staff development preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinates Implementation of New Employee Orientation (NEO) programming
• Ensures topics and material covered in NEO are compliant with mandatory DBHDS and COV training requirements
• Maintains master NEO Binder with most up-to-date materials
• Ensures all NEOs are scheduled and all stakeholders notified at least one week prior to the start of NEO
• Coordinates with presenters to ensure adequate and appropriate training provided
• Substitutes as necessary for regular presenters or ensure adequate backup training is available
• Collects and maintains records as necessary to document attendance and understanding of material
• Responsible for full implementation of CCCA's Therapeutic Options, UKERU, DEFUSE, and First Aid/CPR training programs
• Maintains a minimum of 5 active trainers for each program
• Ensures curriculums are current and compliant
• Schedules and facilitates classes
• Ensures training records are properly maintained
• Serves as a primary trainer for Therapeutic Options & First Aid/CPR programs
• Serves as back-up trainer for rest of training staff
• Develops curriculum for identified required training topics
• Implement and provide agency specific training
• Identify/recruit/train additional trainers as necessary
• Coordinates, publicizes, and facilitates adequate training schedules
• Ensures records of attendance and proficiency are appropriately maintained and communicated
• Facilitates 1:1 or small group staff professional development training as needed

Benefits

• Confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully
• Fingerprint-based criminal history check
• Reference checks
• COVID-19 vaccination programs offered
• Reasonable accommodations available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview process

What This Job Offers

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