TRAINING ADMINISTRATOR

The GEO Group•Big Spring, TX

About The Position

The Training Administrator plans, implements, and evaluates internal and external training programs for correctional and administrative staff. Programs use classroom instruction, practical application, and supervised on-the-job training to achieve contract and organizational learning objectives. The role identifies facility training needs, develops an annual training plan, and designs, develops, or acquires programs for implementation. It may also develop curriculum plans to meet client needs. The position supports facility and organizational goals by evaluating existing programs, developing or acquiring new ones, and ensuring successful implementation, including providing quantitative support for new programs. The Training Administrator works with management on new employee orientation, pre-service, on-the-job, in-service, specialized, contractor, and volunteer training, and continually seeks to improve existing programs. The role coordinates and instructs training courses, or obtains instructors, for correctional and non-correctional personnel, contractors, and volunteers. It provides or facilitates unit orientation for non-employee personnel, manages training workflow, and supplies trainers with supplemental instruction. The administrator documents training hours, reviews training records, verifies certifications, advises employees of recertification deadlines, and helps maintain certifications in line with client agency requirements. The position may oversee training records and participant progress, ensure attendance under applicable policies, make recommendations regarding new employees who do not appear to meet facility standards, and manage other employees, including hiring, performance evaluation, training, promotion, and discipline. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED certification required.
Five years of progressive work experience in corrections or law enforcement, including at least one year of correctional facility experience; five years of comparable professional training experience may substitute for the corrections or law enforcement requirement at management’s discretion.
Complete a Training for Trainers or instructor development course within 180 days of appointment.
Meet all standards and qualifications required by the contracting agency.
Ability to act in a supervisory capacity and maintain close contact with all aspects of the training program and personnel.
Ability to motivate employees to strive for professionalism.
Above-average written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to develop written training lesson plans and proposals and present them verbally to diverse audiences.
Stay current with organizational and contractual policies, regulations, updates, and alterations that must be incorporated into training courses.
Ability to use computers and the software application packages used by the facility.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in training, organizational development, communication, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Identify facility training needs and develop an annual training plan.
Design, develop, or acquire training programs for implementation within the facility; may develop curriculum plans to meet client needs.
Evaluate existing training programs and develop or acquire new programs, ensure successful implementation, and provide quantitative support for new programs.
Work with management to develop employee orientation, pre-service, on-the-job, in-service, specialized, contractor, and volunteer training.
Continually enhance and improve existing training programs.
Coordinate and instruct, or obtain instruction for, training courses for correctional and non-correctional personnel, contractors, and volunteers.
Interact with users in the direct application of training materials.
Provide or facilitate unit orientation classes for volunteers, contractors, and other non-employee personnel.
Manage workflow and provide trainers with supplemental or support instruction.
Document employee training hours; review training records for security and non-security staff, contractors, and volunteers.
Verify certifications are current, advise employees of recertification deadlines, and work with employees to maintain certifications required by client agencies.
Recommend action to management when new employees do not appear to meet facility standards.
May maintain or oversee training records and monitor training participants’ progress and performance.
Ensure employees, volunteers, and contractors attend training sessions as required by contractual or organizational policies.
May manage other employees, including selection, hiring, performance evaluation, training, promotion, and discipline.
Perform other duties as assigned.