Training and Development Specialist

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 2

Agency Training and Development Coordinator

$41,256 to $60,342 annually

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Human Resources Section is recruiting for a full time person who possesses excellent communication, presentation and organizational skills to serve as the Training and Development Specialist for the agency in Portland. The Management Services Division provides personnel resources for the entire agency in an effort to provide this person will conduct agency wide needs assessments, plan, design, coordinate or deliver complex training to help achieve the agency’s strategic goals.

 

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR DEQ 

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is a regulatory agency whose job is to protect the quality of Oregon’s environment.

 

DEQ offers an attractive cafeteria-style benefits package, which includes liberal employer contributions toward a variety of medical/vision/dental plans covering employees, dependents, and domestic partners. For a summary of benefits, refer to http://www.deq.state.or.us/msd/hr/benefits.htm. 

 

AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

Employee is required to maintain a drug/alcohol free workplace in accordance with the 1988 Drug Free Workplace Act and Department Policy.

 

TO QUALIFY

Applicant must possess a current, valid driver’s license. Your PD100 application will be reviewed to verify that you meet the qualifications stated in this section. To receive credit, your application form must clearly show that you have:

 Five years experience designing and coordinating adult education courses, organizational development strategies or specific training programs or curriculums.

ANDA Bachelor’s degree in Education, Organizational Psychology, Business or Public Administration, Training and Development, Human Resources, Organizational Behavior or related field may substitute for two years of experience.

 

IF YOU QUALIFY

Please see the test for this recruitment

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to:Develop a training strategy in alignment with the strategic directions [goals] of the agency. Plan and design a training needs assessment tool for determining the needs of the staff and management. Administer and facilitate needs assessment in order to identify training and development challenges.  Identify existing resources in the training and development areas, evaluate their content and analyze the effectiveness of these existing programs, utilizing or adapting them to meet agency requirements. Determine the best system for delivery of training programs, including facilitating, planning, and scheduling. Design a system for training facilitators to expand the scope of training to regional office throughout the state. Administer training contracts for vendor training and monitor contractors’ work quality. Serve as the primary resource for training and development requests from staff and management researching and implementing or amending available programs to meet the specific user group needs. Develop and implement training in the areas of mentorship, career development, transition planning, succession planning to proactively address the needs of an aging workforce and the loss of institutional knowledge. Research and deliver or arrange for delivery of training on the state of Oregon and Federal programs, policies and procedures required to maintain legal compliance.  Modify training programs as needed to increase effectiveness and outcomes. Research training and development trends and design training curricula to achieve desired results. Establish system for tracking and maintaining training records.   

WORKING CONDITIONS

Office conditions, occasional travel to attend training or conferences.

 

TEST SECTION

You must answer the following test questions. Use a separate piece of paper. Limit your answer to no more than one (1) page per question. Describe work experience (paid or unpaid) and training that you have that is related to each question. Be sure that the jobs where you gained experience are listed in the Work History action of your PD100 application. Your grade will be based upon your answers.Describe a training that you have had to develop on a specific topic, the process used to develop the training, for a particular program or organization and how it was implemented.Outline the process you use to evaluate if an overall training program is effective and is meeting the organization's needs.

 

APPLICATIONS – HOW TO APPLY

OBTAIN a State of Oregon Employment Application (form PD-100) and submit it to the Department of Environmental Quality, Human Resources Office 811 SW Sixth Ave., Portland OR 97204. If you have a disability and need assistance completing the application form (PD-100), you may call DEQ Human Resources at 229-5382 or TTY 229-6993 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. You may FAX application materials to (503) 229-5787 or email them to jobs@deq.state.or.us Application materials must be received, complete and legible, by the close date.

SUBMIT only the required materials. Reference letters or work examples should be kept for interviews.

UNION - This position is included in the non-supervisory employees bargaining unit represented exclusively by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in accordance with Article 9 – Fair Share.

KEEP a copy of your application for job interviews. COPIES ARE NOT PROVIDED. The pay on all announcements may change without notice.

CURRENT JOB openings at DEQ are available by calling the JOBLINE at (503) 229-5785, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and INTERNET address http://www.deq.state.or.us/msd/hr/jobs.asp TTY access is available at (503) 229-6993 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

 

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 11, 2008

 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER