Training Specialist 1

Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for Title Training Specialist 1 Occupational Category Administrative or General Management Salary Grade 18 Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary Range From $63108 to $80248 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class Travel Percentage 0% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 37.5 Workday From 9 AM To 5 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? Yes County Albany Street Address 44 Holland Ave City Albany State NY Zip Code 12229 Minimum Qualifications Eligible List: Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service Eligible List, Professional Careers Opportunity (PCO) or Public Administration Traineeship Transition (PATT). Appointment will be made at the traineeship level. OR Transfer: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades. The position may be filled at the Training Specialist Trainee 1 level equated to SG-13 ($47,925), Training Specialist Trainee 2 level equated to SG-14 ($50,678) or full performance Training Specialist 1 SG-18 ($63,108), based on education and experience. Candidates hired at the trainee level will be advanced to the full performance Training Specialist 1 SG-18 following the successful completion of the traineeship. Duties Description The Bureau of Talent Development and Training plays an integral role within the OPWDD framework by providing staff with the necessary training and development activities to perform their jobs with the highest level of effectiveness and efficiency. Talent Development and Training staff work toward the goal of ensuring that all OPWDD employees have the skills and supports they need to help individuals with developmental disabilities live richer lives.- Develop training programs to meet identified needs by determining course content and method of presentation and obtaining training materials. - Conduct research to ensure that the most recent training trends, State policies/procedures and OPWDD specific training needs are current. - Conduct an analysis of the current training programs, identify improvements and coordinate enhancements. - Update training manuals as needed.- Work with subject matter experts to update annual refresher training. - Provide customer service for SLMS learners and program areas. - Obtain instructor certification in Positive Relationships Offer More Opportunities to Everyone (PROMOTE) training.- Obtain instructor certification in supervisory training programs.- Develop announcements to inform employees and program managers of available training and educational opportunities.- Participate in inter-agency committees and special projects as needed LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-CW1 Additional Comments The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Administration is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with adiverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for ourteam, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter. In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment. OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.Name Chelsea Williams Telephone 518-473-4785 Fax 518-474-9902 Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov Address Street 44 Holland Ave City Albany State NY Zip Code 12229 Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by 12/4/23. Please reference the EOA #2023-500 in all correspondence.