About the Role
The Child Care Regulation Training and Development Specialist V performs advanced training, planning, and curriculum development for staff involved in regulatory activities, including background checks, inspections, and investigations in day care and residential child care settings. This role involves identifying training needs, designing and implementing training programs, and leading training delivery to ensure the health and safety of Texans.
Responsibilities
- Facilitates and conducts classroom, distance, e-learning, or blended training sessions.
- Plans, develops, and provides specialized and customized training to new and existing CCR staff.
- Coordinates training and educational programs, services, and activities.
- Recommends appropriate training and development interventions based on identified needs.
- Develops and designs curricula utilizing instructional design models.
- Edits curricula to maintain current content.
- Develops learning objectives, course outlines, knowledge assessments, training aids, and other materials.
- Collaborates with leadership, training, quality assurance, compliance, and external partners.
- Participates in workgroups addressing statewide initiatives and improvement activities.
- Assesses and analyzes immediate and emerging training needs of CCR staff.
- Provides technical expertise and consultation.
- Participates in strategically planning training sessions to support and enhance program improvement.
- Maintains knowledge of federal, state, and program standards, updates, and training requirements.
- Provides consultation and guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
- Reviews metrics for assessing and evaluating training effectiveness.
- Recommends modifications and improvements to training programs.
- Uses creativity and innovation to transfer knowledge and engage learners successfully.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university is preferred, or equivalent education and/or experience.
- Experience delivering distance learning and/or classroom training.
- Experience in writing, formatting, and/or editing large documents.
- Valid driver's license.
- Must bring I-9 documentation on the first day of work.
Skills
- Knowledge and/or experience in Child Care Regulation and the ability to apply knowledge to training.
- Knowledge in training procedures and adult learning techniques.
- Knowledge of group process and group dynamics.
- Ability to facilitate large groups and instruct others.
- Ability to apply instructional design and curriculum development principles.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
- Skill in effective verbal communication including public speaking.
- Skill in effective written communications including the ability to write training curriculum, procedures, formal communications and to prepare clear and concise reports.
- Skill in using the Learning Management System.
- Skill in working collaboratively with diverse groups of people.
- Ability to prioritize time and work on multiple projects with multiple deadlines.
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of training.
- Ability to plan and lead special projects.
- Ability to make sound decisions under pressure and work independently with moderate supervision.
- Proficient in organization and using basic computer programs for electronic mail, Internet, word processing, and training software.
Location
- AUSTIN
Work Type
- Full time
- Telework up to 2 days per week when not delivering in-person training
Experience Level
- Advanced (senior level)
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $6,528.46 - $8,304.46 Monthly
Benefits
- 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Generous time off benefits
- Numerous opportunities for career advancement
About the Company
- Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans.
- At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey.
Equal Opportunity
- In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHSC and DSHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability.
- Depending on the program area and position requirements, applicants selected for hire may be required to pass background and other due diligence checks.
- HHSC uses E-Verify.
