Description

Girl Scouts of Central California South (GSCCS), offers amazing opportunities for talented, forward-thinking, innovative individuals who share our vision of helping girls and young women change the world for the better.

Girl Scouts has been equipping girls to achieve their full potential more than 100 years- and today, Girl Scouts stands as the preeminent leadership development organization for girls, with over 1 million members across the nation. At GSCCS, we serve more than 8,000 members, which includes 6,500 girls in Kindergarten through 12th grade & over 3,000 adult volunteers spanning across five (5) central valley counties: Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno & Madera. We have Council offices in both Fresno and Bakersfield, California. 

We believe all girls should have the opportunity to reach their full potential and all girls have the power to change the world. Here's your opportunity to enhance your career while making a difference in girls' lives and in the world!

You will be joining a supportive and flexible work environment with team members who work together to champion girl ambition. 

OUR MISSION: 

We are on a mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.The right candidate won't just be promoting a program. Their work will impact and change future generations!Girl Scouts of Central California South (GSCCS) is looking for a dynamic Training Specialist to join our team in Bakersfield, CA.

The Training Specialist provides resources and support to adult volunteers who deliver the program to girls. She/he strengthens the quality of the Girl Scout program through interpretation of Girl Scout program philosophy and the council’s policies, procedures, and standards.

The Training Specialist role is a tremendous opportunity for someone passionate about our mission, which is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place! 

POSITION SUMMARY: 

The Training Specialist is responsible for the design, development, and delivery of training opportunities to meet the needs of volunteers at all levels of the organization. In addition, this position will also be responsible for the recruitment and coordination of the volunteer trainers and revising training materials consistent with the organizational policies. The Training Specialist will be a subject matter expert on best practices for training delivery, will guide and develop the conversion and implementation of online training options, and will personally deliver training when volunteer trainers are not available and/or appropriate.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Assess, design, develop and deploy training, networking and development programs for the organization which build organizational capabilities in alignment with the strategic plan.
• Keep up to date on GSUSA trainings that will need to be assigned to volunteers through an online platform.
• Assist volunteers, add training modules and pull reports using an online platform.
• Provide recommendations for cost effective developmental tools utilizing both internal and external resources as appropriate.
• Develop a formal infrastructure for all training and development programs by establishing standardized methods and procedures for delivery, evaluation, measurement and reporting.
• Manage scheduling, training and tracking processes to monitor report and manage training and development activities. Implement a year-round learning program to meet the needs of all volunteers.
• Research, keep abreast of and bring best practices related to training and development to the Council.
• Ensure legal compliance of the Council’s training and development practices.
• Work collaboratively and cooperatively with other staff members to design and carry out training curriculum such as the cookie program, delegate training, online learning, etc.
• Select appropriate instructional developmental methods such as computer-based training, individual training, group instruction, self-study, lectures, demonstrations, simulation exercises, coaching, mentoring, training guides, and role play. Promote external training and learning opportunities for volunteers.
• Ensure volunteers have the necessary tools, resources, and support required to accomplish position assignments to become fully engaged as Girl Scout volunteers.
• Organize and develop training manuals, reference library materials, evaluation procedures, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials based on GSUSA recommendations and state-of-art thinking on adult learning and development.
• Recruit and train selected staff and volunteer instructors in effective content and techniques for training and developing volunteers.
• Update service team job descriptions, offer yearly service team training, and train staff on service team positions/functions.
• Identify training opportunities for council trainers, update trainer files, and handle notification of all training group meetings. 
• Edit policy books for volunteers and assist in their rollout to the volunteers.
• Update training attendance and awards in volunteer database and files.
• Perform other duties as may be required.
• Job duties may be subject to change pursuant to the activities of the department and the organization as a whole.

Requirements

 The desired candidate will possess these qualifications:

• Minimum three years’ experience in training, sales, marketing, education, community organization or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience in organizational marketing, management, or youth program development and delivery.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and computer systems.
• Access to reliable internet access.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• A valid California Driver’s License and proof of Vehicle Insurance Coverage.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish a plus.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS) preferred.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, lead, and train staff members and volunteers.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS) preferred.
• Must be a self-driven, self-starter individual with an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills while achieving results in partnership with others with the desire and ability to work effectively in both an individual and team atmosphere.
• Exceptional oral communication skills with the ability to speak clearly to people in one-on-one and group settings.
• Exceptional written communication skills with the ability to edit work for spelling and grammar, present numerical data effectively, and able to read and interpret written information.
• Sound decision-making ability and creative problem-solving ability.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task, ability to work independently, prioritize projects accordingly with time sensitive deadlines, meet deadlines, maintain confidentiality and manage multiple projects.
• Computer proficient in Microsoft office, databases, email, internet applications, social media, and internet research.
• Ability to work as a full-time, non-exempt staff member, which includes some evenings, weekends.

An Equal Opportunity Employer
Girl Scouts of Central California South is recognized as the leading organization for girls committed to creating a learning community where every girl has the opportunity to design a personal Girl Scout experience that enables her to have fun, pursue her dreams, explore new ideas, create lasting friendships and change the world.