Calling all trainers, educators, and planners! We need your expertise in coordinating, developing and managing training for the Public Works Solid Waste Division staff. The Public Works Division is offering a full-time position for an effective communicator and team player with experience developing and implementing safety and training curriculums. The Solid Waste Safety and Training Administrator position is responsible for creating, facilitating, and documenting safety, training, mentoring and onboarding programs for the Division.
 
Specifically, the Solid Waste Safety and Training Administratorwill:

• Create, document and perform safety education, equipment, and related regulatory training;
• Oversee onboarding and continuing education of employees;
• Develop training and testing procedures for Division certification programs; and
• Track employee endorsements, certifications and trainings.

The ideal candidate will have familiarity creating educational material, conducting training in both field and classroom settings and have an understanding of related federal, state and local rules or regulations.
 
Selection Process
Please attach a cover letter and resume summarizing your work experience and skills that are relevant to this position. The cover letter and resume should include:

• Cover letter - must elaborate on why you are the ideal candidate for this position and should reflect your style of writing, creativity, and represent your ability to produce written documentation.
• Resume - your resume design should be reflective of your style, organizational and design skills to clearly articulate the information. 

Join Snohomish County Public Works and enjoy these perks:

• Make a contribution in shaping one of Washington’s fastest growing counties
• Join an award-winning organization well known for excellence and commitment to high-quality public service
• Advancement opportunities
• Employee development and training opportunities 
• Excellent medical, dental, and other benefits
• Earn a Pension! Start vesting for a Washington Department of Retirement System (DRS) PERS pension.
• Security, stability, and a lifelong career!

About the Solid Waste Division
The Solid Waste division oversees the disposal of garbage, hazardous materials, and recycling throughout Snohomish County. With three full-service facilities and an additional four neighborhood and special items facilities, the division is focused on:

• Reducing overall waste from Snohomish County
• Promoting and emphasizing the reuse of items and recycling
• Handling household hazardous waste
• Providing garbage and recycling facilities for county residents
• Transferring garbage to the landfill or partnering with private vendors to handle recycled items 

To learn more about the Solid Waste Division please visit: Solid Waste 
 
About Snohomish County Public Works Department
Snohomish County Public Works is responsible for more than 1,650 miles of county roads, 201 bridges and 202 traffic control signals, as well as processing nearly 600,000 tons of garbage per year. Its mission is to focus on safety and mobility while practicing fiscal responsibility and preserving the environment. Public Works has won numerous state and national honors for its work and is the largest department within Snohomish County government with approximately 500 employees plus seasonal staff. Its main office is located at 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, WA 98201.
 
When joining Public Works, you will work in an environment where innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement are highly encouraged and supported. We strive to not only provide a meaningful job, but a lifelong career at Snohomish County.
 
Visit www.snohomishcountywa.gov/PublicWorks for more information about Snohomish County Public Works.
 
Benefits 
Snohomish County is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family and will be invested in your success and growth. We are proud to offer an outstanding benefit package to employees and their dependents. We offer competitive wages; job flexibility and stability; pension opportunities; and employer paid ORCA cards. Snohomish County will be invested in your success and growth and offers the following benefits to our employees. Your salary is only part of your Total Compensation Package:

• Retirement: County employees participate in the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) administered by the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS). 
• Medical benefits: The County offers a choice of three comprehensive medical insurance plan with low deductibles. The county’s contribution to this benefit is significant.
• Flexible work schedules for some positions.
• Career development training
• Sick leave: You will accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave per month.
• Vacation Leave: You will start out accruing two weeks of vacation a year. Your leave accruals increase based on your years of employment with the County.
• Holiday Pay: The County observes 11 paid legal holidays per year and provides employees with two (2) floating holidays annually.
• Benefits: The County offers a wide range of benefits including, medical, and dental, vision, life insurance, LTD, deferred compensation and more.
• Deferred Compensation: If you choose to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP), the County will match your contributions up to 1 percent of your base monthly salary.
• Pay Increases: Each year you will be eligible for a step increase until you reach the top step. 
• Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA): County employees typically receive yearly cost of living adjustments. 

Teleworking Options
The work associated with this position will initially be full-time in the office during the training period. Then a possibility hybrid of remote work and in-office work options will be evaluated and implemented as needed and assigned. For employees who prefer to work in the office full time, that option is also available.
 
Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours. Snohomish County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. A Snohomish County Telework agreement is required for employees assigned to telework.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their Snohomish County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
 
About Snohomish County
Snohomish County, north of Seattle, is located in northwest Washington between the Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains. The county has rich scenery, numerous activities and a thriving economy. Snohomish County is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family. When joining Public Works, you will work in an environment where innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement are highly encouraged and supported. We are proud to offer an outstanding benefit package to employees and their dependents. We are invested in your success and growth and offer competitive wages, job flexibility and stability, employer paid ORCA cards, and a friendly, diverse team atmosphere where employees are appreciated and make a real difference providing services for our citizens. We strive to not only provide a meaningful job, but a lifelong career.

1. Leads and/or performs division-wide training programs on equipment, tools, job task, safety and oversees onboarding and continuing education of new employees.
2. Develops and implements safety education and accident prevention programs specific to the department or division.
3. Conducts and/or facilitates training classes; creates, assesses, and evaluates training programs, and promotes resources for employee professional development.
4. Develops training work plan and budget; oversees safety, accident prevention and training programs to achieve goals within budgeted funds and available personnel and resources; oversees, coordinates, evaluates program plans, future needs, goals and objectives.
5. Tracks employee licenses, endorsements, certifications, medical cards and trainings developing and maintaining databases to ensure accuracy; notifies management of potential problems and/or shortcomings; produces an annual training report.
6. Develops training and testing procedures for all certification and specialty programs related to the assigned department or division; researches and monitors regulatory requirements that apply to employees and the work; incorporates federal, state and county policy and other laws, rules, and regulations into the development of training programs.
7. Collaborates with management and other County Departments/Divisions to prepare training requests for proposals; evaluates vendor responses and prepares summary reports and administers contracts for vendors.
8. Reviews root-cause analysis for reported near-misses, incidents, and accidents; updates training programs as required to improve workplace safety; tracks, analyzes, and provides accident reports, metrics, and statistical analysis; makes recommendations to management to improve employee and customer safety; acts as a liaison with Risk Management.
9. Creates and develops training library and resources for department- or division-specific training using a variety of methods such as classes, webinars, videos, Wikis, visual aids, instruction manuals, standard operating procedures, tasks, exercises, and mentoring. Ensures course curriculum, content, design, and delivery methods are current, relevant, efficient, and maximize the use of new technology. Identifies sources of outside professional/technical training; develops training contracts and monitors contract compliance; and recommends training resources for department specific training requests. 
10. Designs and implements effective onboarding, training, and mentoring approaches to maximize transfer of knowledge and skills during the onboarding process and ensure a positive onboarding experience; builds a sense of professionalism and positive attitude amongst staff; familiarize new employees with safe work practices and Division expectations. 
11. Collaborates with management to develop and implement an employee retention program to ensure an educated, safe, skilled workforce for the future of the assigned department or division.
12. Maintains confidentiality of records, reports and/or information deemed to be sensitive in nature. A confidentiality agreement is required.
13. Performs site visits and training program reviews with similar external agencies and vendors to maintain current industry standard training related to County owned tools and equipment.
14. Serves on safety committees and/or accident review boards as required.

 

1. Performs related duties as assigned.

An Associate’s degree in safety, training, organizational development, human resource management or related field; AND, four (4) years of experience in safety, training, or education in an environment relevant to the assigned department or division: OR, any equivalent combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities. Must pass job related tests.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• A valid Washington State Driver’s License is required. 
• A First Aid/CPR/AED certification is required within the first six (6) months of employment. 
• When assigned to the Solid Waste Division, a valid State of Washington Traffic Flagging Card or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.

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