Employee Growth and Development Specialist

Description

Salary: $45,760.00 to $57,200.00 per year (DOE)

Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 12pm-8pm & Wednesday: 9am-5pm. One week a month will be Monday – Friday: 8am-5pm.

Position Overview:

Children’s Home Society of South Dakota is seeking an Employee Growth and Development Specialist to provide orientation, training, feedback, and continuous improvement to direct care staff at the shelter and in the residential end education programs across the state. As a leader in compassionate, trauma-informed care, Children’s Home Society is committed to fostering equity and inclusion in all aspects of our work.

By joining our team, you will make a difference every day—creating positive change for individuals, families, and communities. Each smile, hug, and heart you touch will reflect the meaningful impact of your work.

Benefits of Employment at CHS:

· Work-Life Balance: 40 hours a week

· Comprehensive Benefits: Equal up to 30% of your salary. Two health insurance options (Traditional Plan & High Deductible Health Plan with HSA), vision, dental, employer-paid Group Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Short Term & Long-Term Disability, and additional voluntary life and critical illness plans.

· Financial/Education Assistance: Up to $200 per month in tuition reimbursement or student loan repayment for qualifying employees.

· Competitive Compensation: $45,760.00 to $57,200.00 per year (depending on experience and education) with yearly merit-based raises

· Generous Paid Time Off: Includes a generous PTO package with 40 hours upfront, 10 paid holidays, and 8 hours "Day of Service" for volunteering in the community.

· Retirement Plans: Once entry into the plan, employees receive a 3% employer contribution each pay period and an up to an additional 5% profit sharing. Employees are 100% vested after 4 years of credited service. 

· Referral Bonuses: Earn up to $1,000 for referring new employees.

What You Will Do:

· Mentoring and Coaching: Develop mentor-like relationships with new staff. Provide structured, consistent 1:1 meetings with new staff through first 6 months of employment. Provide scheduled time to shadow staff and provide hands on instruction during direct care hours. Provide individual staff feedback to supervisors as to ongoing staff training needs, areas of growth/opportunity.  Random assessments of adoption of training via utilization of video reviews, and ability to provide confidential coaching to individuals during the video viewing. Review camera footage to provide feedback and training.

· Team Development: Provide group training to new staff through first 6 months of employment.

· Program Core Learning: Assist in overall annual staff training calendar development. Assist in providing annual staff training as needed. Assist new staff in securing additional training opportunities to help expedite staff growth and improve new-hire retention.

· Team Collaboration: Work with education and residential program leadership to establish and fulfill all program core learning needs.   

· Ability to track and trend survey or assessment of training impact. 

· Personal Development: Attend required annual training. Maintain required certifications and proficiencies.  

· Review, schedule and carry out annual competency training. Write annual QI report related to competency training outcomes, strengths and areas of improvement.  

· Collaborate with SCM to ensure consistency across programs/sites. Schedule a review of SCM and TBRI training collaboratively with trainers from all programs/sites to ensure continued consistency and adherence to curriculum.  

· Demonstrate and model effective strategies that support the social, emotional, and academic growth of children. Support staff in meeting diverse needs of children through small group and differentiated, individual interventions. Contribute to the design of professional development opportunities that align with best practices. 

What We’ll Love About You:

· You are a team player that promotes a positive work environment.

· You are capable of handling highly sensitive, confidential information.

· You are able to effectively communicate. 

· You align with our mission, vision, and values.

· You are organized and are able to pay strong attention to detail. 

· You are able to have professional and kind client and public interactions. 

· You are able to show awareness and respect for the diverse cultural backgrounds of our employees and clients. 

Requirements

· Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Education or Human Services

· Experience: Minimum of 3 years experience in education or human services field. Coaching experience highly preferred.

· Licensure: Must be able to acquire Safe Crisis Management (SCM) Trainer status.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Residential treatment and education environment focused on care of children with behavioral issues. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to physically restrain a child in ways taught by the Agency while being able to verbally communicate to the child and other staff. The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally life and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Salary : $45,760 - $57,200