Training and Development Specialist

REM Community Services, a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.

Training and Development Specialist

This role can be based in Davenport, Burlington, Keokuk, Mt.Pleasant or Muscatine. Routine travel is required throughout the region as well as Dubuque and Clinton.

Do you have experience in training and development and want to work for a company that actively improves the lives of the individuals it serves? In the Training and Development Specialist role, you will be an important part of our commitment to serve others by facilitating the training programs that support field operations.

• Coordinating, conducting and tracking employee training
• Develop and maintains course curriculum
• Confer with management and staff to identify specific skill/knowledge gaps, training objectives, work situations, and changes in policies and procedures
• Design, create, and update training aids, such as manuals, handouts, course exercises, and visual aids
• Deliver instruction using multiple modalities including one-on-one, classroom, teleconferencing, web-based training, and computer-based training
• Confer with management, internal training consultants, and HR to identify additional training needs, as required for new staff
• Ensure ongoing feedback of training programs and modify programs as needed
• Prepare and facilitate client-specific and clinical type training in addition to new hire orientation, CPR, and medical administration
• Provide input regarding the formulation and modification of procedures and practices pertaining to agency training
• Maintain current knowledge of organizational and industrial trends and make appropriate recommendations for new or updated training programs
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• One year of related experience preferred
• Combination of equivalent education and relevant work experience will be acceptable
• Must be able to certify as a QBS Safety-Care instructor (behavior management)
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to multi-task to meet deadlines
• Effective communication skills to manage relationships
• Self-motivated and collaborative; a team player
  
  

Why Join Us?

• Salaried Opportunity: $40,000-45,000/annually
• Full benefits package for full-time employees.
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and holiday pay
• Complex work adding value to the organization’s mission alongside a great team of coworkers
• Enjoy job security with nationwide career development and advancement opportunities
  
  

We have meaningful work for you – come join our team – Apply Today!

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.

We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.