Program Trainer, Induction

Overview

Program Trainer, InductionFounded in 1997, Think Together partners with schools to change the odds for kids by providing award-winning programs during and outside the school day. We’re one of California’s largest nonprofits working in school districts from San Diego to San Francisco. Whether you’re interested in early learning, elementary, middle or high school, you can invest in your community by working at a local school or working within our home office providing support!

JOB SUMMARY: Under general supervision of the Learning & Development Lead, the Program Trainer, Induction primarily engages with Learning & Development (L&D) Team within the Organizational Development and Learning and Development (OD/L&D) Department. Under the supervision of a Senior L&D Facilitator, the Program Induction Trainer will use their skills to deliver program induction training to field staff in-person at Think Together’s regional hubs to ensure high-quality programs and services to change the odds for kids. From a collaborative lens, this person will be facilitating learning with recently hired field staff and working with the L&D team to modify content and refine facilitation design. The person in this role will work closely with staff and managers providing support to the Program & Operations Department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Delivers key Think Together staff training that includes new hire induction and field-level training, in collaboration with Senior L&D Facilitators, L&D Facilitators, and L&D Manager. This position will focus primarily on the delivery of Program Induction. • Coordinate program induction training needs with program and operations departments. • Ensure that all training is aligned to Think Together goals and objectives. • Collaborate with Senior L&D Facilitators and program operations to measure effectiveness of learning through assessments and reporting. • Support Senior L&D Facilitators and L&D Manager to identify training and development needs across regions, including timing and sequence of delivery. • Travel to regional hubs to deliver training. • Attend Home Office OD/L&D Department meetings, work sessions, and trainings both in person and virtually. • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: • Combination of work experience and higher education. • Minimum of 3 years of related experience. • Prior field experience working in an expanded learning program desired.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & PERSONAL TRAITS: • Commitment to equity, excellence, and improving the odds for kids; supporting the needs of students from underrepresented populations. • Intermediate Learning Management System experience (Canvas, Blackboard, Collabornation, etc.). • Superior communication skills, including excellent writing and presentation skills. Oral and written communication with students and staff. • Demonstrated comfort and skill delivering training to large and small groups of diverse learners to scaffold learning. • Experience at building individual capacity to deliver learning experiences that result in an increase in service quality to the field. • Commitment to a growth mindset and a climate of continuous improvement. • Demonstrated ability to create an environment of psychological safety by working collaboratively and effectively with diverse staff, colleagues, and students. • Familiarity with K-12 learning environments. • Ability to adapt and learn new content and technology (webinars, asynchronous learning, software). • Flexibility and ability to adapt during times of ambiguity and change. • Detail oriented, problem solver, organized, and thorough before making recommendations.

COMPUTER SKILLS: • Intermediate level experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and Adobe • File Management (One Drive, Box, Dropbox, etc.) • Email, internet, website, and social media platforms • Use of typical office equipment

COMPENSATION:

• Salary $68,640

 This is the targeted compensation for the position. A range of factors, including but not limited to; location, skills, experience, will be considered. Actual compensation may vary.

Think Together is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, religious creed, physical disability, mental disability, age for individuals age 40 and over, medical condition (as defined by state law (for example, cancer or genetic characteristics or HIV/AIDS), marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.