Trainer (Internal)
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Job Location:
Lake Mohegan, NY - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 70000 - 80000
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
| Position: | Trainer | Compensation: | $70000 - $80000 yearly |
| Dept: | Human Resources | Type: | Exempt |
| Reports To: | HR Director | Location: | On Site |
Company Overview:
Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children adolescents and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. Located in northern Westchester County Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric supportive environment. We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.As a school SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students employees and community. Smoking or vaping of any kind is strictly prohibited indoors outdoors and during off-campus activities with enforcement measures in place including smoke/vape detectors and video surveillance.
We are a residential boarding school located on a scenic 127-acre campus which includes multiples building and a working farm for student programming. The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces though mostly inside the educational and residential environment. The building has 6 floors accessible by staircases and some accessible by an elevator.
Who We Are:
SOIS is a community of dedicated professionals that work together to find meaning with and for our students. We strive to make every day memorable in positive ways and to manage students difficulties as a team. We are accountable timely and show up whenever needed to support our students and each other. We are guided day-to-day by our four core principles.
- We Care
- We are Innovative
- We are Collaborative
- We are Resourceful
Benefits: (check for FT PT or All)
- Free Meal every shift on site (All)
- Employee assistance program (EAP) (All)
- 401k w/company match (All)
- Insurance coverage: Health vision dental life supplemental and pet insurance (FT)
- Flexible spending account (FSA) (FT)
- Generous Paid time off (PTO) (FT & PT)
- Tuition assistance (FT)
Who You Are:
- You get the job done and are capable of strategic thinking while simultaneously rolling up to your sleeves to lead and teach by example.
- You are a brand ambassador with emotional intelligence and exceptional communication skills (both oral and written) to engage a wide range of learners at all levels of the organization.
- You have a passion for working with the autism population and ensuring the safety and well-being of students and staff.
- You are a customer service guru with the ability to establish and maintain relationships with a diverse transdisciplinary group of individuals and influence collaboration at all levels including up and sideways in structure.
- You are an expert multi-tasker with the ability to prioritize proactive approaches during crisis situations maintain composure.
- You can meet the physical demands of training crises response and administration you must be able to sit and stand for sustained periods of time including bending stretching walking up and down stairs (building has 6 floors) around a hilly campus with both paved and gravel pathways as needed. May also require walking between floors or between buildings at a moments notice. May need to lift/moveboxes up to 25 pounds and move or rearrange furniture.
Job Responsibilities:
- Implements and tracks a comprehensive learning program that engages staff across the organization.
- Collaborating closely with all departments the Trainer will translate key learning deliverables into actionable on-the-job practices that enhance student engagement and support staff upskilling on a consistent basis.
- Co-ownership amongst Trainers for the execution of staff training including all Onboarding Compliance and Ongoing Education for upskilling and continuous learning keeping SOIS staff at the cutting edge of support services for our student population.
- Will assist the HR director and Clinical in designing and implementing feedback systems and data collection methods to ensure training approaches remain cutting-edge and aligned with Shrub Oaks evolving needs while conducting live observations crises response and providing mentoring to maintain training standards and staff competency directly in the departments.
- Designs creative learning opportunities that flexibly meet the needs of a 24/7/365 organization anduses appropriate learning vehicles to reach learners.
- Deliver and track TCIS training including refreshers to new and existing staff according to TCIS compliance standards including on weekends as needed.
- Delivers regular on-the-floor development to student-facing staff including responding to crises for assistance intervention mentoring and/or as a Crises Duty Manager.
- Make recommendations to align overall training and development strategy into actionable and sustainable training plans for SOIS.
- Remain current on new learning and other industry approaches to remain at the forefront of adult learning theory.
- Supports performance improvement plans in all departments through ongoing training
- Reviews and analyzes data to enhance the training content and delivery across all programs.
- Makes recommendations to the HR Director based on data analysis.
Please note: This job description is not a comprehensive list of tasks or responsibilities. Specific assignments can change within the relevant field and training of your position with or without notice.
Position Requirements:
- 5 years of experience working with students with developmental disabilities is required. Hands-on experience with children with ASD is preferred.
- TCIS Licensed Trainer credential is required. A BA/BS in psychology human services or mental health is preferred. MA/MS in related field is preferred
- 3 years of extensive hands-on experience in crisis prevention with an emphasis on verbal de-escalation techniques applied to the autism population is required including writing Incident Reports and facilitating the Staff Debriefing Process.
- Experience implementing robust training programs in a 24/7/365 organization is preferred.
- Ability to deliver Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools (TCIS) training including refreshers and observation with corrections in the department is required.
- Must undergo regular retraining in TCIS to maintain certification and competency.
- Experience conducting live observations and coaching in the moment to maintain training standards and staff competency is required.
- Strong understanding of adult learning theory and ability to deliver comprehensive and experiential learning programs is required.
- Excellent computer skills specifically with Microsoft 365 is required.
- Ability to collect analyze and use data to inform training strategies is required.
EEO Statement:
Shrub Oak is an equal employment opportunity employer. Shrub Oak International School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation can be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to apply for a job or to perform the essentials functions of their job. Requests may be approved if the position/department/school/students will not be adversely affected. Please advise us if you require a reasonable accommodation.Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Performance Testing
- Organizational skills
- Classroom Experience
- Learning Technology
- Instructional Design
- Customer Support
- IT Service Management
- LMS
- Software Testing
- Training & Development
- Adobe Captivate
- Public Speaking
About Company
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