Training Specialist 2 (Learning & Development 07-1601)

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check ourresidency definitionto determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing

As a Training Specialist 2 with the Learning & Development Program your work will have a direct impact on how supervisors lead and how employees experience their workplace statewide. Youll travel to communities across Alaska walk into rooms full of supervisors and employees and leave them with something theyll carry for the rest of their careers. Youll design trainings that help people lead better work better and treat each other better. And youll do it as part of a team that genuinely loves what they do.

If youre a people-centered professional with supervisory experience HR knowledge and a genuine enthusiasm for learning technology and innovation youre exactly who were looking for.

As a Training Specialist 2 with the Learning & Development Program within the Division of Personnel you will be instrumental in:

• Delivering professional training courses and workshops to State of Alaska employees using a variety of instructional techniques in both in-person and virtual environments. Courses include our flagship Supervisory Academy for new supervisors Workplace Civility Training and other HR-related offerings. Prior supervisory experience is beneficial when drawing from real-world scenarios to help new supervisors navigate personnel issues.
• Partnering with departments statewide to scope design and deliver customized trainings such as team-specific sessions values development team-building workshops and leadership seminars.
• Creating engaging SCORM-based learning content that is immersive and interactive allowing learners to practice new skills through applied activities and knowledge checks. Current tools include Articulate Rise and Storyline and EasyGenerator.
• Serving as a primary point of contact for the Statewide Learning Management System (LMS) including creating training for users at all levels developing and implementing an administrator manual running reports and analyzing learning data.

Our Organization Mission and Culture

The Learning & Development Program is the State of Alaskas hub for professional growth a small close-knit team with a statewide reach and a big mission: to develop supervisors and employees who lead with integrity treat people well and do great work on behalf of Alaskans. We believe that how people are led matters and we take that seriously. Our culture is collaborative creative and deeply human we push each other to be better we laugh a lot and we genuinely care about the work we do and the people we do it with.

The Benefits of Joining Our Team

This isnt a team where youll blend into the background. Youll have a voice a lane and real ownership over meaningful work. Heres what you can expect:

• Purpose thats real. Your work will directly shape how supervisors across Alaska lead their teams and that ripple effect matters.
• A team worth showing up for. Small collaborative and committed to making the workplace better for everyone including each other.
• Room to grow. We invest in our people. That means staying ahead of L&D trends together and setting you up for success with training in SCORM-based content creation and administrator-level expertise in the States LMS so you can lead those areas with confidence.
• Flexibility built in. A hybrid schedule designed around productivity balance and showing up as your best self.
• A healthy work-life balance. We mean it we want you energized not burned out.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

When youre home base in Anchorage youll find yourself part of a close-knit collaborative team that values both the energy of in-person connection and the flexibility of hybrid work.

The Learning & Development team works in a hybrid environment that balances flexibility with connection. On telework days the team stays closely connected through frequent collaboration on Microsoft Teams ensuring communication creativity and teamwork remain strong no matter where work is happening. On in-person days the team shares a common workspace in the Atwood Building in the heart of downtown Anchorage creating opportunities for face-to-face collaboration and connection. With dining wellness and recreation options just steps away theres always something nearby to enjoy.

Who We Are Looking For

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative effort and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform ones job; works with understands and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application(through work history volunteer experience (duties summary) training education licenses certifications etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge skills abilities and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations as opposed to specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY

Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

If you are selected for an interview you will be required to provide:

• Copies of your last three professional performance evaluations
• A list of three professional references that can accurately answer questions related to your work experience education knowledge skills and abilities.

EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or within 48 hours of the close of this recruitment to the contact person listed below.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application also provide the employers name your job title dates of employment and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting see resume or CV or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

APPLICATION NOTICE
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