Job Description Job Title: Professional Development & Training Specialist
Reports to: Professional Development & Training Director
FLSA: Exempt
EEO: Administrative Support Workers
Manages others: No
Location: Remote
General Job Description: Under the direction of the PD&T director, the PD&T specialist is responsible for scheduling ADOS-2 events and supporting the development and execution of product training and other professional development events. The PD&T specialist will oversee the department budget. This role requires excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, as well as effective communication and the ability to work independently.
Essential Responsibilities:- Provide start-to-finish planning for professional development events, including ADOS-2 in-person events and privately coordinated events.
- Support on-demand products and live webinars. This includes planning, coordinating, collaborating, and executing tasks.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to manage training content for new and existing products. This may involve working with contracted production companies and/or performing tasks in-house.
- Support post-production editorial process for assigned events, this may include light editorial.
- Collaborate cross-departmentally to ensure alignment with WPS vision and core values.
- Adhere to and oversee the department budget.
- Perform administrative and other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements (Skills, Knowledge, Abilities):- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 and Zoom
- Experience with Learning Management Systems
- Experience with editorial software (e.g., Adobe)
- Ability to prioritize and manage projects efficiently with experience working within an innovative, fast-paced, and professional environment.
Competencies:- Communication - The ability to convey information in a professional, precise and easy-to-understand manner for others.
- Proactivity/Initiative - The ability to recognize what needs to be done and accomplish it in a manner appropriate for one's level/position and with minimal supervision.
- Problem Solving - that can make timely decisions but more importantly can solve a problem with their presence of mind.
- Versatility - The job calls for a high level of optimism and a "can do" orientation. It will require multiple talents and a willingness to adapt them to changing assignments as required.
- Attention to Detail - the ability to see and pay attention to details; the ability to recognize the component parts of a procedure or object. And to verify the correctness or error in an individual part or procedure.
Physical Requirements:(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
- The employee may regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision and Distance vision.
- The auditory/hearing abilities required by the job include the ability to hear others using a phone or online conferencing system.
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
- The employee is regularly required to walk and sit for prolonged periods.
- This individual must be a responsible person and regular attendance is required.
Hours: This is an exempt role
WPS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AA M/F/V/D.
We proudly hire U.S. Military Veterans, and those qualified are encouraged to apply.
Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
WPS will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment.
Travel: Travel required
- Must be able to come into to the Torrance office M - F upon request. Outside of requested attendance, the applicant has the option to work from home or the Torrance office.
- Travel to scheduled trainings for which a PD&T Representative is required/assigned. This responsibility requires ability/willingness to travel up to 4 days per month.