Learning and Development Specialist - Part Time

at  Sanford Health

SANFORD HEALTH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND FASTEST-GROWING NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE’RE PROUD TO OFFER MANY DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR NEARLY 50,000 MEMBERS OF THE SANFORD FAMILY WHO ARE DEDICATED TO THE WORK OF HEALTH AND HEALING ACROSS OUR BROAD FOOTPRINT.

Facility: 1711 University Building
Location: Fargo, ND
Address: 1711 S University Dr, Fargo, ND 58103, USA
Shift: Varies
Job Schedule: PRN
Weekly Hours: Varies
Salary Range: $21. 50 - $34.50

JOB SUMMARY

Provides coordination, learning, and development of Sanford employees, students, and/or community members.
Main responsibility is content delivery facilitating to a smaller group of individuals either in-person at one of our onsite computer labs, or a larger group virtually from our onsite office. Must possess strong people skills with an understanding of service excellence (including: kind demeanor, patience, soft skills, creativity, asking clarifying questions for understanding, open to change, and a respectful champion of diversity and inclusion). Strong communication skills including verbal, non-verbal and written. Comfortable training technology and troubleshooting minor issues, with a desire to learn more on the behalf of others. Familiarity of distance learning tools (including: Zoom, WebEx and Teams). Ability to work as a team and individually. This is a PRN position, meaning as needed based on the number of employees needed to be trained in at a given time. This position is ideal for someone who is dependable and has flexibility at the beginning of the work week, predominately day shift, only needs 0-19hrs per pay period. Additional hours will be available during the training in process of the position. There may be additional project duties/tasks as needed. Customizes curriculum and develop training materials to ensure that organizational and stakeholder needs are met. Delivers training with a focus that utilizes adult learning principles and training methods. Strives towards successful development of coursework for ideal learning experience. Responsible for maintaining and updating existing training and education programs delegated. Performs quality checks to ensure satisfactory course functionalities and objectives are met. Based on skill set, training needs, and topic focus, will provide training in a variation of needs, including but not limited to: behind the scenes build and design, software based training, classroom setting both virtually and in-person with direct facilitation, and/or orientation to small and large groups. Role potentially will include creation of online learning modules and delivering webinar and classroom training based on department training needs and curriculum. Works closely with remote subject matter experts regarding the design, build, and maintenance of training content needs based on educational course topics and the initiatives driven within the department. Additional responsibilities may include following established checklists, writing course descriptions, revising courses as needed, maintaining course catalog database when applicable, acting as a peer reviewer, and redesigning learning objects to increase effectiveness. May coordinate training schedules as needed for intended audience and population. Ability to develop strong working relationships, manage projects, facilitate change processes and effectively communicate to achieve organizational goals. Demonstrates successfully working with diverse groups of people in order to accomplish a common goal. Demonstrate flexibility as well as effective planning and organizational skills. Effective communication skills are essential: personal, verbal, written, and electronic. Ability to function in a collaborative, fast-paced, customer-driven organization. Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Office/Windows applications, analytical decision-making, information gathering, presentation, project management, group facilitation, innovative problem solving, and demonstrable training skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor s degree required. Field of study preference based on department training focus and specialties. If no degree, will consider six years equivalent work experience as a potential alternative.
Additionally, prefer to have minimum of two years experience in a healthcare environment providing education/training, including the use of automated software applications. Ideally have project management experience as well as knowledge of adult learning principles and training methods is preferred.
Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications based on program training needs of the department and population focus.
Provides coordination, learning, and development for new Sanford employees, interns, and/or community members. This is a PRN position, meaning as needed based on the number of employees needed to be trained in at a given time. This position is ideal for someone who is dependable and has flexibility at the beginning of the work week, predominately day shift, only needs 0-19hrs per pay period. Additional hours will be available during the training in process of the position. There may be additional project duties/tasks as needed. Familiarity of distance learning tools (including: Zoom, WebEx and MS Teams). Ability to work as a team and individually.
Main responsibility is content delivery facilitating to a smaller group of individuals either in-person at one of our onsite computer labs, or a larger group virtually from our onsite office. Must possess strong people skills with an understanding of service excellence (including: kind demeanor, patience, soft skills, creativity, asking clarifying questions for understanding, open to change, and a respectful champion of diversity and inclusion). Strong communication skills including verbal, non-verbal and written. Comfortable training technology and troubleshooting minor issues, with a desire to learn more on the behalf of others.
Delivers training with a focus that utilizes adult learning principles and training methods. Based on skill set, training needs, and topic focus, will provide training in a variety of needs, including but not limited to: software-based training, and/or orientation. Additional responsibilities may include established checklists, and acting as a peer reviewer. Ability to develop strong working relationships, facilitate change processes and effectively communicate to achieve organizational goals. Demonstrate flexibility as well as effective planning and organizational skills. Ability to function in a collaborative, customer-driven organization. Clear analytical decision-making, information gathering, presentation, group facilitation, innovative problem solving, and demonstrable training skills.