Description

Directors Office - Human Resources
Olympia, Washington – Thurston County

Join WDFW’s training team and bring your passion for learning and development, safety standards, and drive for organizational excellence.

Independently manage professional HR assignments related to e-learning, training development, organizational development, data management, and compliance with state and federal regulations.

Collaborate with the training team to develop and deliver high-quality adult learning programs, provides expert consultation on curriculum design, and supports employee development.

Lake on Mount Rainier – Credit: WDFW

Picture yourself,

Designing and developing e-learning and training curriculum on a variety of designated subjects including human resource management, leadership, communications, conflict resolution, situation awareness, safety, team building and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

This is an opportunity,

To enhance agency performance by managing training data and reports, ensuring compliance and effective training outcomes.

You thrive on building collaboration and teamwork,

Conduct employee listening sessions to collect feedback to identify training needs.

We are seeking a candidate,

Who models WDFW values: Accountability, Service, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Empathy (ASPIRE).

Duties

Here is what you will be doing,

• Maintain agency designated professional certifications/trainings to include the e-learning and curriculum and those needed to provide agency training and/or consultation.
• Work with internal and external subject matter experts to develop learning objectives and corresponding competency evaluations for each course.
• Conduct research to identify content including standards, state, and federal law.
• Design and develop curriculum using Articulate 360 and WellSaid Labs.
• Maintain a standard style guide and protocol of best practice for adult learning and readability of course design.
• Facilitate a curriculum review with training team and relevant stakeholders or subject matter experts to certify a final course.
• Develop and implement course evaluations that includes employee feedback opportunity for both course effectiveness and the learner experience.
• Practice continuous review and update of course curriculum and materials as needed, including integration of relevant employee feedback and new content continuous improvement.

• Facilitate monthly Training & Safety Town Hall.
• Provide CPR and Wilderness training.

Collaborate and coordinate with training team:

• Strategize and execute high quality adult learning/training and systems to meet the emergent needs of employees across the state and in all programs.
• Deliver and maintain e-learning and training communications in multiple modalities including the training calendar, intranet, SharePoint, email, announcements, and brochures.
• Work with the LMS Administrator to release, monitor, approve, and manage courses on The Learning Center.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Work Setting, including hazards:
  • The assigned duty station is located in WDFW Headquarters in the Natural Resource Building and/or telework. The option to telework up to 50% of the time, with an expectation for some travel to the Natural Resource Building.
  • Work is performed almost exclusively indoors in an office environment. This may include working under fluorescent light, repetitively entering data into computer, looking at computer monitor for long periods of time.
• Schedule:
  • Typically, Monday – Friday, 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M, 40 hours per week.
  • Will be expected to adjust the work schedule to meet business needs associated with travel, deadlines, stakeholder requests, and training delivery.
• Travel Requirements:
  • Statewide and overnight travel is required to deliver training, meet stakeholders, attend meetings, and conduct agency business.
• Customer Interactions:
  • Frequent contact with internal and external stakeholders by phone, email, and in-person.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

OR

Please Note: Closely related qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-by-year basis.

Experience:

• One (1) year of professional, paid experience providing adult education and training.
• One (1) year of professional paid experience operating a Learning Management System.

Knowledge of:

Certifications/Licenses:

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• Experience creating adult focused curriculum.
• Experience with eLearning software, such as Articulate360.

Supplemental Information

• A cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications of this position (Generic cover letter will not be accepted).
• A current resume.
• Three professional references.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

All new employees must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9 Form) on their first day of work. If hired for this or any position at WDFW, you will be required to provide documentation proving you are eligible to work in the United States. For a list of acceptable documents, please use the following link: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

JOIN THE WDFW TEAM:

Learn about our agencyand the perksof working for WDFW!

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has some of the most talented people in the natural resource field. We celebrate and value diversity, appreciating that a workforce composed of those from different backgrounds and experiences creates an inclusive environment, strengthens positive relationships with the local community, and brings new perspectives and approaches to fulfilling the agency’s mission. We value demonstrated skill in living WDFW values of Accountability, Service, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Empathy (ASPIRE).

WDFW employees may be eligible for the following: Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision for employee & dependent(s), Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), Vacation, Sick, and other Leave types.

Eleven (11) Paid Holidays per year and one (1) personal holiday if the employee is scheduled to be, or has been, continuously employed by the State of Washington for at least four (4) months.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Tuition Waiver, Long Term Disability & Life Insurance, Deferred Compensation Programs, Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA), and an Employee Assistance Program.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employer

VETERAN PREFERENCE NOTICE:

To take advantage of veteran preference, please do the following:

• Email a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22 or USDVA signed verification of service letter to Elizabeth.Bullard@dfw.wa.gov.
• Subject line must include recruitment number, position, and Vet (for example: #10155 Biologist 1 – Veteran)
• Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov.

MILITARY SPOUSE PREFERENCE NOTICE:

To take advantage of military spouse preference, please do the following:

• Notify us of your military spouse status by email at Elizabeth.Bullard@dfw.wa.gov.
• Subject line must include recruitment number, position, and MS (for example: #10155 Biologist 1 – MS)
• Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov.

As part of WDFW’s efforts to advance respectful and inclusive work environments, the Agency expects inclusivity as part of our professional interactions and communications. Therefore, we want to ensure that all individuals feel welcome, are treated fairly and respectfully. All staff are empowered to fully contribute to serving their work unit, Agency, and the citizens of Washington.

The Department of Fish and Wildlife is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam era veterans and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply.

Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format please contact Jayme Chase by phone 360-902-2278 or email Jayme.Chase@dfw.wa.gov, or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 800-833-6388.

If you are having technical difficulties creating, accessing, or completing your application, please call NEOGOV toll-free at (855) 524-5627 or support@neogov.com.

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