Learning & Development Partner

We are Hiring!

Catholic Charities Central HR Office is growing and seeking a Learning and Development Partner to join our Team!

Organization Description:

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester was founded over a century ago to meet the needs of people experiencing poverty and has grown to become one of the largest human service providers in the region.

Today Catholic Charities meets basic needs, advances economic security, pursues housing solutions, strengthens families and children, delivers compassionate mental health and addiction care, welcomes immigrants and refugees, supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and more.

Recognizing the importance of transforming systems that contribute to inequity, Catholic Charities is also a powerful advocate for social justice.

Catholic Charities serves people across the 12-county Rochester Diocese as a single corporation with six operating divisions focused on specific geographies or program activities.

If you're looking for an opportunity to express and explore your passion for helping others, then join a team that truly makes a difference DAILY, in people's lives. We are looking for empathetic, thoughtful candidates who have enthusiasm for helping people. Come use your HR experience to help Catholic Charities support its most valuable asset, it’s employees. We have supportive leadership who invest in our people and provide opportunities for employees to thrive, grow and learn. Don't miss out on being a part of something special!

Position Title: Learning & Development Partner

Work Location: Rochester, NY. Occasional day travel with mileage reimbursement

Salary: Starting at $60,405.80, with potential additional consideration commensurate with experience of the candidate.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:30pm (flexible schedule)

We offer a comprehensive benefits package (see below) to our full-time workforce members who work 30 or more hours per week.

Who are we looking for?

• · Someone who is dedicated to making a difference in the community and values collaboration and partnership.
• · Someone who is empathetic, compassionate, and driven to provide exemplary customer service.
• · Someone who is well versed in technologies including learning management systems.
• · Someone who is detail oriented and highly organized.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

The Learning & Development Partner will be responsible for researching, designing and implementing effective training programs and methods to develop employees and leaders within each of the Catholic Charities and affiliated agencies resulting in enhanced organizational performance.

Collaborates with the HR team and organizational leadership to ensure compliance with regulatory trainings and development of new curriculum based on agency needs using a combination of e-Learning, instructor led, and virtual instructor led training. Develops organizational strategies designed to improve communication and foster continual improvement within all divisions of CCDOR and ensure clear and consistent messages regarding the organization’s objectives, goals, requirements, and procedures.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• · Develops, presents, and coordinates training events, including but not limited to researching the training topic, developing curriculum, scheduling, tracking and reporting, management of virtual platform and/or location set up, and course evaluation.
• · Manages the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation of leadership development programs that are aligned with strategic priorities and desired leadership competencies.
• · Delivers highly effective and engaging in-person and on-line training programs using principles and practices of adult learning and organizational development.
• · Maintains the learning management system (LMS) including but not limited to creating/updating online courses, enrolling employees, troubleshooting issues, tracking completions, delivering training compliance records, and updating the system as necessary.
• · Develops, maintains, and continuously improves strategic training plan and skill gap analysis.
• · Implements and directs Training Committees to create and maintain ongoing training needs analysis.
• · Develops, implements and monitors metrics to measure effectiveness of training results.
• · Participates in, and serves as backup for, new employee orientation as required.
• · In collaboration with the HR team and Agency leadership staff, ensures continuous process improvement and best value are achieved by challenging existing practices, policies and procedures, setting targets for enhancement when needed.
• · Develops and manages organizational communications to Agency leaders, managers, supervisors and staff to ensure effective communication of training and development events and resources.
• · Reviews all approved new and revised employee handbook policies and updates specific training courses as necessary.
• · Ensure confidentiality of all employee information.
• · Works effectively as a team with members of management and the HR staff.
• · Participates in relevant Agency meetings and/or training courses.
• · Actively pursues development of professional competencies related to job role performance through reading, supervision, in-service training and attendance at conferences and workshops.
• · Awareness and active support of the Agency's Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan. Including, but not limited to, supporting the Agency's Core Competency initiatives of being collaborative and community focused, innovative, and culturally competent and inclusive.
• · Other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• · Bachelor’s degree in organizational development, instructional design, human resources management or related field preferred.
• · At least one year of training experience, preferably within a human service or health care not for profit.
• · Experience uploading learning content, course creation, assigning courses, and learning record management in a Learning Management Systems (LMS).

A combination of education and experience may be substituted at the discretion of the Human Resource Director or the Chief People Officer.

What you will get:

Catholic Charities offers a well-rounded and comprehensive benefits program

• · Salary: Starting at $60,405.80, with potential additional consideration commensurate with experience of the candidate
• · Full-time, working 35-40 hours per week. We believe in work-life balance!
• · Generous time off package including Vacation, Personal Time, NY State Paid Sick Leave and Agency Sick Leave
• · Holidays 13 paid holidays
• · Medical Insurance
• · Dental Insurance
• · Vision Insurance
• · Life Insurance
• · Short-Term Disability
• · Long-Term Disability
• · Critical Illness Insurance
• · Supplemental Insurance
• · Flexible Spending Account
• · Health Savings Account
• · Legal Plan
• · Identity Plan
• · Employee Assistance Program
• · Employer Retirement Contribution once vested (subject to agency financial performance)
• · Employee 403(b) with organizational contribution subject to qualification
• · My Better Benefits – provides discounts and savings on thousands of products and services

Our hiring process and timeline:

• · Applications will be reviewed regularly until the position is filled.
• · Phone screenings will be conducted with qualified candidates.
• · In-person one-hour interviews will be conducted with candidates who advance after the phone screening.
• · In-person interviews are typically with 2 participants.
• · Where applicable, 2nd Round in-person interviews may be scheduled with members of the HR Team. This would be with 4-10 participants and in-person with some participating virtually.

Selected candidate to start ASAP

***Catholic Charities is committed to leveraging the talent of a diverse workforce to create great opportunities for our agencies and our people. EOE/AA Disability/Vet