Join our team as an HR and Talent Development Specialist! You’ll play a key role in empowering our employees through meaningful training programs that build skills, support career growth, and bring Goodwill’s values to life. You’ll also contribute to essential HR functions such as performance management, recruitment, and employee relations, helping us create a supportive and thriving workplace.
Position Type: Full-Time
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am -4:30pm
Wages: Start at $61,048.00 - $63,000.00
In accordance with the Goodwill of the Great Plains mission, we are committed to providing a competitive total compensation package, including salary and benefits, that will attract, retain, and reward high performing employees who share a passion for transforming lives through the dignity of work. Goodwill of the Great Plains strives to make employee compensation performance-based, competitive to organizations with similar missions, and commensurate for the individual’s level of responsibility.
Responsibilities:
Talent Development –
- Design, develop, implement, and facilitate comprehensive training solutions to improve both organization and individual employee performance.
- Maintains the learning management system to ensure accurate data, tracks participation and generates reports.
- Works collaboratively with the organization leadership team, HR team, and department leaders to evaluate training needs and develop a leadership pipeline for the organization.
- Assess training needs of individual departments and develops training appropriate for different knowledge and skill levels.
- Discuss career-pathing opportunities with team members and managers.
- Design effective training that includes classroom learning, demonstrations, one-on-one coaching, and online learning for employees to achieve the levels of skill necessary for their jobs.
- Facilitate and conduct training sessions in person and via teams meetings, and arrange activities including in-house and off-site training that includes presentations, role-playing exercises etc.
- Research and suggest learning equipment, tools, content, and platforms.
- Stay current on latest training practices.
- Responsible for ensuring required CARF training is completed by the agency’s workforce annually.
- Advocates practices that improve team effectiveness, employee engagement and mission awareness.
HR Support –
- Assist with administration of performance review system.
- Guide managers on performance coaching, feedback practices, and employee reviews.
- Assist with recruiting efforts to hire qualified job applicants.
- Conducts onboarding of new employees.
- Support and consult on employee relations questions or concerns
- Maintains working knowledge of duties of other HR staff in order to provide appropriate backup.
Requirements:
Education and/or Experience
- Graduate with degree in Human Resources, Education, or Business preferred.
- High School diploma with minimum of three years’ experience in Human Resources and prior experience developing and delivering training initiatives.
- Previous knowledge of or experience working with Human Resources Information Systems or Learning Management Systems.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must be able to identify and analyze training needs and trends.
- Must be able to observe workers and record detailed, accurate information regarding job skills and proficiencies.
- Must have the ability to effectively communicate.
- Must have an acceptable result on a background check.
- Ability to travel to outlying Goodwill locations as needed.
- Must have reliable personal transportation, valid drivers license, and proof of personal vehicle insurance.
While the benefits are great, Goodwill’s mission is really at the heart of all we do. When you join the Goodwill team you are not just joining the company, you are becoming part of our family. You will be eligible for a Personal Day, Birthday Day Off, and 6 Paid Holidays upon hire. With eligibility for Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance the first of the month following 30 days of employment. See more benefit details on the careers tab at www.goodwillgreatplains.org. Apply today to become a part of something great!
Goodwill of the Great Plains provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.