DIRECTOR OF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES The Arizona State Hospital (ASH) provides inpatient psychiatric care to persons with serious mental illness who need long-term behavioral health care.
ASH promotes hope and wellness for our patients and creates opportunities to participate in planning, delivering and evaluating services that assist with recovery.
Treatment is individualized with goals that focus on education about an illness, instilling hope and improving one's overall quality of life.
The Arizona State Hospital has a wide range of positions available, from our direct care staff, Nurses and Behavioral Health Technicians to Social Workers, Rehabilitation Specialist and Security to name a few.
The Arizona State Hospital also offers 12 hour shifts for our Direct Care staff as well as some alternative work schedules, flexible hours for non-direct care staff.
We offer a robust benefit package, including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Program where eligible employees can receive up to $437.
50 per month for their outstanding student loans.
Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.
Director of Training and Development Job Location: Address: 501 N.
24th Street Phoenix, AZ 85008 Posting Details: Salary: Up to $102,578.
11 Grade: 25 Closing Date: Open until Filled Job Summary: The purpose of the position is to oversee and participate in all aspects of the hospital training program for the Arizona State Hospital, including but not limited to new employee orientation, review/refresher trainings, hands-on competency demonstrations, and unit/department-based training.
The position will conduct training needs assessments and confer with hospital leadership concerning training needs; develop a short and long term strategic plan for the training needs of the hospital; determine the education and development needs of the managers and executives within the hospital and develop and implement programs tailored to meet those needs; establish a staff development plan, create training curriculum; design training materials; research best practices; and establish and promote training strategies and standards throughout the hospital.
The position will develop training reports and work closely with the hospital leadership to set goals and establish guidelines for the department; will participate in performance improvement and quality assurance projects and in committee functions, as appropriate/assigned.
The position will provide and/or oversee training specific to licensed nursing, personnel and basic skills/didactic training to all levels of hospital staff, both in the classroom and at the unit/department level; will supervise training staff and ensure they possess and maintain knowledge and skills required for their position and the courses they instruct.
Job Duties: Provide and/or oversee training specific to licensed nursing personnel and base skills/didactic; training to all levels of hospital staff, both in classroom and at the unit/department level.
Research training content, best practices, existing training materials, and audio visuals; write behavioral learning objectives; develop training evaluation processes, use appropriate and authorized databases (HRIS, MylearningPointe, and others utilized by the hospital) in the development of CBT courses and other self-teaching packets.
Interact with customer groups to determine curriculum needs; maintain quality from the customer's perspective.
Develop a short and long term strategic plan for the training needs of the hospital.
Determine the education and development needs of the managers and executives within the hospital.
Develop and implement programs tailored to meet those needs.
Establish and promote standard training strategies and standards throughout the hospital.
Oversee all aspects of training provided, including but not limited to new employee orientation; review/refresher training; hands-on competency demonstrations; and unit/department based trainings.
Develop training reports and work closely with the hospital leadership to set the goals and establish guidelines for the department.
Participate in performance improvement and quality assurance projects.
Participate in hospital committee functions as appropriate/assigned.
Ensures adherence to regulatory agency rules/regulations/standards and to hospital policies and procedures.
Other duties as assigned as related to the position Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs): Knowledge of: - Instructional design concepts, principles, theories and application; adult learning principles; supervisory techniques and styles.
- Microsoft Office Suite and Google Platform.
- Typical indemnity and safety topics such as sexual harassment, diversity, first aid, CPR, and back safety.
- Basic professional skills such as project management, time management; planning, conflict resolution and active listening.
- Distance learning techniques.
- Expertise in development and/or training/education using CBT authoring software.
- Experience and/or training/education using a wide variety of Microsoft Office/Google products.
- Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.
Skill in: - Supervisory experience and/or participation on a self-managed team and/or education in supervisory topics.
- Curriculum development.
- Management and leadership skills.
- Planning and analytical skills, using these skills for strategic planning and resolution of complex problems.
- Utilizing adult education principles, including different types of teaching/learning modalities to meet the needs of a diverse audience of learners.
Ability to: - Evaluate and improve training programs.
- Speak and write effectively.
- Plan, organize, coordinate and execute training programs.
- Write and present reports.
- Provide effective supervision.
- Utilize adult learning principles.
- Participate as both a team member and a team leader.
- Work creatively and with little supervision to achieve goals and objectives.
- Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.
Selective Preference(s): The ideal candidate will have: Bachelor's degree in a healthcare related field from an accredited college or university and 5 years of healthcare related work experience at the administrative or supervisory level.
Master's degree will substitute for 2 years of the work experience.
Experience in working with regulatory agency rules/regulations/standards; development and implementation of policies and procedures.
Pre-Employment Requirements: - A State Hospital employee must be able to obtain a valid Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card pursuant to A.
R.
S.
§ 41-1758.
07.
Driving is required for State Business.
- Employees who drive on state business require possession of and the ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate to the assignment.
Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any driver training (See Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.
11).
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
Benefits: The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including: Affordable medical and dental insurance plans Paid vacation and sick time Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program) 10 paid holidays per year Wellness program and plans Life insurance Short/long-term disability insurance Defined retirement plan Award winning Infant at Work program Credit union membership Transit subsidy ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program Retirement: To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit.
The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution.
In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit.
New State employees have a 27 week wait period for contributions to begin.
Contact Us: The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 220-6462.
Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.
DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.