Training Specialist 2

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

Do you want a purpose-driven job that allows you to interact with State employees across the greatest state in the union?
Do you enjoy traveling for up to a week at a time to communities throughout Alaska, educating employees and supervisors on State of Alaska policies, supervisory practices, and more?
When you’re at your home base in Anchorage, do you thrive in a close-knit, collaborative team environment?

Do you value the flexibility of working from home on some days while collaborating in the office on others?
Are you a self-starter and motivator who’s excited to stay current on training trends, create SCORM-based learning tied to State of Alaska policies, and serve as a primary administrator of the State’s Learning Management System?

If so—this job is right up your alley.

What You Will Be Doing

As a Training Specialist 2 with the Learning & Development Program within the Division of Personnel, you will be instrumental in:

• Delivering professional training courses and workshops to State of Alaska employees using a variety of instructional techniques in both in-person and virtual environments. Courses include our flagship Supervisory Academy for new supervisors, Workplace Civility Training, and other HR-related offerings. Prior supervisory experience is beneficial when drawing from real-world scenarios to help new supervisors navigate personnel issues.
• Partnering with departments statewide to scope, design, and deliver customized trainings such as team-specific sessions, values development, team-building workshops, and leadership seminars.
• Creating engaging SCORM-based learning content that is immersive and interactive, allowing learners to practice new skills through applied activities and knowledge checks. Current tools include Articulate Rise and Storyline.
• Serving as a primary point of contact for the Statewide Learning Management System (LMS), including creating training for users at all levels, developing and implementing an administrator manual, running reports, and analyzing learning data.

Our Organization, Mission, and Culture

The Learning & Development Program, housed within the Division of Personnel, is a close-knit team that collaborates to deliver professional supervisory, leadership, and performance management training to State of Alaska employees. The team also partners with departments statewide on initiatives such as team development, values setting, and organizational effectiveness.

The Benefits of Joining Our Team

The Learning & Development team is a small but mighty team that:

• Prides itself on collaboration and fostering an inclusive, supportive, and safe work environment;
• Stays at the forefront of training by keeping content, delivery methods, and data relevant;
• Leads the State in innovation and the effective use of learning technologies;
• Offers flexibility, including the potential for hybrid work schedules;
• Encourages a healthy work-life balance so you can bring your best self to work each day.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

The Learning & Development team works in a hybrid environment that balances flexibility with connection. On telework days, the team stays closely connected through frequent collaboration on Microsoft Teams, ensuring communication, creativity, and teamwork remain strong no matter where work is happening. On in-person days, the team shares a common workspace in the Atwood Building in the heart of downtown Anchorage, creating opportunities for face-to-face collaboration and connection. With dining, wellness, and recreation options just steps away, there’s always something nearby to enjoy.

Who We Are Looking For

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Minimum Qualifications

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

• Communications and Media: Knowledge of the production, communication and dissemination of information and ideas to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Education and Training: Knowledge of teaching, training, research, making presentations, lecturing, testing, and other instructional methods.
• Employee Development: Knowledge of employee development concepts, principles, and practices related to planning, evaluating, and administering training, organizational development, and career development initiatives.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

Additional Required Information

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY

Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

If you are selected for an interview, you will be required to provide:

• Copies of your last three professional performance evaluations
• A list of three professional references that can accurately answer questions related to your work experience, education, knowledge, skills and abilities.

EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or within 48 hours of the close of this recruitment to the contact person listed below.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hardcopy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hardcopy application to successfully apply. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

NOTICE

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WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.

Contact Information

Rohan Ralliaram

Human Resource Consultant 5

Phone: 907-375-7704

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
  • The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See https://drb.alaska.gov/help/plans.html for additional information.
    • AVTEC
    • Confidential
    • Correctional Officers
    • Marine Engineers
    • Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
    • Supervisory
    • Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatman's Union
    • Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)
  • The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.
    • General Government
    • Labor, Trades and Crafts
    • Public Safety Employees Association
    • Masters, Mates & Pilots
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

• Group-based insurance premiums for
  • Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
  • Long-term and short-term disability
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  • Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
  • Supplemental Survivor Benefits
• Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
• Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
• Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
• Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options

• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Twelve (12) paid holidays a year