TRAINING OFFICER 2

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

Job Summary

The Nevada Health Authority is seeking a motivated and forward-thinking professional to serve as an Employee Development Specialist, focused on enhancing employee growth, engagement, and organizational culture across the employee lifecycle. Under the direction of the Human Resources Officer, this position leads the development and delivery of training programs that support workforce development, leadership capacity, and organizational effectiveness. This role is responsible for assessing training needs, designing and facilitating learning opportunities, and evaluating program effectiveness to ensure alignment with agency goals. The Specialist also coordinates required and elective training, monitors employee compliance, and collaborates with leadership and external vendors to deliver high-quality development initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong facilitation, communication, and organizational skills, along with the ability to foster a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. This position may be located in Reno or Carson City, Nevada, depending on the selected candidate.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Creation, facilitation, and administration of in-person and digital department-wide training programs and series.

• Performing professional level employee development functions for the department.

• Assisting to build an inclusive, positive culture and rapport amongst staff and the public.

• Monitor and evaluate contracted training vendors to ensure training goals and deliverables are met.

• Manage and monitor training program goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.

• Review, write, revise and recommend administrative training policies for the department.

• Ensure employee compliance of required and elective training by monitoring and tracking successful completion of training programs and courses.

Employee Development Managers and Training Officers analyze, design, develop, implement, evaluate, manage and coordinate training and development for a department, division or a geographic region of a department's statewide training function and supervise and/or conduct sessions for vocation and/or skills training in specific occupational areas and general management development.

Essential Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in organizational behavior, education, communications, business or public administration or a related field and three years of professional experience in the adult and/or employee training and development process including conducting training needs assessments; planning and developing curriculum; and coordinating and conducting formal training; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and five years of professional experience as described above; OR one year experience as a Training Officer I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Job Duties

Prepare course descriptions, develop and deliver curriculum, deliver training to employees using sound instructional design and learning principles and serve as liaison to department management, subject matter experts and the State’s centralized human resource division.

Identify performance gaps, analyze results and make recommendations; design and implement employee development programs and evaluate employee training and development programs as directed by agency management.

Select and monitor the work of contracted trainers and approve training conducted by political sub-divisions for various public safety occupations; conduct skills training in specific occupational areas and may conduct safety classes.

Coordinate, oversee and/or conduct training sessions for vocation and/or skills training in specific occupational areas, career planning and development and general management curriculum.

Prepare statistical and informational reports as required.

Perform related duties as assigned.
Under general direction, incumbents serve as trainers and curriculum coordinators for a department, major division or geographic region of a department. Incumbents design and develop training curriculums using an instructional design model, deliver formal and informal learning solutions, monitor and evaluate contracted trainers, oversee specific training programs and recommend a variety of learning solutions. This is the advanced journey level in the series.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.
Working knowledge of: adult learning theory, instructional design methods and methods of presentation; learning styles; the principles and methods of program planning related to reviewing analyzing and prioritizing the various training activities for the agency; the principles of conducting surveys, training needs assessments and organizational assessments and in interpreting their results, learning communities and supporting learners after training.

General knowledge of: department organization and mission; functional areas in which training is provided.

Ability to: modify or adapt training designs and methods to make training more effective; handle difficult situations; adapt classroom facilitation skills to meet environment and organizational outreach programs; utilize a variety of audio-visual equipment, computers and computer software.

Recruiter Contact Information: Victoria Sheehan - ToriSheehan@admin.nv.gov

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

Please send direct Inquiries or correspondence to the recruiter listed on this announcement.

Benefits include:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family are offered through the Public Employees’ Benefits Program (PEBP) .
  
• Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.
  
• Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.
  
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.
  
• Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) . Employees do not contribute to Social Security but will contribute to PERS if their position is at 50% or more full-time equivalency. For more information on how PERS service may impact Social Security benefits, visit the SSA publication .
  
• Deferred Compensation: The State offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Program .
  
• No Nevada state income tax.
  
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment.
  
• Longevity Payments Eligibility: Employees who have received a performance rating of “standard” or better and have completed eight (8) or more years of continuous service are eligible for longevity pay.
  

Additional benefits may apply to employees covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), depending on their designated bargaining unit. For more information, visit the Labor Relations Unit (LRU) .

For more details about your rights and responsibilities as a State of Nevada employee, please review the State of Nevada Employee Handbook (PDF) .

*** State Holidays The holiday schedule for State employees is established by the Legislature.

The following are legal holidays:

January 1.............................................. New Year's Day

Third Monday in January.................. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday

Third Monday in February................ Washington’s Birthday

Last Monday in May........................... Memorial Day

June 19................................................ Juneteenth Day

July 4.................................................... Independence Day

First Monday in September.............. Labor Day

Last Friday in October....................... Nevada Day

November 11........................................ Veterans' Day

Fourth Thursday in November........ Thanksgiving Day

Friday following the Fourth Thursday in November...................... Family Day

December 25........................................ Christmas Day

When January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11, or December 25 falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the observed legal holiday. If these days fall on Sunday, the following Monday is the observed holiday. Eligibility for holiday pay is covered by the provisions of NAC 284.255

Closing Date/Time: 4/1/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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