Learning Experience Designer Job
September 14, 2023
Instructional Designer job
September 15, 2023
Website Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake Community College believes that people are at the center of our work and the communities we serve. As our organization moves forward with an ambitious strategic plan and continues its significant growth, we created People and Workplace Culture (PWC) to play a critical role in moving our mission forward. This position provides critical leadership and supervision to core programs within the Staff Development, oversees all aspects of Required Training and provides Instructional Design efforts related to professional development. This role requires a unique understanding of human-centered design principles aimed at supporting SLCC employees.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties
Manage & administer SLCC’s Required Training Program including operations and communication with campus partners.
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- Under minimal supervision of Director of Staff Development, this position will have primary responsibility for the tracking, administration, and oversight for SLCC’s Required Training Program.
- Collaborate in a timely manner with key departments within People & Workplace Culture, Academic Administration, Risk Management, Legal and others to ensure delivery of data sets and critical information.
Manage and plan transformative learning solutions with compelling course content that enhances retention and transfer of learning.
- Coordinate and facilitate workshops and training courses for adult learners.
- Develop basic budgets related to area projects and initiatives. Manages program budget in keeping with College policies and procedures.
- The ability to collaborate and consult with subject-matter experts on the effective use of learning strategies, web-based resources, multimedia technologies, and instructional applications and systems to improve learning and training/facilitation.
- Assists with the overall planning and logistical matters related to the training/workshops including registrations, marketing, and assessments as part of the Staff Development team.
- Supervise, hire, and train staff within Staff Development and Universal Access.
- Serve on college-wide committees related to Universal Access and other strategic initiatives.
Learning Development & Universal Design
- Assess potential for online delivery and advise on which areas of the curriculum can be redesigned/enhanced to promote better outcomes.
- Collaborate with Staff Development teams to develop high-quality learning opportunities through timely learning products that support SLCC’s MVV & Staff Development’s mission and strategic goals.
- Collaborate with eLearning and other partners prior to program implementation to evaluate training.
- Provides technology support and project management in support of department initiatives.
- Promotes innovation in the use of e-Learning and Instructor-Led Training (ILT) throughout the curriculum.
- Well-versed in a variety of common electronic communication accessibility barriers experienced by people with hearing, physical, speech, cognitive, learning, and visual disabilities.
- Willingness and ability to learn/explore new Assistive Technology software and technologies that support accessibility and universal design.
Other duties as assigned.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties Continued Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Education, Instructional Design, Sociology, Communication, Business, Organizational Behavior, or related field.
- One (1) to three (3) years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in a field with transferrable skills.
- Trade-off 2:1 in experience/education requirement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Education, Instructional Design, Sociology, Communication, Public Administration, Business, Organizational Behavior, or related field.
- Experience with People Analytics – ability to synthesize, interpret data.
- Experience in Higher Education.
- Experience in Human Resource Management.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically about systems, processes, and people.
- Ability to break down problems and analyze large data sets.
- Facilitate and plan workshops and training courses for adult learners.
- The ability to collaborate and consult with subject-matter experts on the effective use of learning strategies, web-based resources, multimedia technologies, and instructional applications and systems to improve learning and training/facilitation.
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to change, including flexibility in adjusting priorities and demonstrated initiative to seek and implement process improvements.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and to handle sensitive matters with judgment, tact, and diplomacy.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products.
- Collect, synthesize, and share employee-related data by proactively maintaining dashboards regarding program benchmarks and goals.
- Well-developed written and verbal communication.
- Demonstrated skills in the supervision of staff including: hiring, onboarding, training, providing ongoing performance feedback, delegation, and building a collaborative team environment.
- Well-versed in a variety of common electronic communication accessibility barriers experienced by people with hearing, physical, speech, cognitive, learning, and visual disabilities.
- Willingness and ability to learn/explore new Assistive Technology software and technologies that support accessibility and universal design.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, ability, culture, ethnic background, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
- Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.
Non-Essential Responsibilities and Duties Special Instructions
- Full consideration will be given to applicants who apply on or before the priority review date indicated above.
- More information about Salt Lake Community College benefits: https://i.slcc.edu/culture/benefits/index.aspx
SLCC Highlights
Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college with the most diverse student body in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 11 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.
Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new and diverse perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation come about when diverse voices can speak and collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving diverse students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.
FLSA Exempt SLCC Information
Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.
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