Work for Indiana
Grow your career with the State of Indiana! With more than 50 executive branch agencies, the State of Indiana is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging projects across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indiana’s communities every day.
At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion – Our goal is to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace, with a workforce that is representative of the State of Indiana population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process, as well as perform the essential functions of a role.
Next Level benefits at the State of Indiana are here! Be sure to review our expanded benefit package offerings below.
About the Indiana Department of Natural Resources:
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources protects, enhances, preserves, and wisely uses natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the benefit of Indiana’s citizens through professional leadership, management, and education.
Salary Statement:
The salary for this position traditionally starts at $53,222.00 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.
About the Job:
As the Training Director, you will be responsible for acting as training and education consultant for a state agency and its subdivisions or associated agencies throughout the state. You will develop and monitor comprehensive training programs, policies and procedures. In this position you will provide direction to the pre-service academies, in-service supervisory/managerial and special issues programs, trainer development workshops, and safety/security skills certification programs.
A Day in the Life:
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
- Direct the planning, coordination, development, performance and evaluation of training programs, including research, design, develop and execute strategies to achieve agency purpose, goals and objectives.
- Work closely with department heads and contract providers to develop job specific/classification specific training for their region.
- Review ongoing curriculum to ensure compliance with standards.
- Research textbooks, audiovisual aids and related educational materials for possible incorporation into curriculum.
- Act as consultant, subject matter expert training resource, and legal expert witness regarding all training related matters.
- Develop and conducts educational conferences and in-service training for statewide training staff.
- Evaluate proposed and existing staff training content and delivery strategies to ensure current policies, procedures, standards, and best practices are incorporated.
- Supervise subordinates in the delivery of their duties, performance evaluation, training, and offer professional growth opportunities.
- Develop, and evaluates on-the-job training programs by collaborating and coordinating with universities, training vendors, external allied criminal justice and health service agencies to improve curricula development and enhance training opportunities for staff.
- Act as liaison with the vendors to determine adequacy and appropriateness of service delivery
- Develop, submit and manage the supporting facilities training budgets.
- Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
- Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.
- Coordinate educational programs with other agencies for possible certification or accreditation.
The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
What You’ll Need for Success:
You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferred degree fields include education, criminal justice, criminology, psychology, or human resources.
- Seven (7) years’ experiences in education; in-service training. A combination of experience and accredited college training may be considered. (Concentration in a Behavioral Science, Criminal Justice, Education, Personnel Management, Public Administration, Social Work, or related area preferred.)
- Extensive knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of a broad area of training and education including texts and materials developed in the field.
- Thorough knowledge of the agency’s or institution’s functions, operations and purpose.
- Considerable knowledge of experiential learning techniques.
- Practical knowledge of laws, rules and regulations governing mandated training within agency
- Ability to develop, monitor and evaluate broad training program.
- Ability to plan and conduct seminars, workshops and training sessions.
- Ability to assemble training materials including writing comprehensive manuals and assembling texts, films, slides and characters.
- Ability to establish effective and cooperative working relationships with trainees, other instructors and entire agency staff.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to keep current on new trends, philosophies and available materials regarding adult education.
- Ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow.
- Ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
This role does not provide direct supervision to direct reports; however, supervision may be assigned based on agency needs.
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities
- Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid new parent leave
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruit, select, develop, and promote employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at [email protected]
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
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