Total 9 education training job vacancies in westfield massachusetts

(1) Provides technical guidance and assistance to subordinate elements, the headquarters operations section, and other staff sections in planning, acquiring, preparing, conducting, and documenting individual and collective training. Assist the training officer in the development and review of training directives, operations orders, deployment planning and readiness reporting. Conducts command readiness inspections and other evaluations of subordinate training operations, security, safety, and deployment readiness planning. Make recommendations as appropriate to correct deficiencies. Conducts and/or coordinates assistance visits in the areas of training management. Review training schedules, circulars, and yearly training plans to ensure congruence with commander's priorities and higher headquarters guidance. Performs research necessary to create or modify the units' mission essential task lists in accordance with critical wartime mission requirements. Assist with the coordination and support of internal/external evaluation teams. Plans, coordinates, and provides guidance regarding deployment issues to include tentative plans for full or partial deployment. Reviews and provides guidance in the preparation of subordinate units' training assessment reports. Consolidates and prepares the organizational training assessment reports. May initiate, coordinate or maintain usage agreements for local/private training areas.

(2) Manages the command's school program. Forecasts the individual training requirements for the organization and coordinates with higher headquarters to obtain quotas for personnel to attend schools (Service, NCO, Special, etc.). Sub-allocates authorized training quotas to elements within the command based on the commander's guidance, preliminary forecasts, and modifications due to training requirements. Monitor the usage of organizational quotas and reallocates based on execution data. Reviews, approves, and forwards individual requests for training seats based on allocated quotas and availability of funds. Researches and resolves soldier prerequisite/eligibility problems.

(3) Is a technical specialist in readiness reporting for the organization. Perform analysis and refinement of organizational readiness data. Reviews subordinate training readiness feeder reports to ensure current and correct information is reported. Consolidates the training portion of the organizational readiness report and assists the training officer in the consolidation and submission of the overall readiness report. Provide training and assistance to commanders and unit personnel on reporting procedures and other matters pertaining to readiness.

(4) Plans, organizes, and administers the individual and NCO professional development training programs for the organization. Coordinate common task and skill-specific training programs. Provide assistance to training personnel within the command in scheduling training areas, obtaining training aids, requesting equipment, and other required materials. Procure, design, reproduce and distribute a variety of training aids, map overlays and transparencies necessary for the efficient operation and training of the organization. Receives, consolidates, and forwards reports to higher headquarters pertaining to individual soldier readiness (i.e. common task test, weapons qualification, army physical fitness test).

(5) Makes recommendations and assists in the preparation of yearly training budget requirements for submission to higher headquarters based on yearly training guidance and training calendar. Input requirements into the automated funds management requisition and authorization system. Monitors the use of funds sub-allocated to subordinate units for use in training events. Prepares, reviews, and forwards for approval automated requests for orders. Verifies accounting classification data and coordinates with other organizations and higher headquarters to support unfunded events.

(6) Provides guidance and assistance for implementing security measures for such items as documents, arms and ammunition, and communication/ automation equipment (communication security/computer security). Ensures security measures are followed. May serve as a security coordinator for the command. May be designated as custodian or alternate custodian of classified documents, communication security/computer security account custodian/alternate and/or physical security manager as required by regulations and local situations. Assist the training officer in the preparation of plans and procedures for anti-terrorism/force protection and military support to civil authorities.

Performs other duties as assigned.

• Work with relevant knowledge holders, including scientific and historic resource personnel, to develop demonstration and research projects with culturally relevant educational components.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with communities to develop a broader training and educational community with an intent to develop and implement new cultural and historical training curricula.
• Assist with long range planning for the development of interpretive facilities including planning documents and exhibits.
• Manages an active and ever-growing afterschool/youth program operation that reaches out to the diverse communities that surround the park.
• Invest in the professional development of subordinates through active listening, training, counseling, and mentoring. Actively develops a workplace culture that values diversity, equality, mutual respect, safety, and work-life balance.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-11. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As an Education Specialist, you will:

• Develop historical materials from the library's collection for classroom use.
• Perform research on, evaluate, and develop educational material for museum programs, conferences, seminars, forums and other educational ceremonial events.
• Plan and conduct teacher workshops and development programs for teachers.
• Deliver historical presentations to classes in schools, colleges and other institutions.
• Serve as a resource to teachers concerning questions of instructional methods on historical material and programs.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-11. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As an Education Specialist, you will:

• Develop historical materials from the library's collection for classroom use.
• Perform research on, evaluate, and develop educational material for museum programs, conferences, seminars, forums and other educational ceremonial events.
• Plan and conduct teacher workshops and development programs for teachers.
• Deliver historical presentations to classes in schools, colleges and other institutions.
• Serve as a resource to teachers concerning questions of instructional methods on historical material and programs.

You will serve as a/an Mariner Training Auditor Compliance Specialist and be responsible for conducting field level Course Oversight Auditor activities (CAO). Inspecting mariner training facilities and processes - including alternate sites, auditing courses, curricula, instructor performance and mariner training completion certificates to ensure mariner training (MTP) compliance.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Reviewing mariner training provider course approval terms and conditions and uses as the basis for audit activities and post-audit review
• Traveling to training provider's primary site location, alternate site location or assigned location to conduct audit activities and other missions as assigned. Remains eligible and in compliance with Coast Guard standards to travel by all conveyances, maintains a valid driver's license to operate a government owned or procured motor vehicle, to any location assigned.
• Leading assigned audits of Coast Guard approved training providers to ensure that the approved courses administered are conducive to education and remain in compliance with regulations and approval terms. Executes audits in strict accordance with approved auditing procedures and standards
• Preparing audit reports according to Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures (TTP) and Mission Management System (MMS) documentation and publishes within prescribed timeframe.
• Monitoring MTP progress towards resolution of outstanding non-conformities within prescribed timelines, evaluates proposed corrective actions and provides replies on acceptance.

You will serve as a Mariner Training Auditor Compliance Specialist and be responsible for conducting field level Course Oversight Auditor activities (CAO). Inspecting mariner training facilities and processes - including alternate sites, auditing courses, curricula, instructor performance and mariner training completion certificates to ensure mariner training (MTP) compliance.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Reviewing mariner training provider course approval terms and conditions and uses as the basis for audit activities and post-audit review
• Traveling to training provider's primary site location, alternate site location or assigned location to conduct audit activities and other missions as assigned. Remains eligible and in compliance with Coast Guard standards to travel by all conveyances, maintains a valid driver's license to operate a government owned or procured motor vehicle, to any location assigned.
• Leading assigned audits of Coast Guard approved training providers to ensure that the approved courses administered are conducive to education and remain in compliance with regulations and approval terms. Executes audits in strict accordance with approved auditing procedures and standards
• Preparing audit reports according to Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures (TTP) and Mission Management System (MMS) documentation and publishes within prescribed timeframe.
• Monitoring MTP progress towards resolution of outstanding non-conformities within prescribed timelines, evaluates proposed corrective actions and provides replies on acceptance.

Duties for this Position Include:

Advises and assists the Regional Administrator on strategic planning, policy, program operations, and performance accountability for the development and administration of a national workforce development system

Supervises managers, and other employees.

Provides program framework, and technical assistance to managers located within assigned regions.

Plays a key role in personnel management. Develops robust recruitment strategies; interviews and selects candidates for vacancies and initiates other personnel actions.

Provides advice, counsel, and instruction to individual employees on performance, and administrative matters.

Establishes performance standards, evaluates performance, and rates subordinate supervisors and employees.

Initiates disciplinary measures and adverse actions as needed; and supports Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action plans and objectives.

Provides assistance to office staff on personnel matters relating to recruitment, promotions, details, reassignments, grievances, etc.

Represents management with NCFLL (union) on grievances, unfair labor disputes, development of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), and Labor-Management Relations meetings, as needed.

Advises and assists the Regional Administrator and other Employment and Training Administration (ETA) executive staff on all matters within the scope of assigned unit(s)/Division(s) responsibility, develops plans to convert strategic goals into action.

Ensures that staff are knowledgeable of the annual performance metrics, and ensures that products are delivered, and deadlines are met.

Ensures that implementation of operating plan obligations are met, program performance goals are closely tracked, and prepares suggestions for mid-course corrections.

Monitors the performance of the Divisions with respect to the operational plan.

Coordinates Division activities with other Divisions and Offices throughout the Employment & Training Administration (ETA).

Works as a partner with other Offices to facilitate the achievement of goals.

Promotes and sustains positive relationships with customers, stakeholders and partners, to include collaboration with various officials from Federal, State and Local government agencies, in an effort to build support for the overall ETA mission.

Works to foster understanding between and among these constituencies about how individual missions, goals, and objectives interact and impact service to workers and employers in the region.

Collaborates with the Administrator and senior leadership on all matters pertaining to the regional mission.

Utilizing the knowledge of total regional operations and broad managerial capability reviews and evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency with which all regions and staff office performing their mission.

Develops and recommends short and long-range program plans taking into consideration management objectives.

Directs the assessment of grantee data and ensures timely and responsive technical assistance.

Utilizes ETA wide risk analysis techniques and tools that identify grantees at greatest risk.

Effectively represents the Department and the Regional Office internally and externally.

Effectively communicates Departmental and Agency priorities.

Duties for this Position Include:

Advises and assists the Regional Administrator on strategic planning, policy, program operations, and performance accountability for the development and administration of a national workforce development system.

Supervises managers, and other employees.

Provides program framework, and technical assistance to managers located within assigned regions.

Plays a key role in personnel management. Develops robust recruitment strategies; interviews and selects candidates for vacancies and initiates other personnel actions.

Provides advice, counsel, and instruction to individual employees on performance, and administrative matters.

Establishes performance standards, evaluates performance, and rates subordinate supervisors and employees.

Initiates disciplinary measures and adverse actions as needed; and supports Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action plans and objectives.

Provides assistance to office staff on personnel matters relating to recruitment, promotions, details, reassignments, grievances, etc.

Represents management with NCFLL (union) on grievances, unfair labor disputes, development of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), and Labor-Management Relations meetings, as needed.

Advises and assists the Regional Administrator and other Employment and Training Administration (ETA) executive staff on all matters within the scope of assigned unit(s)/Division(s) responsibility, develops plans to convert strategic goals into action.

Ensures that staff are knowledgeable of the annual performance metrics, and ensures that products are delivered, and deadlines are met.

Ensures that implementation of operating plan obligations are met, program performance goals are closely tracked, and prepares suggestions for mid-course corrections.

Monitors the performance of the Divisions with respect to the operational plan.

Coordinates Division activities with other Divisions and Offices throughout the Employment & Training Administration (ETA).

Works as a partner with other Offices to facilitate the achievement of goals.

Promotes and sustains positive relationships with customers, stakeholders and partners, to include collaboration with various officials from Federal, State and Local government agencies, in an effort to build support for the overall ETA mission.

Works to foster understanding between and among these constituencies about how individual missions, goals, and objectives interact and impact service to workers and employers in the region.

Collaborates with the Administrator and senior leadership on all matters pertaining to the regional mission.

Utilizing the knowledge of total regional operations and broad managerial capability reviews and evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency with which all regions and staff office performing their mission.

Develops and recommends short and long-range program plans taking into consideration management objectives.

Directs the assessment of grantee data and ensures timely and responsive technical assistance.

Utilizes ETA wide risk analysis techniques and tools that identify grantees at greatest risk.

Effectively represents the Department and the Regional Office internally and externally.

Effectively communicates Departmental and Agency priorities.

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Your Scope:

Reporting to the Director of Technical Training, the position oversees and supports power- generation based training programs in the region.

What You'll Do:

The position of Regional Training Specialist works closely with assigned facilities operations and maintenance management personnel to own and lead the training and competency assurance through the provision of direct field-training and qualification support, as well as training program development/maintenance. This position provides a critically valued dynamic, one that helps to ensure Covanta’s success as it directly supports our core value of continuous improvement through continual employee growth and development.   

This position is also responsible for owning a competency management system for the assigned facilities operation and maintenance teams and keeping the facility managers and technical training director appraised of the facility training and the facility personnel competency development. It also includes managing the learning management system (LMS) and coordinating the state specific training programs (ASME certification and state licenses).   

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Own, lead and perform technical training for Operation and Maintenance employees in facilities.
• Lead a competency management system at the assigned facilities and give regular reporting on qualification status, priority training and competency compliance.
• Evaluate technical competency for employees, identify areas needing improvement and accordingly develop an individual development plan with employees and their managers.
• Able to design and develop training materials to complement field training efforts and deliver training in groups or individually.
• Identify technical competency gaps and accordingly design and develop competency maps, training programs to close those gaps and assure competence. 
• Manage and deliver training for Apprenticeship programs, Entry-level training programs and other technical programs to ensure employees’ competency compliance as per the company procedures.   
• Maintaining and disseminating as required accurate employee training & qualification status matrices for assigned plants on SharePoint.
• Prepare for and participation in the regularly scheduled qualification status update calls with facility management, Training Director and associated regional management
• Develop effective working relationships with Facility Manager (FM)/ Operations Manager (OM) /Maintenance Manager (MM) / Shift Supervisor (SS) at assigned facilities.
• Formal scheduling of individual/group field and classroom qualification training.
• Checking/assisting with monthly upkeep of ASME-QRO certification data and status in the ASME/QRO Certification Status site in SharePoint.
• Collaborating with the safety team and other functions to ensure completion of Safety/OpEx/ LEAN deployed training.
• Determine overall effectiveness of programs and training by listening to feedback and making improvements as necessary.
• Attend individual weekly status update/communication calls.
• Other duties may be assigned by the Director of Technical Training.

Experience / Certification:

• Minimum of 5 years of technical training development and/or competency management.
• Technical Training delivery experience in the Waste-to- Energy, Power Generation, or Chemical Industries including both operations and maintenance disciplines. In lieu of technical training/development experience, a bachelor's degree in education, a supporting technical certification, Maritime academy degree, or suitable related military experience is required. 
• ASME/QRO Certification preferred or achieved within 12 months of hire date.

Skills:

• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to convey complex information to a variety of audiences, and to identify, develop, organize, set-up and conduct interactive classroom and field training sessions.
• Proficiency in learning/ training management and designing technical course content
• Possess excellent communicative and interpersonal skills, the ability to effectively influence up the chain of command, and the motivation to self- manage according to a set of stated goals and objectives.
• Strong organization, leadership, time management skills.
• Positive attitude with a team focus.
• Ability to delegate work, maintain a clean workplace and focus on continuous improvement.
• Self-directed, needs minimum supervision; possess the ability to plan and schedule individual work assignments in accordance with department and personal goals.
• PC skills - MS Office (Word/PowerPoint/Excel), Computer Based Training and Learning Management Systems.

Other Requirements: 

• Ability and willingness to travel 50-70% of the time across the region when needed.
• This position is facility-based, and works 8 hours minimum per day, typically 8:00 AM through 5:00 PM, although periodic boiler outages and/or facility upsets may necessitate flexibility in this area.

Covanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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