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Skookum Educational Programs Learning and Curriculum Development Manager in Bremerton, Washington
Join Tessera and make a difference! Tessera is: A national leader in employment of individuals with disabilities and veterans. Comprised of a growing dynamic team of social entrepreneurs. Operating self-sustaining businesses across 13 states and the District of Columbia, with over 1,300 employees. Dedicated to providing incredible customer experience to our federal and private-sector customers. Committed to providing an incredible employee support and development program, tailored to the social mission. Tessera's Bremerton, Washington Home Office supports nationwide operations through highly trained and motivated professionals in finance, human resources, vocational and workforce development, information systems, strategy, business development, communications, marketing, quality, safety, learning, and more. Location: Bremerton, Washington Type: Exempt Compensation: $80,200 - $120,300/year (Tessera's compensation strategy is to position new employees between the minimum and midpoint of this range, depending on qualifications and experience.) Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (flexible start and end times depending on scheduling needs) As a Learning and Curriculum Development Manager, you'll be responsible for creating and executing our organizational learning strategy; managing and supporting the assessment of organizational needs; and the design, implementation and evaluation of programs and training events that foster the professional development and continuous learning of staff, supervisors, and emerging leaders. The L&C Manager leads the development and deployment of best-in-class accessible training experiences for Tessera employees, supervisors, and leaders. In collaboration with the Workforce Development, Human Resource departments and Tessera operational leadership, the L&C Manager identifies training needs, creates training curriculum and/or supports the design of training curriculum by operations. The L&C Manager will oversee training events and collect and analyze data on these training events. The L&C Manager will facilitate team-building activities, facilitate discussions and have a deep understanding of how adults learn. In addition to group training, the L&C Manager will provide one-to-one leadership coaching. This position is expected to execute considerable independence of thought and action with sound and insightful judgement, including decision making. The L&C Manager will act as the single point of contact for the Training department. This position does not currently have any direct reports but may in the future as the needs grow. Design and create effective trainings and team building activities for Tessera employees. To include: leadership training and policy training. Curriculum development is 35% of this position. Facilitate leadership training and conversations in large and small groups. Facilitation and training is 35% of this position. In partnership with operations and functional leaders, design, development, and deliver programs to ensure leads, supervisors, managers and leaders are developing competencies to support our employee-focused mission, our leadership competency models, and organizational strategies. 10% of this position is strategic in nature. Administrative tasks, supporting projects of the WFD and People departments, and traveling to contract sites throughout the country make up the remaining 20% of this position. Develop accessible presentations for employees who are low vision, deaf and/or have learning and/or cognitive disabilities. Develop team-building exercises and workshops upon request by operations and functional teams. Develop soft-skills curriculum content-De-escalation, emotional intelligence, servant leadership, mental health tools, stress management, difficult conversations, etc.