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King County Metro Transit has an exciting opportunity for a Learning and Development Educator Consultant II to support our Organizational Health and Development (OHD) team in the Employee Services division. This position will report to the OHD Learning and Development Manager and will be part of the Learning and Development (L&D) Team, responsible for supporting the implementation of Metro's learning and development priorities.   In this role, you will be responsible for curriculum development, coordination, facilitation, delivery, and continuous improvement of Metro-wide learning programs that allow employees to develop and thrive, while ensuring a culture of well-being and belonging is fostered. The Metro Learning and Development Team collaborates closely with King County Human Resource Department's Learning and Development Team to replicate the central training program and deliver and modify training as needed, to meet Metro's unique workforce needs.   Metro is committed to providing transportation services that connect all people and all communities of King County, focusing on the equitable distribution of our service and the equitable application of our work (inside and outside the agency), and combating climate change by doing our work in a sustainable manner. Metro is King County's largest Department, employing over 5,000 people who primarily work in the field of transit operations, vehicle maintenance, transit facilities operations, and marine.   This recruitment is open to King County employees and the general public. This recruitment also creates an eligibility pool to fill future career service positions that may occur in the next six months at the discretion of the hiring authority.

Job Duties

In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work.    As an Educator Consultant II, you will:  

Design and develop impactful in-person and online learning experiences and materials (includes e-learning, video, job aids, infographics, in-person activities, and webinars) to foster employee growth, supporting Metro's training initiatives for a healthy workplace culture

Implement and facilitate learning programs -- both in-person and virtual settings (Zoom)

Support the evaluation and assessment of trainings and learning programs, utilizing data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement in curriculum to meet business goals

Help move project plans and deliverables forward

Demonstrate flexibility when projects change, collaborating with the L&D team to offer solutions, and project plan adjustments

Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, building strong relationships with stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure alignment, engagement, and effective expectation management throughout the content design and development process.

Understand learning barriers and provide strategic and effective learning solutions.

Support the development and implementation of a series of train-the-trainer engagements supporting Metro's learning and development priorities

Contribute to integrating equity and social justice principles into learning and development 

Provide consultation and coaching to SMEs in other divisions on facilitation skills and best practices to develop and deliver information to adult learners

Have a proven ability to assess and revise development materials, including but not limited to images, text, e-learning modules, and videos

Provide design support and guidance to the other Organizational Health and Development initiatives and program leads as needed

Evaluate new approaches and innovations in instructional design, and