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State of Connecticut - Department of Administrative Services
Address , Hartford, 06103
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary $81,518 - $111,153 a year
Expires 2023-10-14
Posted at 9 months ago
Job Description
Imagine designing engaging and memorable learning experiences for 31,000 employees who serve over 3 million residents.
Imagine building upon the skills you’ve learned towards service for the community.
Now, imagine joining the State of Connecticut as a Learning Consultant.

The State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services (DAS), is now accepting applications for two Learning Consultant (HR Specialist) opportunities to join the Learning & Development team.

WE CAN OFFER YOU:
  • Paid time off- including 13 holidays per calendar year
  • Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
  • Find out more about the benefits of being a confidential employee covered by the State of CT Manager’s Guide here!
  • Work for a Forbes top company: ‘Forbes’ State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023: State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
  • Professional growth and development opportunities
  • Culture that encourages work-life balance
  • Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage
  • Flexible & hybrid telework schedules available
THE ROLE:
We’re looking for Learning Consultants to design, develop, and facilitate contemporary and meaningful learning content for State of Connecticut Executive Branch agencies. Our team provides high-impact learning on a range of strategic priorities including compliance, workplace culture and safety, diversity and inclusion, leadership development, recruitment, processes and policies, and more.

What sets this position apart from that of other learning organizations is that it offers the perfect blend of instructional design and facilitation responsibilities. As you consult with leadership, stakeholders, and subject-matter-experts, and based on the project, you may complete a range of duties that include evaluation, needs analysis, learning design and development, and facilitation of content. Candidates must demonstrate open mindedness, flexibility, and agility in adapting to changing business requirements, projects, and resources.

You will have learning administration responsibilities within LinkedIn Learning to develop or deploy custom State of Connecticut video content and learning paths and provide learner and administrator support. You will also contribute to the shaping and evolution of Learning & Development team processes and standards to deliver high-quality and responsive service.

If you understand how vital learning is to an organization and its workforce, enjoy collaborating and sharing with likeminded team members, and want to experience positive, defining moments when learning makes an impact, please review the application instructions, and submit your application before the posted deadline.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Full-time 40 hours/week
  • Monday-Friday
  • 450 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, CT 06103
  • 1st Shift
  • Hybrid telework schedules available (remotely 3 days/week;2 days/week will be in the office with team members)
WHO WE ARE:
DAS is a state agency whose mission is to provide efficient and effective administrative services to state agencies, departments, and other governmental entities. DAS leads procurement, information technology, human resources, and other administrative functions.

Watch the video below to see what it's like to be a State of CT employee!

Selection Plan

TO APPLY:
  • The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
  • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
  • Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
  • In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
  • Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
  • All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to [email protected].
FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:
Please visit our "Applicant Tips on How to Apply" page.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AFTER YOU APPLY:
  • Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
  • This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
  • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
  • Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
  • Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
CONTACT US:
  • Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact [email protected].
  • Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of professional human resources duties within a specialized service delivery team or a unit with statewide impact.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Ensures all records, files and folders are maintained, updated and digitized, where applicable;
  • Provides assistance to employees in areas such as leaves (e.g., family, medical, military), and tuition reimbursement;
  • Interprets and ensures adherence to collective bargaining agreements;
  • Interprets, administers and ensures compliance with human resources, employment and equal opportunity laws, regulations, policies and procedures;
  • Develops materials for recruitment programs;
  • Processes workers' compensation claims;
  • Conducts audits of agency transactions to ensure business rules are followed;
  • Processes human resource records and transactions;
  • Maintains human resources information systems;
  • Communicates with agency human resources partners, bargaining unit representatives and other stakeholders to ensure cooperative relationships;
  • Develops new job classifications and new job classification series and uses job evaluation systems and methodologies to evaluate jobs and set salaries;
  • Proposes, formulates and implements program policies and operational procedures;
  • Performs job audits, or other fact finding techniques, related to individual job classification and job classification studies;
  • Monitors and makes recommendations for emerging program needs;
  • Analyzes and resolves problem situations and takes or recommends appropriate action;
  • Participates in the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
  • Screens, refers and recommends candidates for employment;
  • Advises administrative officials, managers and supervisors regarding program policy and guidelines;
  • Prepares or directs preparation of reports, manuals and correspondence;
  • Implements and may assist in developing training programs;
  • Performs related duties as required.
  • Collaborates with administrative officials in strategic planning to ensure alignment of activities with organizational goals and strategies;
  • May serve on human resources project teams involving the conduct of best practice research and the development and implementation of new systems, training initiatives and other projects with statewide impact;

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Interpersonal skills;
  • Conflict resolution skills;
  • Relevant state and federal laws, statutes, regulations, policies and procedures;
  • Analyze and balance partners need with laws, regulations, policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements;
  • Ability to
    • analyze and balance partners need with laws, regulations, policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements;
    • strategically plan, including succession planning;
    • apply innovative solutions to organizational problems.
  • Apply innovative solutions to organizational problems.
  • Knowledge of
    • relevant state and federal laws, statutes, regulations, policies and procedures;
    • human resources management;
    • employment practices related to civil rights, equal employment opportunity, job classification, recruitment and selection, compensation and benefit programs, pay administration, workers compensation and labor relations;
  • Oral and written communication skills;
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
    • conflict resolution skills;
  • Strategically plan, including succession planning;
  • Human resources management;
  • Employment practices related to civil rights, equal employment opportunity, job classification, recruitment and selection, compensation and benefit programs, pay administration, workers compensation and labor relations;

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of professional experience in human resources or equal employment opportunity/affirmative action or labor relations management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the junior working level in human resources management.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Human Resources Associate, Human Resources Generalist 1, or Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist 1.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • For state employees one (1) year as a Human Resources Associate, Human Resources Generalist 1, or Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist 1 may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.
  • A Master's Degree in human resources management, labor relations, business administration, public administration or a closely related field or a law degree may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
  • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in:
  • Using authoring tools, including Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Adobe Captivate to develop instructional media.
  • Working unassisted, receiving guidance from senior team members for situations that require troubleshooting.
  • Developing learning content using recognized instructional design processes.
  • Facilitating training that encourages active participation to motivate learners.
  • Consulting with stakeholders, including leadership, on learning needs.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
  • Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's license.