Training and Development Training Specialist

Mentor Community Services, a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived. OUR MISSION AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS The MENTOR Network is a mission-based organization dedicated to providing high quality services to those we serve.  Therefore, to deliver on our mission, The Network expects every employee to perform his or her job first and foremost in accordance with the Company’s mission. SUMMARY Designs, develops, implements and conducts training programs in support of field operations.  Uses independent judgment to determine appropriate modalities to apply to training.  May oversee, evaluate and coordinate the work of other training staff.     ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below:    Identifies training needs and develops/implements training programs to address those needs.  Conducts regular reviews of program operations to assure training programs are in compliance with established standards, licensing requirements and internal operating practices. Delivers instruction using multiple modalities including but not limited to: one-on-one, classroom, teleconferencing, web-based training, and computer-based training.   Collaborates with other internal training experts and HR on training program delivery. Creates and assists with implementation of changes to training in adherence to additions/updates of regulations as needed. Monitors, evaluates and records training activities and program effectiveness. Ensures ongoing feedback of training programs and modifies programs as needed. Participates in team meetings, staff meetings and program office meetings.   Ensures that the agency’s training curriculum for CPR, medication administration, and first aid, for example, meets local, state and/or federal training requirements. May assist manager in the supervision and evaluation of trainer performance and refer trainers to classes for skill development. May facilitate training for Mentors. Evaluates and assists with the design of training materials such as manuals, handouts, course exercises and visual aids. Maintains training materials that are contemporary with licensing requirements, policies and procedures, and accepted medical practices. Confers with management and staff to identify specific skill/knowledge gaps, training objectives, work situations and changes in policies and procedures. Confers with management, internal training consultants and HR to identify additional training needs, as required for new staff. Performs other related duties and activities as required. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES  None Required.    Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by the Job The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job:    Education and Experience:  Bachelor’s degree required  Seven years of experience in resource development and/or training and a minimum of two years’ experience at a management level; experience in Developmental Disabilities preferred  Other Skills and Abilities: Bi-Lingual: Spanish Other Requirements: Must have a Valid Driver's License  Must be able to travel to Phoenix and Yuma Physical Requirements: Sedentary work.  Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Salary Range: $47,000-$50,000 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process. Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Created: 2026-02-15