Job Description

Requisition No: 852484 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: HR TRAINING MANAGER - 67015236

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67015236 

Salary: $62,000.12 to $65,500.24 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/24/2025 

Total Compensation Estimator 

Position : RESEARCH AND TRAINING SPECIALIST - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

WORKING TITLE: HR TRAINING MANAGER

POSITION NUMBER: 67015236

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

*This is an ANTICIPATED VACANCY*

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in Tallahassee, FL.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click ).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit  .
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics.

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$62,000.12 - $65,500.24 Annually $2,384.62 - $2,519.24 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This highly professional position is responsible for developing, coordinating, and presenting training for Agency employees in the areas of Human Resources, management and supervision, new employee orientation, policy and procedure compliance, and other areas of learning and development.

The Work You Will Do  

Plans, organizes, delegates work assignments, evaluates workflows, and sets work objectives to ensure efficiency.

Serves as the Agency’s Learning Management System (LMS) administrator, providing technical support to trainers and employees.

Develops, implements, and maintains online compliance training courses.

Manages monthly training reports to monitor and ensure staff compliance with Agency training requirements.

Prepares performance management reports and other training-related reports as requested.

Conducts training needs assessments and reports findings to management; designs and coordinates training programs based on identified needs.

Designs or assists in the development of a variety of training materials (multimedia content and facilitator guides) for online courses, instructor-led sessions, and webinars.

Delivers new employee orientation sessions on a regular schedule.

Develops and delivers Human Resources-related training on a regular basis or as requested by the supervisor.

Coordinates and facilitates training sessions conducted by third-party vendors and guest presenters as needed.

Creates and deploys evaluation tools to assess the effectiveness of classroom and online training initiatives.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have four (4) years of professional or technical experience in training, teaching , and/or conducting research and one (1) year of management experience. A bachelor's degree or higher may be considered for substituting the required experience. 

• Must have at least three (3) years of experience coordinating, facilitating and/or developing new employee orientation, management training or other HR related training.

• Must have a valid Florida Driver’s License.

• Experience with Microsoft programs (Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint).

• Articulate 360 or other similar learning management systems experience preferred.

• Experience working in Human Resources.

• This position requires travel to surrounding counties and out-of-town travel to include periodic oversight stays for training. An applicant must be willing and able to travel for work purposes.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Utilizing computer technology for communication, data gathering and reporting.

• Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams).

Ability to:

• Compile and analyze data relating to the development of training and evaluation programs.

• Conduct research.

• Develop new methods and techniques of training and evaluation.

• Work independently.

• Manage time to complete competing priorities.

• Utilize problem-solving techniques.

• Understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for developing training programs.

• Communicate effectively orally and in writing, and with all levels of management.

• Learn new technology related to training.

Demonstrate Skills in:

• Excellent communication.

• Customer service.

• Spreadsheet preparation and tracking.

• Calendaring.

• Presentation.

• Administrative writing and reporting.

• Time management.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year.

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program. Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

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