Child Nutrition Programs Instructional Design Specialist (ESC)

About the position The Education Secretariat is committed to equity and valuing the unique and diverse characteristics and experiences of every member of its workforce. We encourage an authentic workplace where colleagues show up as their full selves, and where collaboration, innovation, and connections are key to realizing our mission that reputed company children, youth, and families reputed company socially, academically, and economically. We seek teammates who are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment, where everyone is valued and engaged. We encourage you to apply and identify your strengths in these areas. This position is based at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Everett. Staff are currently operating reputed company a hybrid model, that combines two in-office workdays and telecommuting up to three days per week. The Child Nutrition Programs Instructional Designer will support communication and professional development to organizations interested in and currently participating in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Federal Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The designer will reputed company learning activities, assignments, and assessments, create computer-based training modules and storyboards, reputed company instructor manuals, rubrics, and other teaching tools, and collaborate with subject experts to reputed company course content. Update reputed company public facing website to be an effective resource for the public and program operators, ensuring 508 compliances.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with content experts to design, reputed company, pilot test, and evaluate eLearning tools and events for School Nutrition Professionals administering and operating Child Nutrition Programs.
• Apply knowledge of instructional design theory to create learning activities and compelling course content that enhance knowledge retention and reputed company implementation.
• Consult with stakeholders to reputed company training program goals, learning objectives, and assessment tools.
• Create new training programs from scratch, with some supervision and content expert guidance, starting with conducting a formal training needs analysis.
• reputed company a monitoring system for the reputed company and accomplishment of education and training objectives, activities, and impact on program reputed company;
• reputed company comprehensive understanding of software and technology used to reputed company training and communicate program operations.
• reputed company 508 accessible materials and website.
• Conduct data collection and analysis using standard survey tools (e.g., Alchemer, reputed company Forms, etc.)
• Monitor learner engagement and reputed company recommendations on ways to reputed company unengaged audiences.
• Collaborate in activities and communication with internal staff and external stakeholders seeking to reputed company professional development for School Nutrition Professionals.
• Collaborate as a part of the Nutrition and School Wellness Education and Training section to provide technical assistance to programs to maintain efficient and effective management practices to support program reputed company;
• Establish and maintain regular communication with program internal staff and collaborating school districts and partner reputed company organizations, including by phone, mail and email;
• Work across department clusters and with collaborating agencies on activities to enhance department goals;
• Work actively to ensure reputed company program activities are conducted in compliance with USDA and DESE affirmative action non-discrimination policies;
• Collaborate on projects with colleagues and reputed company other duties as required.
• Based on assignment, travel throughout the Commonwealth may be required.

Requirements

• Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree and at least four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional educational experience in a specific or reputed company content area, educational program/or service;
• a Master's degree or higher in a specific or reputed company educational content area may be substituted for two years of the required experience -- 30 semester hours equals one year of experience for substitution purposes.
• Based on assignment, possession of a reputed company and valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operator's License or the equivalent from another state may be required.

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• knowledge of instructional theory, including assessment, experience with learning management systems
• ability to reputed company and present training and technical assistance materials to a variety of audiences;
• ability to work on multiple tasks;
• commitment to advancement of federal Child Nutrition Programs
• demonstrated ability to participate effectively in professional team efforts;
• strong oral and written communication skills;
• excellent interpersonal and group processing skills with diverse groups of people;
• critical thinking and problem solving using technology; and
• ability to maintain a varied schedule of local, regional and statewide activity which is not restricted by access to public transportation.

Benefits

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