INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER, HUMAN RESOURCES

Job Description

** Applications will be received until April 4, 2025. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org. **

About this job:

• Proactively identifies opportunities to further employee development and customize trainings as needed, working with managers across departments to design and develop training materials, including online modules; provides support and guidance in the creation of course content.
• Identifies process gaps and troubleshoots opportunities to create efficiency structures, processes and procedures to enhance the overall customer and employee experience
• Work cross-functionally within and throughout the organization to develop partnerships/identify opportunities for collaboration to proactively increase organizational effectiveness and execution of training opportunities for employees; builds and establishes credible and authentic relationships with District employees.
• Supports and serves as a department content expert, trainer and facilitator utilizing adult learning best practices; coaches and develops all team members; serves as a thought-partner and creative-partner with members of the team
• Conducts needs analysis and revises and develops content based on data
• Creates historical record of impact on achievement, using both data and anecdotal evidence
• Tracks and reports on budget; works with District Foundation to secure resources as needed
• Corrects errors within modules, as needed

What DPS Offers You:

• A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
• Salary Range - $73,579 to 88,296 based on a 235 day work year. Click here for more information on compensation for these roles.
• In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement.

What You'll Do:

• Proactively identifies opportunities to further employee development and customize trainings as needed, working with managers across departments to design and develop training materials, including online modules; provides support and guidance in the creation of course content.
• Identifies process gaps and troubleshoots opportunities to create efficiency structures, processes and procedures to enhance the overall customer and employee experience
• Work cross-functionally within and throughout the organization to develop partnerships/identify opportunities for collaboration to proactively increase organizational effectiveness and execution of training opportunities for employees; builds and establishes credible and authentic relationships with District employees.
• Supports and serves as a department content expert, trainer and facilitator utilizing adult learning best practices; coaches and develops all team members; serves as a thought-partner and creative-partner with members of the team
• Conducts needs analysis and revises and develops content based on data
• Creates historical record of impact on achievement, using both data and anecdotal evidence
• Tracks and reports on budget; works with District Foundation to secure resources as needed
• Corrects errors within modules, as needed

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred but not required
• Five plus (5+) years of professional, demonstrated track record of delivering training, professional development, public speaking and facilitation of meetings and trainings
• Demonstrated experience managing organizational change, change management and change theory
• Profiency with Google Workspace
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Effectively handles multiple demands and competing deadlines
• The ability to take responsibility for one's own performance
• Works collaboratively with others on a team
• Aptitude for variety and changing expectations and fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of and experience with Learning Management Systems software strongly desired
• Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
• Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
• Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun

About Us

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.