About the role:

This position manages the organization’s overall professional development functions and implements programs and initiatives to maximize employees’ professional learning and growth opportunities. Responsible for strategic planning and coordination of training and development programs and ensuring all training and development meets required curriculum and quality standards. 
 

Who we are:

At Clayton Early Learning, we stand as an innovation hub dedicated to cultivating vibrant and equitable communities. Our mission revolves around collaborative partnerships with families, fostering a holistic approach to the early years through a commitment to the whole child and whole family. By actively engaging with families, we aim to uncover effective strategies, embrace continuous discovery, and lead the charge in advancing systemic change.

Our vision is rooted in the belief that by nurturing the foundation of early childhood, we contribute to the well-being and prosperity of individuals, families, and communities at large. Through our relentless pursuit of what works, we strive to create an enduring impact on the lives of children and families, setting the stage for a future of shared success and thriving communities.
 

What we want you to do:

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION :

• Professional Development: Partner with the Director, Professional Development & Data and Chief People Officer to design and manage the overall professional development plan for Clayton Early Learning. This includes: 

• Managing Clayton-wide professional development days (4-6 per year) and Clayton-wide professional learning initiatives (e.g., training all staff in trauma-informed practices as part of our partnership with the Sanctuary Institute) 

• Managing manager-specific professional development (monthly sessions) 

• Developing individual professional development/education plans as needed  

• Onboarding: Coordinate and manage our organization-wide onboarding process, in partnership with directors and managers across the organization, focused on supporting new employees after initial orientation and throughout their first year.  

• Performance Management: Coordinate organization’s performance management process, including start-of-year, mid-year, and end-of-year goal setting, feedback, and reviews. 

• Systems Management: Manages internal systems to track and evaluate participation and effectiveness of professional development activities. Documents attendance and records training progress in appropriate systems; conducts evaluations to assess effectiveness; provides feedback and expertise on programs designed by other staff within the team and across the organization. 
  
  MANAGEMENT 

• People Management: Manage the performance and development of a full-time Professional Development Specialist. Meet Clayton’s expectations for all people managers: 

• Accountability  

• Knowledge & Thought Partnership  

• Support & Emotional Intelligence  

• Open & Clear Communication  

• Growth & Development  

• Budget Management: Manage the budget for professional development and learning in collaboration with the Director, Professional Learning and Data. Manage spending and review of expenses to ensure funds are used strategically and in a fiscally responsible manner. 

What we are looking for and what you must have:

• Bachelors Degree in Adult Learning, Professional Development, or Related Field

• Highly motivated self-starter and commitment to the organization’s mission and values 

• Knowledge and experience with adult learning and professional development 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adjust style to communicate to diverse audiences 

• Ability to build effective and credible relationships and lead a team; serve as a trusted partner within their team and the organization  

• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines 

• Persuasive communication skills with the ability to interact and tailor communication with all levels internally and externally 

• Ability to identify and seek needed information/research skills; implements creative ways to solve problems while remaining calm in stressful situations 

• Analytical thinking skills; can understand and perform intermediate level mathematical computations and analytical skills for assessment and evaluation 

• Planning and creative skills; ability to create and deliver proposals and presentations independently 

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize; can take initiative with a sense of urgency and motivation 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; ability to learn and adapt to new software 
   

  The perks:

• 401k with 5% match
• 16 Company-paid days for Holidays
• PTO
• Medical, Vision, and Dental benefits
• FSA Plans
• College Investment plans
• Identify theft and Protection plans
• A fun, dynamic, and exciting environment
• Salary Range of $60,000-$85,000

Our Core Values:

At Clayton we work to foster a community characterized by trust, dignity, love, and justice, with our children and families, our team members, and other partners on our campus and beyond. We see these values in action each and every day as they strengthen our Clayton community and our service to the children, families, and educators we serve.

Community-Community fosters belonging, resiliency, stability, and strength. We are committed to creating a caring, trauma-informed, professional community at Clayton and we are committed to being a positive member of the many communities we partner with and serve. Community means living the seven Sanctuary commitments: nonviolence, emotional intelligence, social learning, democracy, open communication, social responsibility, and growth and change.

Collaboration-Collaboration builds trust and relationships and brings new ideas, skills, and knowledge to help us do better work. We are committed to approaching our work as one team across Clayton. Collaboration means working across teams and departments and with our external partners.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging-Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging leads us to reflect the communities we serve and bring the widest variety of ideas and innovation to our work. We are committed to building and sustaining an organization centered on diversity, equity, and belonging. Diversity means building a team that is reflective of the world around us, in all aspects of our personal and professional backgrounds. Equity means recognizing that we need to provide different resources to meet different needs and circumstances that are often the result of systemic injustice; it is core to everything we do in service of our children and families and in how we work with each other. Inclusion refers to a community where all members are and feel respected and are able to participate and achieve their potential. A true sense of belonging means that everyone who enters the Clayton campus is valued for who they are and can meaningfully say “I belong here.”

Growth- Growth allows us to develop as professionals and to provide the best services we can to the children, families, and educators we serve. We are committed to growing as individuals and as an organization. Growth means we are continually learning how to do our individual and collective work better and we adapt and evolve our programs and practices to reflect new learning and to meet changing needs.

Stewardship-Stewardship enables us to have the greatest impact we can with the resources we have. We are committed to being good stewards of our community and our resources. Stewardship means using our financial resources wisely and responsibly so that we can sustain our work into the future, taking care of our unique and beautiful campus so it can remain a resource for our community, and caring for our community and team and treating each other with respect and responsibility.

Fun-Fun reduces stress, keeps us motivated, builds connections, and models for our children the joy that can come with learning and working together. We are committed to having fun! Fun means noticing and sharing things that bring us joy, being creative in our work, making connections with each other, and finding humor and hope in our work.

Clayton Early Learning is an equal opportunity employer that values workplace diversity. We strive to create an inclusive work place that embraces diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives. We prohibit discrimination of employees or applicants on the basis of race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, or any other classification considered discriminatory under applicable law.