Health Care Training Coordinator; (Hybrid

Health Care Training Coordinator (40 Hour)

Hybrid

Recruitment #FP-001

Location:

Hartford, CT

Salary: $78,480 - $106,374 per year (new state employees start at the minimum)

Job Type: Full time, open to the public; close date 3/5/2026 11:59:00 PM

• Location:
  
  Central Office - Hartford, CT
• Unit:
  Educational Support and Staff Development Services Unit
• Schedule:
  
  Full time (40 hours per week), first shift 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Candidates must be flexible to meet agency needs; statewide travel may be expected.

• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates in‑service training programs for staff, including orientation programs for new employees.
• Determines training needs through formal needs assessment, federal and state mandated in‑services, consent decree and requests from supervisors and department heads.
• Develops course objectives and curricula to meet specific training needs.
• Selects appropriate training methods to accomplish course objectives.
• Conducts training sessions using lectures, role playing, seminars, group discussions and audiovisual presentations.
• Provides consultation and technical assistance to other trainers.
• Recommends and initiates changes in training methods and materials to effect improvements.
• Reviews training courses to determine effectiveness and appropriateness of contents.
• May conduct training sessions for staff involved in providing services to individuals with intellectual disability in private residential facilities and community training homes or to individuals with psychiatric disability in inpatient, community and/or outpatient programs.
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of methods and techniques for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating training programs.
• Knowledge of methods and techniques necessary to identify and analyze training needs and determine objectives for training programs.
• Adult education training methods and techniques, including computer‑based training and related equipment.
• Principles and practices of care, training, habilitation and rehabilitation of individuals with intellectual or psychiatric disability.
• Considerable interpersonal skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.

Six (6) years of experience in the care and treatment of individuals serviced by the agency.

Two (2) years of the general experience must include primary responsibility for conducting staff training programs.

• College training may be substituted for general experience: 15 semester hours equaling one half (½) year of experience, up to a maximum of four (4) years for a bachelor's degree.
• A master's degree in a behavioral science, education or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the general experience.

• Experience with planning, developing, implementing and evaluating training programs.
• Experience with identifying and analysing training needs and determining objectives for training programs.
• Experience with adult education training methods and techniques, including computer‑based training and related equipment.
• Experience with principles and practices of care, training, habilitation and rehabilitation of individuals with intellectual or psychiatric disability.
• Experience demonstrating interpersonal and critical‑thinking skills.
• Experience demonstrating oral and written communication skills.
• Behavior management instructor certification (e.g., PMT).
• CPR instructor certification.
• Experience with learning management systems such as SABA, Therap, etc.

• Incumbent may be required to maintain CPR, PMT, medication administration and first‑aid certificates.
• Incumbent may be required to travel.
• Incumbent may be required to possess and retain a valid motor‑vehicle operator’s license.

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.