Workforce Development Specialist

Department: Operations
Division: Center for Operational Readiness and Excellence (CORE)
Salary Range: $61,753.63–$83,906.51
Grade: ECTO Step Plan
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Date Created: August 3, 2026

Ready to Strengthen Learning and Development at NTECC?

Are you an experienced emergency communications professional who enjoys developing training, coordinating learning programs, and helping employees strengthen their knowledge and skills? The Workforce Development Specialist may be the opportunity for you.

Operating under the CORE Operational Readiness framework, the Workforce Development Specialist supports employee learning and development throughout the career lifecycle from new-hire onboarding and continuing education to professional development, succession planning, and retirement preparation.

As NTECC’s primary learning and development professional, this position coordinates new-hire academies, develops training materials, monitors required training and certifications, and evaluates workforce-readiness data. The Workforce Development Specialist works closely with the Assistant Operations Manager, supervisors, managers, instructors, and subject matter experts to ensure training programs align with agency goals, industry standards, and adult learning principles.

This position also supports emergency communications operations by providing floor coverage as assigned.

What You’ll Do

Training Program Administration

• Plan, coordinate, and manage Operations new-hire academies and other classroom-based instructional programs.
• Work with the Assistant Operations Manager to establish annual training plans, schedules, and learning objectives for new and existing employees.
• Coordinate instructors, classrooms, technology, training materials, and other resources needed to support learning activities.
• Ensure training programs are conducted in accordance with the CORE program and applicable industry standards.
• Collaborate with supervisors, managers, and subject matter experts to identify and address operational training needs.
• Maintain accurate and complete training records in accordance with records-retention requirements.
• Monitor daily observation reports to ensure they are completed for each operational training shift within an acceptable timeframe.
• Incorporate NTECC’s mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities into workforce development initiatives.

Curriculum Development and Instructional Design

• Design, develop, update, and maintain courses, curricula, lesson plans, training materials, job aids, exercises, and assignments.
• Apply adult learning principles and contemporary instructional methods to strengthen learner engagement and knowledge retention.
• Review and revise training content regularly to ensure it remains accurate, relevant, and aligned with operational needs.

Continuing Education and Professional Development

• Develop specialized learning pathways for Operations employees that support NTECC’s mission and provide meaningful value to employees.
• Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual training and continuing education requirements, including certifications and recertifications.
• Monitor Operations employees’ completion of required training and maintenance of applicable licenses and certifications.
• Facilitate professional development opportunities through workshops, conferences, webinars, mentoring programs, and other partnerships.
• Support succession planning and workforce-readiness initiatives.
• Promote a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous learning, and professional excellence.

Program Evaluation

• Analyze hiring, retention, promotion, and succession data.
• Prepare reports related to workforce readiness and organizational capability.
• Research emerging trends, technologies, and industry best practices.
• Present findings and recommendations to NTECC leadership through written reports and oral presentations.

Operational Support

• Perform the essential functions of any Emergency Communications assignment when required by operational needs, including assuming alternate duties or work assignments necessary to maintain uninterrupted emergency communications services.
• Provide professional emergency communications, dispatch, coordination, training, and support services while complying with applicable policies, procedures, confidentiality requirements, and public-safety standards.
• Demonstrate flexibility to work any assigned shift and respond effectively to changing operational demands.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support NTECC’s mission and continuity of operations.

What You Bring to CORE

• Knowledge of adult learning theory and instructional design.
• Experience developing curricula and facilitating classroom instruction.
• Knowledge of workforce development and organizational learning practices.
• Knowledge of leadership development and succession-planning principles.
• Experience with training documentation and records-management processes.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to analyze, assess, and evaluate learning outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience coaching and mentoring employees.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse team.
• Ability to manage competing demands, prioritize assignments, and respond professionally to difficult situations under time constraints or stressful circumstances.
• Knowledge of the NTECC service area, including streets, highways, jurisdictional boundaries, major thoroughfares, landmarks, businesses, and police and fire station locations and districts.
• Ability to operate standard and specialized public-safety hardware and software and enter information quickly and accurately.
• Knowledge of applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and statutes governing emergency-services dispatch.

Why This Role Matters

Consistent, effective training is essential to maintaining a knowledgeable and prepared emergency communications workforce. The Workforce Development Specialist helps ensure employees receive the instruction, continuing education, and professional development needed to meet operational expectations and maintain required credentials.

Through academy coordination, curriculum development, training compliance, professional development, and workforce analysis, this position strengthens employee readiness and supports NTECC’s commitment to operational excellence.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind work assignments and to make reasonable accommodations so qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the position. All listed qualifications, knowledge, skills, and abilities are considered essential and required.