Description

Join one amazing company, MERS Goodwill.

MERS Goodwill is a mission-driven, not-for-profit with a strong foothold in the community services and thrift retail sectors. Spanning across 89 counties in Missouri and Illinois with over 100 locations, we are fueled by our mission to provide career readiness support, employment, and adult education for community members who have barriers to employment. With MERS Goodwill, you will end your day knowing that you have helped changed lives for the better.

Job overview

Developing others to become more effective leaders is no easy task, but as the Leadership Development Facilitator, your passion for learning will convey your enthusiasm for a continuous learning environment. You have mastered the art of active listening as well as have an unmatched ability to redirect training when classes, inevitably, go off the rails. You can effectively work with leaders of all levels on a continual basis as they grow. Ultimately, your goal as a Leadership Development Facilitator is to help our most valuable customers, our employees, become their best possible selves through aiding them in achieving their personal and professional goals. Each day you will be demonstrating our mission and values through both your words and your actions. Supporting the mission is a complex job, but you will get a sense of fulfillment like no other. More importantly, you will get to be a part of a company that is committed to improving our local communities.

This position is on site at 1727 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO 63103. Travel is required periodically up to 25% across our territory in Missouri and Illinois.

What you will love about Goodwill

• Employer subsidized individual and family medical benefits
• Employer subsidized individual and family dental and vision
• Employee retirement (403b) with company matching 50% up to 6% of employee wages after 1 year of employment
• Employer contributed retirement (401a) of varying contribution percentages, annually after 1 year of employment
• Employer contributed life insurance (twice W2 wages)
• Optional short-term disability, additional life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment offered
• Employee discount at retail locations
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid vacation (10 days), sick (10 days), and holidays (10 days) annually
• Typical schedule Monday through Friday, flexibility allowed

What you will be asked to do

• Facilitate in person classroom learning and web-based webinars in leadership, personal, and professional development.
• Utilize effective questioning techniques to assess progress, elicit reactions, and confirm understanding while encouraging participation by creating a safe environment.
• Consult and coach employees on personal development and leadership development initiatives.
• Select, develop, create, and write learning solutions to include demonstration models, audio/visual aids, handouts, and guides that help improve learning outcomes for training initiatives.
• Work with stakeholders to understand the development needs of leaders, assess individual development, and implement solutions across the organization.
• Use coaching techniques that increase collaboration, transparency, and promote a culture of learning.

Qualifications

We would love for you to apply if you have the following:
• At least five years of experience in higher education, leadership development, organizational development, human resources consultant or business partner, coach, training, or relevant leadership role required.
• Facilitating, training, or coaching certifications preferred. Ability to obtain/maintain certifications is required.
• Proficiency using standard office software applications and web conferencing. Content authoring tool usage preferred.
• Valid state driver’s license, proof of insurance, and reliable transportation that is required for company travel.
• Ability to occasionally lift objects up to 20 pounds. Capable of frequent hearing, speaking, standing, walking, and sitting. Occasional bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to work in physical office environment.
• Ability to develop and deliver learning solutions.
• Ability to plan, assess, and analyze utilizing critical thinking skills.