Education Specialist

The Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program is growing and seeking an education specialist. The program provides education on stormwater management to professionals to keep the lakes and rivers of Minnesota clean. The program trains as many as 3000 attendees each year through online and in-person events. The education specialist will work with our existing administrative specialist and 2 other program staff serving as the content specialist who will conduct classes and manage attendee registration. As a small program this person will have a variety of duties and work responsibilities.

Major Areas of Accountability

• 45% Conduct and develop workshops for Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program
• 30% Manage registrations for Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program
• 15% Lead outreach efforts; manage website, phone, mailings, and other communications
• 10% Work with advisory board and innovate program improvements

Duties/Responsibilities

• Develop learning materials and workshops based on instructional design principles that foster participant learning. Leads workshop sessions, providing expert instruction and interactive learning experiences. Keep current with developments in the field, and continue personal development in the field.
• Participate in planning the direction of the educational programs and their related policies and procedures.
• Process online and in-person registrations for Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification training held throughout Minnesota year-round. o Registrations are received via fax, mail, and Destiny One Registration System (DORS) and includes using Canvas software for managing online class attendee information.
• Analyze needs of participants and responds with the necessary educational services and resources.
• Manage program website, to create and update news, resources, class schedules, brochures, and other pertinent program information to include course updates, revisions and redesigns.
• Maintain workshop Access database, exam scores, and student records ⢠Create and update course brochures and flyers using InDesign software. ⢠Print/Copy class materials for various in-person classes. Coordinate pick-up and drop-off of class materials with instructors.
• Assist online attendees in accessing their online classes, and trouble-shoot with course attendees who are unable to access their online class.
• Gather information from various reports to help information program policies and procedures.