Job Details

Job Location: New Gloucester - New Gloucester, ME

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

Position Title: Instructional Designer - Employee Development

Reports To:

Chief Human Resources Officer

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Functional Area:

Human Resources

Position Identifier:

EdDE

Unit:

Human Resources Admin

Location Identifier:

On-Premises

Geographic Location:

NG New Gloucester

About Unity College:

For more than fifty years, Unity College has been preparing the next generation of environmental professionals and leaders to successfully face real-world challenges. With environmentally focused degrees, Unity College offers affordable and accessible degrees, certificates, and non-degree courses, through a variety of modalities including hybrid, in-person, hyflex, and online.

Our Mission:

Through the framework of sustainability science, Unity College provides a liberal arts education that emphasizes the environment and natural resources. Through experiential and collaborative learning, our graduates emerge as responsible citizens, environmental stewards, and visionary leaders.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, with a dotted line to Director of Distance Education Instructional Design, The Instructional Designer Employee Development is responsible for creating learning pathways for employee success. This position will be responsible for working with internal subject matter experts to create a combination of both self-guided and instructor led training and onboarding for Distance Education employees. Through the use of the Human Resources Learning Management System, PayCom this position with help to create a comprehensive onboarding and employee experience.

Full job description provided at time of interview.

Required:

Bachelor's Degree.

Strong research, content analysis, and content preparation skills.

Experience in leading and managing multiple, complex projects, and the ability to schedule, prioritize and meet varied deadlines across these projects.

Ability to work both independently and within a team.

Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills with strong interpersonal and presentation skills, while working with diverse content and populations.

Familiarity with HTML and CSS.

Work Schedule / Availability Requirements

Work hours are specific to the requirements of this position and can include days, evenings, and weekends. Working extended hours required as needed. Must be flexible and cooperative in fulfilling responsibilities and meeting the Colleges needs. Although Unity College employees are generally scheduled to work at their specifically assigned locations, there are times when travel is necessary and employees are required from time to time to attend events, meetings or work temporary assignment at any Unity College location.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, it is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand or walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The use of either hand for repetitive movements such as grasping, grasping and turning, and fine manipulation is required as is the ability to use the telephone for internal and external communications.

Location: Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, Maine

Just a half hour from Portland, Unity College Headquarters, Unity College Distance Education, The Technical School for Environmental Professions (opening in 2022), and the School of Environmental Business & Sustainable Ventures are based at the Pineland Farms campus. The facilities are within easy access to one of the fastest-growing cities for startups in the country.

Benefits:

Unity College offers a comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits package for its faculty and staff. Benefits for eligible employees include:

• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Medical
• Dental
• Short- and Long-term disability
• Life Insurance
• Flexible work benefit eligible
• Vision
• 403B

At Unity College, we dont just accept difference we celebrate it, we support it,
and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our students, and our community.
Unity College is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.