Learning & Development Specialist

Learning & Development Specialist

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Who We Are

We're HealthCorps - a national non-profit organization committed to improving lives by addressing health challenges in communities through programming that includes innovative and engaging experiences for teens in education, leadership, and service learning. At the heart of our model is near-peer mentorship: we partner with local colleges and universities to deploy college-age mentors into schools, where they connect with students in a way that few others can, as relatable role models who inspire teens to become change agents within their families, schools, and neighborhoods. Our program is grounded in the understanding that limited access to health education can lead to a lifetime of social, emotional, and physical challenges.

Our values drive the work we do here at HealthCorps. We are mission-obsessed, have an entrepreneurial mindset, value that our people are our power, know that teamwork makes the dream work, and believe that there is empowerment in influencing change, both within our teams as well as the communities we serve.

Where You Fit In

HealthCorps reaches tens of thousands of students every year, learning about nutrition, mental health, and fitness from our college mentors. This new role is the connective tissue between curriculum design and program delivery — ensuring what we build lands with the mentors who deliver it and the students they serve.

As HealthCorps' Learning & Development Specialist, you'll own the mentor training and development experience and collaborate across departments to keep it best-in-class. You'll coach mentors to be confident, skilled facilitators of the curriculum. You'll also build their fluency in the program administration that surrounds it: activity logs, proof of programming, photos and stories, and site communication. You'll partner with our curriculum team to pressure-test activities before they hit the field, so what we ask mentors to deliver is realistic given the time, setting, and training they have.

This role is also a professional development engine for our mentors, many of whom are pre-health students heading into careers in medicine, public health, and healthcare. You'll report to the Manager of Mentor Experience and partner closely with our curriculum, program, and evaluation teams.

What You'll Do

Drive Mentor Training & Development

• Design and deliver onboarding that prepares mentors for the range of settings they'll work in: how to run a great session, engage students across various ages, and handle the unexpected across both larger classroom environments and smaller club settings.
• Build ongoing professional development that supports mentors' ability to deliver the program with growing ease and mastery, including office hours, live monthly sessions, and coaching check-ins.
• Develop practical, mentor-ready resources (videos, how-to guides, templates, quick-reference sheets) built for how mentors work.

Partner with Curriculum and Program Teams

• Review new lesson plans and activities before rollout: Is this clear? Will mentors have the right supplies? Does it fit a 60-minute period?
• Provide feedback that helps the curriculum team design for real-world implementation.
• Translate curriculum into mentor-ready training: turn the lesson plan into the "here's how you actually run this" version.
• Partner with Regional Program Managers who directly supervise mentors. You provide the training tools; they provide local support and accountability.
• Work with the data team to understand what's working and what's not: which activities are mentors struggling with? Where do fidelity scores dip?

Reach College-Aged Mentors Where They Are

• Design training that fits how college students consume content: short videos, push notifications, text-based tips, interactive modules.
• Experiment with new formats, from a mentor training podcast to a quick-tip video series to LMS modules.
• Stay current on what motivates and engages this generation of mentors.

Get Out in the Field

• Spend roughly 10-15% of your time observing mentors, talking with them about their experience, and using what you learn to make training more practical, more useful, and more responsive to what they actually need.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience, plus 3+ years of hands-on experience in education, instructional design, curriculum development, youth development, training and coaching, public health, or a related field.
• Familiarity with instructional design frameworks and the ability to apply them to real-world, time-constrained training contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to work with young adults, particularly college students, and meet them where they are.
• Experience working across varied learning environments or age groups is a plus.
• Tech-savvy: comfortable with learning management systems (LearnUpon experience a plus), able to create and edit video, familiar with design tools such as Canva, and quick to pick up new platforms.
• Ability to travel nationally as needed (estimated 10-15% of travel).

Skillset

• Passion for youth development, health education, or addressing health disparities in community settings.
• Creative problem-solver: when something isn't working, you generate options, not just observations.
• Apply instructional design principles practically: you understand how adults and young adults learn.
• Strong facilitation skills, with the ability to lead live training, host office hours, and keep people engaged (including over Zoom/Teams).
• Skilled at giving feedback that's both honest and supportive; able to coach someone to improve without crushing their confidence.
• Collaborative communicator who manages up and out effectively.
• Thrives in build-from-scratch environments; energized rather than stressed by ambiguity.
• Growth mindset; model learning and adaptability for the mentors you train.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to travel nationally as needed (estimated 10-15% of travel).
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Success in This Role Looks Like

• Mentors feel confident, prepared, and supported as facilitators.
• Curriculum rollouts are smooth because mentors know how to implement new content.
• Program fidelity scores improve because facilitators are better trained and better supported.
• Mentor retention rises because people feel set up for success.
• The curriculum team has a trusted thought partner who helps them design implementation.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $50,000 - $55,000 per year, depending on qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location.
• Location: This is a remote position. Slight preference given to candidates that live in one of our hub areas: Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Tucson, AZ; Flagstaff, AZ; or Houston, TX.
• Benefits:
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO).
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance.
  • Life Insurance coverage.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Additional ancillary benefits tailored to fit your lifestyle and needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HealthCorps, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. All job offers are contingent upon clearance of a background investigation and/or reference check.