Learning & Development Specialist

About HealthCorps

HealthCorps is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving lives by addressing health challenges in communities. We implement innovative and engaging programs focused on education, leadership, and service learning, utilizing near-peer mentorship. We partner with local colleges and universities to place college-age mentors in schools, where they serve as relatable role models, inspiring teens to become agents of change.

Our Values

Our work is driven by our core values: mission-obsession, an entrepreneurial mindset, valuing our people, the power of teamwork, and empowerment through influencing change.

Where You Fit In

HealthCorps impacts tens of thousands of students annually through nutrition, mental health, and fitness education delivered by our college mentors. This new role acts as the vital link between curriculum development and program execution, ensuring our educational content resonates with mentors and students alike. You will own the mentor training and development experience, collaborating across departments to maintain best-in-class programming. Your role will involve coaching mentors to become confident facilitators, enhancing their proficiency in program administration (activity logs, reporting, communication), and collaborating with the curriculum team to ensure activities are realistic and effective for real-world implementation.

This position also serves as a professional development engine for our mentors, many of whom are pre-health students pursuing careers in medicine, public health, and healthcare. The training and coaching you provide will significantly influence their professional journey.

You will report to the Manager of Mentor Experience and work closely with our curriculum, program, and evaluation teams.

What You'll Do

Drive Mentor Training & Development

• Design and deliver comprehensive onboarding programs that prepare mentors for diverse settings, effective session delivery, student engagement across various ages, and handling unexpected situations in both large classroom and small club environments.
• Develop ongoing professional development initiatives, including office hours, monthly live sessions, and coaching check-ins, to enhance mentor program delivery with growing ease and mastery.
• Create practical, mentor-ready resources such as videos, how-to guides, templates, and quick-reference sheets, tailored to how mentors work.

Partner with Curriculum and Program Teams

• Review new lesson plans and activities prior to rollout, assessing clarity, resource needs, and time feasibility within a 60-minute period.
• Provide constructive feedback to the curriculum team to inform design for real-world implementation.
• Translate curriculum into practical mentor training materials, transforming lesson plans into actionable "how-to" guides.
• Collaborate with Regional Program Managers, who directly supervise mentors, by providing training tools that complement their local support and accountability efforts.
• Work with the data team to analyze program effectiveness, identifying areas where mentors struggle or where fidelity scores may dip.

Reach College-Aged Mentors Where They Are

• Design training content optimized for how college students consume information, utilizing short videos, push notifications, text-based tips, and interactive modules.
• Experiment with innovative formats, including a mentor training podcast, quick-tip video series, and LMS modules.
• Stay current with the motivations and engagement strategies relevant to the current generation of college mentors.

Get Out in the Field

• Dedicate approximately 10–15% of your time to observing mentors in action, engaging in conversations about their experiences, and using these insights to refine training programs for enhanced practicality, utility, and responsiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 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 their application in real-world, time-constrained training contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to connect with and engage young adults, particularly college students.
• Experience working across varied learning environments or age groups is a plus.
• Tech-savvy: Proficient with learning management systems (LearnUpon experience is a plus), skilled in video creation and editing, familiar with design tools like Canva, and adept at learning new platforms.
• Ability to travel nationally as needed (estimated 10–15% of time).

Skillset

• Passion for youth development, health education, or addressing health disparities in community settings.
• Creative problem-solving skills; ability to generate solutions rather than just identify problems.
• Practical application of instructional design principles, understanding adult and young adult learning processes.
• Strong facilitation skills for live training, office hours, and engaging virtual sessions (Zoom/Teams).
• Proficiency in providing constructive and supportive feedback for coaching and improvement.
• Collaborative communicator skilled in managing upwards and outwards, knowing when to check in, loop in stakeholders, and make decisions.
• Thrives in ambiguous, build-from-scratch environments.
• Growth mindset, modeling learning and adaptability for mentors.

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).
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Success in This Role Looks Like

• Mentors feeling confident, prepared, and supported as facilitators.
• Smooth curriculum rollouts due to well-prepared mentors.
• Improved program fidelity scores stemming from enhanced mentor training and support.
• Increased mentor retention rates due to effective onboarding and ongoing support.
• The curriculum team having a trusted partner who contributes to implementation-focused design.
• Regional Program Managers having high-quality training resources to support mentors.

Additional Position Details

• This is a full-time, salaried position with compensation ranging from $50,000-$55,000 annually, dependent on qualifications, skills, experience, and location.
• Compensation is aligned with applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including salary thresholds.
• Slight preference may be given to candidates located in our hub areas: Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Tucson, AZ; Flagstaff, AZ; Houston, TX.
• This is a remote position, with occasional evening hours and some overnight travel required throughout the year.

Benefits

HealthCorps values its team members and offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support health, financial security, and overall well-being:

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Additional ancillary benefits
• Recognition and observance of most federal holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HealthCorps, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics, in compliance with all state and federal laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Background Checks

HealthCorps, Inc. reserves the right to conduct background investigations and/or reference checks on all potential employees. Job offers are contingent upon the successful clearance of a background investigation and/or reference check.

Note

HealthCorps, Inc. reserves the right to assign additional duties as needed. All employees are encouraged to be flexible and responsive to changes in their scope of duties.