Learning and Development Specialist

20 hours ago


Markham, Canada Sienna Senior Living Full time

We are Sienna Senior Living, a publicly traded company (TSX:SIA) and one of Canada’s leading owners and operators of seniors’ residences. We offer care, support, services and housing in Retirement and Long Term Care to seniors/residents and their families. And we truly believe it is a privilege to serve Canada’s seniors, ensuring they live fulfilling lives with the utmost comfort, dignity and respect.

At Sienna, we empower our 12,000 team members to help our residents live the life they desire and deserve. We provide our team members the tools and support to deliver excellent clinical care and elevate the resident experience through choice, personalization, and community engagement.

If this resonates with you, please keep reading:
What Sienna Offers:
We are a purpose driven organization. We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. And we offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:

- A competitive salary and vacation package
- Health & Dental benefits program
- RRSP with employer match
- Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
- Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
- Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
- A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs

What You’ll Be Doing:
The Learning & Development Specialist role demonstrates our commitment to strengthening Team Member Engagement by planning and executing talent development programs that drive company values, increase employee engagement, and accelerate performance to deliver business results.

How you’ll succeed:

- Designing, developing and delivering talent development programs for a range of audiences such as Frontline, Management and Executives.
- Meeting with stakeholders to determine and manage program objectives, content and review cycle.
- Conducting research and interpreting findings to establish best practices and gaps to help form scalable solutions.
- Identifying and tracking key metrics to determine the overall effectiveness of talent development programs and support Sienna’s strategic business objectives.
- Supporting the creation of instructional content (webinars, job aids, videos, etc.).
- Organizing, preparing and facilitating onsite and virtual training sessions for train the trainer initiatives.

What you need to know:

- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in instructional design, organizational development and facilitation, ideally in soft skills or leadership development.
- Experience working with e-learning authoring tools is an asset.
- Proficient with ADDIE/SAM design processes.
- Proficient with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word).
- Eagerness to incorporate new learning technologies and trends into program design.
- Creative attitude and confident mindset.
- Project management experience.
- University degree/certificate in Education, Adult Learning, Organizational Development or other relevant discipline.
- Sienna Senior Living is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. In accordance with provincial regulations, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process._



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