Job Location

15151 E Alameda Pkwy Aurora, Colorado 80012-1555

City of Aurora, Colorado

It is an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora, we’re growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision. Those values represent the touchstone for the organization, guiding the decisions of the individuals and the organization. At the City of Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of: Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Customer Service, and we welcome all who share these values to apply.

Why Work for Aurora?

• Make a difference in the lives of real people every day
• Diverse community
• Competitive total compensation package
• Well-Funded General Employees Retirement Plan
• Light rail station minutes away
• On-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs Internal educational programs to assist with career advancement
• Access to innovation workspaces

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Salary to be commensurate with experience

The hiring range for this position is $60,941.00 – $76,176.00/annually

The deadline to submit applications is December 12 , 2025. Please note, The City of Aurora will conduct ongoing screenings of applications on a first come, first-serve basis; as soon as we determine to have a qualified pool of applicants, this position may close quickly and without notice.

Overview Of Position / Department 

The Learning and Development Specialist fosters a culture of continuous learning and promotes a growth mindset that aligns with the City’s core values. The role is primarily responsible for content analysis, design, development, implementation, facilitation, and evaluation. 

Primary Duties & Responsibilities  

The listed primary duties and responsibilities is not a comprehensive list of expectations for the job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees may be assigned other duties.  

• Research and designs content for learning and development workshops, programs, and learning experiences for various employee classifications using adult learning theory and practices. 
• Supports compliance training by working with other departments’ knowledge experts in designing content for training and/or converting content into learner-friendly eLearning modules. 
• Consults short-term with other departments leveraging L&D expertise, including  training support, LMS, and facilitator-led workshops. 
• Develops learning objectives using a variety of interactive and engaging instructional methods and techniques including lectures, group exercises, role-play videos, and pre/post work. 
• Creates and provides classroom handouts, instructional materials, aids, and manuals.  
• Performs all administrative duties including class preparation, schedule administration, and maintaining participant records. 
• Seeks input from and provides feedback to learners to aid with knowledge transfer and behavior change, in addition to leaders on the success of learners and learning programs. 
• Partners with various leaders, including Human Resources,  Employee Engagement and Organizational Effectiveness, on learning and development solutions. 
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) when training certified content, such as Insights Discovery. 
• Research and recommends external training partners, speakers, and consultants. 
• Troubleshoots technical issues before and during sessions. 
• Serves as administrator of the learning and management system as needed. 
• Perform additional duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications & Working Conditions

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered. 

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership, Communication Studies, Business Administration, Business Management, Training and Development, Public Administration, or a directly related field. 

Experience: 

• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in employee training programs, staff development programs or human/community organizations.  

Knowledge:  

• Knowledge of principles of adult learning; methods of curriculum and materials design; and instruction delivery to groups of diverse adults.  
• Knowledge of principles and procedures of human resources management operations.  
• Knowledge of city structure, operations, leadership, core values, and service to the community.  

Abilities:  

• Ability to manage multiple projects to meet implementation target dates  
• Ability to show judgment and initiative and to accomplish job duties  
• Ability to work independently and with a group  
• Ability to consistently present and communicate in a professional, poised, and respectful manner as a representative of the HR department.  
• Ability to consistently verbalize and model core values during all course offerings.  
• Ability to create and sustain a safe and meaningful learning environment where learners feel able to make mistakes and share information without fear of penalty.  
• Ability to adjust curriculum or presentation as conditions change and still meet learning objectives.  
• Ability to show respect and keep order in a training environment when the discussion involves varying opinions and perspectives  
• Ability to identify problems, troubleshoot, evaluate, and use sound judgment to make recommendations  

Skills:  

• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated capabilities in public relations and communications, and be comfortable with public speaking of various-sized size audiences as an instructor. 
• Give full attention to what learners are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, and not interrupt at inappropriate times.  
• Instruct adult learners using various instructional techniques and methods.  
• Effectively manage a classroom setting that models the city’s core values.  
• Convey knowledge and information in a manner that encourages learners to apply the skills and knowledge learned.  

Essential Personnel:  

When a local announcement of emergency or disaster is declared by the City, all City of Aurora employees may be required to work as essential personnel.  

Physical Demands:   

• Light physical work lifting no more than 30 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds 
• Performs physical tasks such as room and equipment set-up and breakdown, gathers and provides supplies. May have to push, pull, or lift up to 30 lbs. assisted or unassisted.  
• Frequent lifting, carrying, walking and standing 
• Frequent hand/eye coordination for operation of office equipment 
• Vision for reading and interpreting reports and data analysis and preparation 
• Frequent speech communication, hearing and listening to maintain communication with employees and citizens?

Work Environment:  

• Works primarily in clean, comfortable environment. 

Equipment Used:  

• Uses standard office equipment including personal computer and common office software such as email, internet, Word, Excel and menu driven databases. 
• This job may require the incumbent to use personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) in the course of their employment.  

For Veterans preference:  Please show all of your employment history, including military service and related documentation (DD214) on the application.
         
The City of Aurora is an equal opportunity employer.  We are required by state and federal agencies to keep certain statistical records on applicants.  It will not be used in any way to discriminate against you because of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, creed, national origin, disability or military status, gender identity, unless related to a bona fide occupational qualification as defined by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunity Commission.
                                       
Despite the changes in Colorado law, the City of Aurora maintains a drug-free workplace.  A positive test of marijuana is grounds for disqualification and ineligibility for employment with the city for one year or termination once hired

Drug Testing, Thorough Criminal Background Check, and Employment References:

As a condition of employment, all applicants selected for employment with the City of Aurora must undergo a thorough criminal background check. 

Applicants selected for safety-sensitive positions are required to complete and pass a drug screening as a condition of employment. Safety sensitive positions include Civil Service positions within Police and Fire Departments and positions where their job responsibilities have direct and substantial responsibility that would impact the health and safety of others.  

Employment references will be conducted on finalists for City of Aurora vacancies.