Riverside County Work Values

Daily Duties at Riverside County:

Responsible for facilitating training for Supervisory Development, Resume/Resumix, Customer Service, Sexual Harassment and Performance Management. Position required the ability to frame message in line with the audience (Employees, Supervision, and Executives). To ensure that the presentations were meaningful, sought out input from the audience; checked understanding throughout the presentation. Developed several different ways to deliver the same message to enhance the audiences understanding of the subject matter being presented, in some cases a change was required during the presentation. Effectively participated in accomplishing departmental goals; encouraged learning from the entire team, created group cohesion, with the ability to give and receive constructive feedback. This position also required the ability to work effectively with other work groups; to value the contribution of other people from diverse backgrounds; this included involving others in decisions that affected them. CHRISTAL FOSTER – page 3 • Manage staff of seven employees and temporary staff of five instructors. • Researched software system to retain training records and class scheduling. • Researched and prepared a detailed proposal for the purchase of an e-learning program county-wide. • Acted as a career counselor for employees wishing to change or enhance their careers within the county. • Provided specialized instruction for divisions wishing to provide training for their staff. • Designed and developed a training web site in conjunction with a departmental IT representative. • Represented Human Resources with the Union anytime the issue was recruitment through Job Match. • Turned the Career Development department into a profit center within 2 ½ years, utilizing a charge back system for training

What they like about Riverside County:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Management, Accomplished Facilitator, College Instructor, Course Designer

Skills

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Riverside County: