Sr. Learning & Development Partner – Student and Trainee Programs

ROLE OVERVIEW 

The Senior Learning & Development Partner – Student and Trainee Programs is responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving the organization’s student and trainee experience. This role owns the end-to-end student lifecycle — from academic partnerships and application processes through onboarding, supervision support, and program evaluation. The Senior Learning Partner works cross-functionally with Clinical Leadership, HR, Compliance, and academic institutions to ensure a high-quality, compliant, and scalable training experience that strengthens our clinician pipeline.

This role is both strategic and hands-on: developing program plans, building tools and processes, supporting supervisors, and using data to drive measurable improvement.

Compensation: $82,000 – $100,000 /annually, plus annual bonus potential

Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and manage the full lifecycle of student placements including application intake, site matching, onboarding requirements, supervision coordination, tracking, documentation, and completion

• Standardize processes across locations to ensure consistency and quality

• Address and resolve student or supervisor concerns, placement changes, and transitions

• Ensure compliance with confidentiality, credentialing, documentation, and state requirements

• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with universities, colleges, and clinical training programs

• Serve as a primary point of contact between academic partners and internal stakeholders

• Support affiliation agreements and partnership documentation in collaboration with Legal and Compliance

• Design and deliver supervisor upskilling initiatives for clinicians overseeing students

• Partner with Clinical Leadership to establish clear supervision expectations, development plans, and feedback processes

• Create practical tools, templates, and guidance to support effective supervision

• Define and track key performance indicators (in partnership with other teams as needed) such as placement fill rate, student satisfaction, supervisor engagement, and conversion-to-hire outcomes

• Evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement

• Support annual planning efforts related to student capacity and workforce alignment

• Partner with HR, Talent Acquisition, Compliance, Legal, and Clinical Operations to align student processes with organizational policies and workforce needs (pipeline for recruiting)

• Contribute to broader Clinical Education initiatives as needed

• Support budgeting and resource planning for student programs in partnership with leadership

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, marriage & family therapy, nursing, healthcare administration, or related field

• Preferred: Independently licensed clinician

• 5+ years of experience in learning & development, academic program coordination, clinical education, or healthcare program administration

• Experience working with academic institutions and clinical training programs

• Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills

• Preferred: Experience supporting multiple disciplines and academic programs

• Preferred: Knowledge of accreditation and compliance requirements

• Demonstrated success designing and implementing enterprise-wide learning programs with measurable business outcomes.

• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects, balance competing priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills with demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions and levels.

• Excellent verbal and written communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.

• Demonstrated strategic thinking, analytical skills, and business acumen in translating organizational needs into learning solutions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.