Training Coordinator

Legal  Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio (LASCO)’s mission is to provide civil  legal aid and advocacy to overcome unfairness and injustice, reduce  poverty, and increase opportunity.  LASCO has a long-standing history of being committed to searching out  the patterns, causes of, and solutions to the repetitive and fundamental  legal problems facing low-income Ohioans and pursuing the legal  recourse needed to address those problems. Since 1966, our organizations  have helped thousands of Ohio’s poor obtain and keep housing, secure  public benefits, worked with families to gain and maintain  economic stability, and helped domestic violence survivors to live free  of fear and abuse and to obtain the resources needed to sustain  themselves and their children. 

LASCO is actively seeking a dedicated professional Training Coordinator to support internal and external training programming. In collaboration with the Training Manager, you will be responsible for planning, executing and wrapping up trainings for LASCO, Ohio legal aid programs and regional legal aids. This role involves managing logistics, venue and vendor relationships, registration, materials, training expenses, and continuing education applications and reporting.  

Are You Someone Who:  

• Takes pride in excellent attention to detail when completing tasks accurately, timely and precisely?  
• Has a willingness to try and aptitude to learn new things? 
• Is motivated, professional, and customer service focused? 
• Enjoys a well-organized spreadsheet? 
• Works well within a collaborative, team-driven, and goal-based environment? 
• Can communicate verbally and in writing with a wide range of people? 
• Is agile and able to respond effectively to the changing needs of a growing organization? 
• Considers yourself to be a master multi-tasker with excellent communication skills and an upbeat attitude? 
• Creates processes to increase work efficiencies? 
• Promotes a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and quality? 
• Is dedicated to improving the lives of low-income individuals in our communities? 

You Will:  

• Be the primary person responsible for the logistics of executing in-person and virtual training events for LASCO staff and statewide/regional partner legal aid programs. 
• Manage  venue and vendor coordination for training events, including sourcing  locations, negotiating contracts, updating Banquet Event Orders (BEOs),  reviewing invoices, and overseeing payment processing. 
• Maintain the calendar of LASCO, Ohio, and regional legal aid training events. 
• Handle online registrations, post training announcements and materials on appropriate calendars, websites and email listservs, answer inquiries about training logistics, maintain records of attendance, and compile evaluation data.  
• Maintain continuing education applications and reporting.  
• Attend training events to assist with logistics and to handle other training related tasks. 
• Coordinate attendee logistics for in-person training events, including hotel accommodations, food, material preparation, and audio/visual services. 
• Provide a high level of support and assistance before, during and after All-Staff LASCO meetings, including venue, food, set-up and programming, among others. 
• Provide tech support before, during and after virtual trainings. 
• Support and collaborate with staff, partners, and other related parties to help achieve goals. 
• Ensure action items, deadlines, and deliverables are complete. 
• Be responsible for some general office work including scanning, making copies, and other similar tasks as necessary. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

You have: 

• Demonstrated experience in catering/conference services, including coordination of events, vendors, venues, and partners. 
• A positive attitude, purposeful mindset and drive to do things well.  
• Ability to anticipate needs and navigate problems with a creative, practical approach toward reaching successful resolution 
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, take initiative and work independently 
• Ability to prioritize workload to manage time, tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment 
• Proficient skills across the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint) 
• Proficient skills in use of virtual meeting platforms, such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams 
• A general comfort using technology and the ability to troubleshoot tech issues for other training participants 
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and written, with diverse audiences 
• Strong work ethic with an eye for detail 
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion 
• High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate’s or bachelor’s degree preferred.  
• Legal authorization to work in the United States 
• Prior Legal Aid or related work experience a plus, but not required 

Other Details:  

• It  is the policy of LASCO not to discriminate against any employee or  applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual  orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national  origin, disability, age, ancestry, and military status or any other  characteristic protected by law.
• This  full-time, exempt position reports to the Training Manager and requires some travel throughout the service area. The position will be based in the Columbus office.
• Salary begins at $52,000 & up and is dependent upon level of experience.
• LASCO  offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package, currently including  an employer funded HRA (up to $12,000), employer-paid employee dental  and vision insurance, a language skills differential ($2,500-$3,500  annually), paid vacation, sick and holiday time, and ongoing training  and development opportunities.

To Apply:  Submit resume, references, and letter of interest.